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12/07/2018 09:07
Entry is now open for the Lead Association for Catering in Education’s (LACA) annual School Chef of the Year competition (SCOTY) - be sure to register your interest before 29 September.
Launched at LACA Main Event this week (11-13 July), the competition has a brand new sponsor for 2019, McDougalls, which has allowed organisers to review the entry and judging criteria to further align it with current food standards and general consumer eating trends.
As such, a brand new...
11/07/2018 10:07
LACA’s annual showpiece the Main Event – now expanded to three days – started today at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole with a full programme of events, including interactive workshops and conference sessions.
More than 2,000 people are expected to be involved over the course of the three days, including delegates, day visitors and suppliers.
For the first time this year, Wednesday is featuring a full programme of events, including interactive workshops and conference sessions. In addition, the...
06/07/2018 10:07
Following its recent annual inspection by the Soil Association, Doncaster Schools Catering has achieved the Silver Food for Life Served Here accreditation for its 95 primary and special schools for the third year running.
The school visit took place at Our Lady of Sorrows Academy in Armthorpe. Caron Longdon, Soil Association’s Food For Life Served Here manager for the north of England, presented the certificate and talked to the pupils about the award.
Doncaster Schools Catering manager Janet Sylvester,...
04/07/2018 10:07
A week to go before LACA’s showpiece Main Event kicks off on July 11th, and the expression ‘kick off’ is on the minds of organisers.
The Wednesday ‘ice breaker’ evening social event on the first day is themed Ska-Two Tone, with music, food and costumes to match.
However, conscious that this coincides with a World Cup semi-final that could feature England, screens have been arranged to show the game in full and the...
28/06/2018 10:06
As the winner of LACA’s 2018 School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, Michael Goulston has just returned from a three-day trip to Germany with equipment manufacturer MKN.
Accompanying him were HCL chef and Goulston’s manager, David Gower; SCOTY judge Justin Clark; competition working group leader, Carol Harwood; and Stuart Brereton, business development manager for MKN UK.
Having departed the UK last Sunday (24 June), the group arrived in Germany where...
27/06/2018 09:06
Members of the Lead Association for CAtering in Education (LACA) are being urged to complete a survey on universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) that will be used to publish a report later in the year.
The survey is being carried out jointly with the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) with a deadline for responses of September 15th.
Debbie Johns, head of performance networks at APSE, said this would be followed by a parliamentary launch of the report on November 20th....
26/06/2018 09:06
The Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA) has issued a statement following the publication of Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action Chapter 2.
“LACA welcome today’s publication of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan and are pleased to see concrete proposals to tackle this public health epidemic.
"The school food standards developed under the last Government were an important component of ensuring good nutrition throughout...
19/06/2018 14:06
Martine Wright lost both legs in the 7/7 terrorist attacks on the London underground. She has since rebuilt her life, skydived, learned to fly, and become a member of the British 2012 Paralympic volleyball team and will be telling delegates about her life at this year’s Main Event July 11-13.
She will be addressing delegates at 4pm on Wednesday, July 11th, which is now a full day of presentations and the exhibition.
Hers is a remarkable story of suffering and recovery, determination, inspiration and self-belief. Since her injury, she didn’t just qualify for the 2012...
13/06/2018 07:06
Alliance in Partnership (AiP) school catering company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, having been founded in June 1998.
Currently run by its three directors - Paul Rogers, Sally Tyson and Angela Austin – the company has undergone much change, not least acquiring Class Catering in 2014 and The Contract Dining Company in 2017.
Today, this sees its 1,600 employees serve 75,000 meals a day across 377 schools...
12/06/2018 00:06
Food manufacturer Tilda Professional will be announcing a charitable initiative in partnership with Mary’s Meals at the LACA Main Event, running July 11 to 13.
Mary’s Meals provides a meal to some of the world’s poorest children every school day.
Stand M21 visitors will be able to see how every bag of Brown & White can help feed a child for a week through the collaboration.
Annette Coggins, head of foodservice at Tilda UK, said: “With...
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