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Government knew for 'weeks' school lunch provider was in financial strife (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So the school lunch program was just “can the existing (working) contracts managed by the government, write a contract with a single company to do what the government was doing, pat ourselves on the back”? All while expecting the new middleman to do the same job, for less, and still be profitable.

Not sure what I was expecting tbh. Just more smooth brain small government thinking.

Why didn’t they just get the prisons service provider to do it? Prisoners get a full monthly menu made by a nutritionist taking into account all dietary requirements. Like prisoners, School kids don’t go anywhere, and there’s (probably?) a prison an hour or two drive from most schools so (probably) not a massive logistical nightmare.

Are we feeding our prisoners better than our kids?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

So many options. Why not hand the contract to the local Marae? There is one near your school and they are used to feeding crowds of people. Why not use those camping meals? They can be stored and rehydrated with just hot water? Both would be better options than what they are doing now.