14 May 2020
LACA webinar on May 19 to prepare for resumption of school meals service
The first of what will be a series of webinars, ‘Preparing for School Catering Service Post Lockdown’ will take place on...
13 May 2020
Guidance: Opening schools and educational settings to more pupils from 1st June
The Government have published guidance on opening schools and educational settings to more pupils from 1st June. It is...
07 May 2020
A LACA update from Stephen Forster
As we head into the second May Bank Holiday to celebrate VE Day and the 8th week of lockdown, LACA has continued to...
07 May 2020
Caerphilly council meals service feeds free school meals pupils at home
Marcia Lewis, principal officer for catering in the borough, said the ‘huge logistics task’ involved delivering 1,600...
22 Apr 2020
LACA’s Main Event postponed until July 2021
The highlight of the school meals industry calendar is yet another victim of coronavirus, and the lockdown measures the...
21 Apr 2020
A LACA update from Stephen Forster
Dear colleagues,
Following pressure on the Government over the free school meal voucher programme, LACA wrote to the...
14 Apr 2020
School meals webinar aims at caterers, teaching staff and parents
School Food Matters, a London-based campaign group and the Children’s Food Campaign, part of the food and farming...
14 Apr 2020
Survey suggests 3m go hungry since start of lockdown
A new YouGov poll commissioned by the Food Foundation and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) found that...
08 Apr 2020
Scottish school meals staff switch to helping feed elderly
In a report on its evening news programme The Nine, it said that council colleagues working in sheltered housing...
07 Apr 2020
Government confirms extra support for free school meals families
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, confirming what cabinet colleague Michael Gove suggested on April 4th, has said...