LACA NEWS
The North Yorkshire County Council has decided to freeze the price of primary school meals to help struggling families.
Although the county council is facing severe financial challenges, the price of meals will be frozen at £2.10 a day. This means prices have increased by only 5% in...
The winners of this year's LACA Awards for Excellence have been announced.
Every year the awards acknowledge individuals and teams of people who continue to make a real difference in education catering.
Winning a LACA Award not only boosts the confidence, morale and...
The number of children eating healthy school meals in England has climbed for the third year in a row – with more than three million children now having a school lunch every day.
New figures, published by the School Food Trust and LACA, show that an average of 44.1% of children in...
In an exclusive interview in the July issue of Cost Sector Catering, Jamie Oliver says that “school meals matter – more than ever”.
Despite the prospect of school meal price rises, Jamie also believes they are still good value. He says: "The most important thing as a parent, and I am...
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has given away dozens of apple trees and up to 25,000 Bramley apples to local schools near Sodexo Defence sites across Somerset, North Yorkshire, Salisbury and Powys.
The big apple giveaway was part of ongoing 25th birthday...
Following further cases of E.Coli in France, the Food Standards Agency is revising its guidance on the consumption of sprouted seeds such as alfalfa, mung beans (usually known as bean sprouts) and fenugreek.
The investigations into the outbreak of E.coli in France have suggested a...
Brakes Group is launching Substop - a sandwich bar concept, aimed at school caterers at next week's Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) exhibition.
The concept, which is currently being trialled in secondary schools throughout the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham,...
The Food for Life Catering Mark has reached its target of serving up a grand total of 300,000 fresh and healthy meals in schools, hospitals, nurseries, universities and even football clubs.
The Food for Life Catering Mark is a unique award from the Soil Association, which recognises...
The Ilkeston school canteen in Derbyshire has undergone a facelift and to coincide with the new look, has created a new menu.
Parents and school children had the final say on what went on the new menu.
Kate Le Prevost, from the school, said: "It's really important that...
A new catering contract has been secured across the borough of Richmond which will see the price of school meals reduced by up to 40 pence each.
ISS Education has won the new contract thanks to its commitment to serve school dinners which meet the Food for Life Catering Mark silver...
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