Co-create solutions to support school canteen stallholders

Letter of the day

- Droston Tang

The recent commentary "When old-style school canteens say goodbye, we lose more than we think” (Sept 10) struck a chord.

I used to work closely with school canteen operators with my startup Whizmeal, where we designed healthy eating programmes for schools. I saw firsthand the struggles behind the familiar faces serving our children daily.

Many of these uncles and aunties find it hard to get meaningful income when they are limited to selling food only during the schooling months, with further gaps during home-based learning. Rising ingredient costs can also create additional burdens.