The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has announced the immediate termination of contracts for all caterers under the programme across the country.

In an official notice dated 2nd May 2025, the GSFP instructed that no current caterer should provide meals for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic year.

"Please be informed that contracts of all caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) nationwide have been terminated with immediate effect.

Accordingly, no existing caterer on the programme should cook for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic year," the statement read.

The Secretariat assured affected caterers that payments for the second term will be made. "All outstanding arrears for the second term of the 2024/2025 academic year will be paid in due course," it said.

The GSFP also announced that this decision is part of a wider restructuring exercise and that new recruitment guidelines will be shared soon.

"The GSFP Secretariat, as part of its ongoing restructuring exercise, will soon announce the modalities for the recruitment of new caterers for the programme," the notice stated.