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LACA’s School Chef of the Year competition has launched with continued sponsorship from Quorn Professionals and new for 2022 supported by Bisto. School chefs will then have another month to submit their full entries to the competition organisers.

The SCOTY competition aims to show the high quality of school meals and the contribution they make to the health and wellbeing of children.

With the competition focus on producing healthy, nutritious meals for 11-year-old primary or secondary school pupils, this is the perfect showcase for passionate school chefs to demonstrate what they do best every day.

Jacquie Blake, chair of LACA, said: “We are looking forward to seeing some really creative dishes and to a hard-fought competition that will be showcased at the Main Event and celebrating the winner at our awards evening.”

The national final will once again be held at the LACA Main Event on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole with the overall winner announced on the evening of Thursday 7th July.

At the national final, the 2022 national winner will receive a £1,000 cash prize, the 2022 LACA School Chef of the Year trophy and an invitation to a calendar of catering industry events. The national second and third place winners will receive £500 and £300 respectively.

If school chefs are interested in registering for the competition they should visit here.