LACA NEWS
02/05/2012 01:05
Pupils from Broom Leys School recently played a major part in planning Leicestershire County Council's new primary school menu, which launched across the county earlier this week (Monday 30th April).
Typical dishes include chicken risotto, quorn dippers, salmon and broccoli...
30/04/2012 12:04
LACA (Local Authority Caterers Association) has offered its reaction to the findings of a new study by the School Food Trust (SFT) into the effect of compulsory nutritional standards for school food provision in secondary schools.
The study, which was published on Saturday, April 28th,...
30/04/2012 12:04
The Craft Guild of Chefs is once again working in association with LACA (Local Authority Caterers Association) on Finishing Touches, LACA’s annual static culinary display salon competition that will take place at its conference at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from July 11-12.
Now in...
30/04/2012 10:04
Fewer teenagers are having chips for their school lunch since legislation to improve school food came into full force, new research has found.
A national study by the School Food Trust - the first of its kind in secondary schools since compulsory nutritional standards came into full...
30/04/2012 09:04
Derbyshire County Council’s catering department has teamed up with a village committee to fund and operate a new kitchen at Clifton Primary School.
The new kitchen was a joint project between the Clifton Smith Village Hall Committee and the county council catering department.
The...
23/04/2012 11:04
LACA chair Lynda Mitchell has been busy responding to national media interest in school meal standards following outspoken comments on the subject by Jamie Oliver.
She was sought out by Observer newspaper political editor Toby Helm for reaction to Oliver’s attack on Education Secretary...
20/04/2012 16:04
LACA (the Local Authority Caterers Association) has announced it shares the concerns raised in a report entitled ‘Fair and Square’ by the Children’s Society which has launched yesterday (Thursday 19th April).
The report examines the potential impact of the Government’s proposed reforms to...
18/04/2012 01:04
Pupils from James Brindley School in Birmingham have planted the first of their three fruit and vegetable gardens, courtesy of Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions.
As part of Rocket Gardens' Dig for the Future project, which encourages schools to get...
18/04/2012 01:04
The scheme rewards pupils with points that can be redeemed at local leisure centres and libraries if they make healthy food choices in school. Among the healthy choices are salad, vegetables or fruit juice, in addition to McCain simply wedges and McCain simply dice potato.
To support the launch of the scheme McCain Foods has helped to provide additional rewards in the form of iTunes vouchers that can be won in a free prize draw by those making healthy choices.
03/04/2012 14:04
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) released the results yesterday (Monday 2 April) of a survey conducted among education staff about their views on school meal issues.
The survey found that respondents said there had been an increase in the uptake of free school meals (FSM)...
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