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The full list of winners in the 13 categories of the LACA 2015 Awards for Excellence that were announced at the recent Main Event serve to highlight the breadth and depth of catering talent across the country, says LACA chair Carrieanne Bishop.

The categories were boosted this year by the inclusion of two new awards backed by the Department for Education (DfE) that celebrate school food achievement

Thom Crabbe from the School Food Unit at the DfE congratulated the inaugural winners – Bolsover CofE Junior School in the primary section and Kesteven & Grantham Girls School as the best secondary – and praised the very high standards achieved by all the shortlisted schools.

Government account manager with catering equipment specialist Hobart, Roger Kellow, was awarded the Chair's Award, with Carrieanne Bishop saying Kellow had been a longstanding friend and supporter of the organisation and praising him for the help and advice he has provided to her as a member.

Other big winners announced at the Birmingham Metropole event were the HC3S Management Team, which won the Catering Business of the Year Award, and LACA stalwart and school meals expert Pat Fellows, who was presented with the Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award.

LACA Awards for Excellence

LACA Catering Business of the Year, sponsored by Hobart UK + Hobart logo
Winner: HC3S Management Team
Shortlisted nominees :Chartwells Lewisham Team
Manchester Fayre Team

LACA Specialist Caterer/Catering Team of the Year 2015, sponsored by Premier Foods + Premier logo
Winner: Durham Recruitment & Training Team

LACA Primary School catering Team of the Year, sponsored by McCain Foods + McCain logo
Winner: Green Lane Primary School – Taylor Shaw
Shortlisted nominees:
Team Sutton – North Yorkshire CC
Whinstone Primary School - Stockton on Tees

LACA Secondary School Catering Team of the Year, sponsored by Bidvest Foodservice + Bidvest Foodservice logo
Winner: Walbottle Campus – Newcastle County Council
Shortlisted nominees:
Turnford School – Hertfordshire Catering Ltd
St Wilfrid’s R.C. College – South Tyneside Council

LACA Education Catering Marketing Award, sponsored by AVLConsultancy + AVL logo
Winner: Chartwells Marketing Team
Shortlisted nominee:
CATERed Ltd – Plymouth City Council

The Nan Berger Memorial Award, sponsored by Nationwide Retail Systems + Nationwide logo
Winner: Chartwells Nutrition & Isle of Wight Teams
Shortlisted nominees:
HC3S
Surrey Commercial Services Training Team

Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award 2015, sponsored by E&R Moffat + Moffat logo
Winner: Pat Fellows

LACA Self Delivered/In-House Catering Operation, sponsored by ParentPay + ParentPay logo
Winner: Sticklepath Catering Team
Shortlisted nominee:
Balcarras Catering Team

LACA Change4Life Award, sponsored by Pasta King + Pasta King logo
Winner: Solihull Catering Service
Shortlisted nominees:
HC3S
Manchester Fayre

Department for Education School Food Achievement Award – Primary + DfE logo
Winner: Bolsover C of E Junior School
Shortlisted nominees:
Charlton Manor School
Morecombe Bay School

Department for Education School Food Achievement Award – Secondary + DfE logo
Winner: Kesteven & Grantham Girls School
Shortlisted nominees:
Dereham Neatherd High School
Hove Park Secondary School

LACA Outstanding Supplier of the Year Award
Winner: Cool Milk
Shortlisted nominees:
Falcon Foodservice Equipment
YPO

Chairman’s Award
Winner: Roger Kellow

Recognition of Regional Excellence
Roger Denton
Anita Brown