Dear Parents

You will shortly be receiving  the school canteen’s new menu with updated pricing for most items. The new prices will be in operation from Tuesday 13 August 2013.

The canteen has been running at a significant loss this school year, primarily due to escalating costs from our suppliers and it is unavoidable that we raise prices as we try to run the canteen on a break-even basis, and get the operation back on a sustainable footing. It simply is not feasible for the P&F to lose money at the rate that we have been over the past year or so.

We have managed to avoid any meaningful price rises in the past couple of years and unfortunately the time has come where our margins have been eroded too far. Even after these rises, the P&F executive and our canteen manager Kathryn feel that our pricing is still very competitive when compared with other schools in our area.

Thank you for your understanding, and for your continued support of the canteen.

 Daniel Chippeck
P&F Treasurer