The Sussex-born charity educating children about food

Local chefs and businesses support the culinary platform to deliver education that supports healthy eating.

Prept is a national charity, founded in Sussex, inspiring a generation to live happier and healthier lives through food. Prept is an immersive culinary educational platform helping primary and secondary school kids build stronger foundations in food and it’s supported by a host of local chefs and businesses.

Today, this help has never been needed more, the statistics out there are truly shocking;

• One in five 10-11-year-olds are now classed as obese

• Children living in deprived areas are twice as likely to be overweight than those in more affluent areas

• The Government scrapped a £5m plan to fund a “school cooking revolution” just 19 months after it was unveiled

Previously known as Table Talk Foundation, founded in 2020 and based in Sussex, Prept has rebranded to be bigger and better than ever and is supported by some of the UK’s top chefs, including Sussex0based Jean Delport, Steven Edwards, 64 Degrees, Nostos and Wild Flor. The aim of the charity is to build a solid food foundation for school children across the UK by working with schools to deliver food education classes. The primary school programme introduces kids to tastes, skills and hospitality, helping them to learn fundamental life skills and develop healthy eating habits. The secondary school programme supercharges the school curriculum with their chefs, inspiring students to cook and offering a real pathway into the diverse world of hospitality.

In 2022, the foundation raised funds to build a training kitchen within Plumpton College, Lewes, to ensure that schools have access to catering equipment and introduce the farm-to-fork concept from a working dairy farm. Prept will help equip kids with the life-long skill of cooking, creating memories at home in the kitchen and fostering healthy relationships with food. Educating young talent is crucial in the development and long-term future of the food industry and hospitality as a whole.

Prept has already got some great support behind it, including Focus Foundation, Elite Exhibitions, Vistavis and Higgidy, but it is always looking for more partners. If you want to become part of Prept’s journey, then get in touch here info@prept.foundation or call us on 07568321223

Instagram: @prept.foundation

Website: www.prept.foundation