Thirteen primary and secondary schools will adopt a central kitchen model from January 2026, in a move aimed at addressing a shortage of canteen stall operators. What does this mean for students? And what parts of the traditional recess experience might get left behind? Steven Chia speaks to school canteen stall owner Rayner Tan and Ben Airey of Victus Catering. 01:17 Is school canteen culture fading? 02:30 How the central kitchen model works 03:38 Running a vegetarian stall in a primary school