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Tesco has been hailed over a life-changing scheme in the UK. Tesco has been praised for its "phenomenal" offer of free fruit and veg for children.

Now in its second year, the Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools programme, developed in partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation, has expanded to support over 500 schools, specifically targeted in areas with a high proportion of pupils receiving free school meals

Val Hanson, Senior Student Mentor at Boldon School, South Tyneside said: “Not in a month of Sundays did we realise the difference free fruit and veg would have on our school – it’s phenomenal.

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"More than half of our pupils are on free school meals and having access to healthy fo

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