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LACA Autumn Business Seminar programme announced

LACA Autumn Business Seminar programme announced
25 Sep 2018
The programme has been announced for the LACA Autumn Business Seminar on 16 November at the Stratford Manor Hotel.

It will include an update on the Childhood Obesity policy, LACA, and action from National School Meal’s week, in addition to a presentation on the research of potential impact of Brexit on school meals.

The full programme can be viewed below. 

9:00 Arrival, registration and coffee

9:30 Welcome: Neil Porter, chair of events group at LACA ltd
Aims of the day: Michael Hales, LACA national char

9:40 Childhood Obesity policy updates: Katie Shore, childhood obesity and school food team at the Department for Education

10:10 Childhood obesity policy Q&A: with Katie Shore, Michael hales and Lee Petar

10:40: National School Meal’s Week (NSMW) 2018: Nigel Argyle will update delegates on all the action from NSMW as it celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

11:00 Coffee break and NSMW Powered by School Meals activities

11:30 LACA update: Michael Hales, LACA national chair

11:55 Research: Potential impact of Brexit on school meals – Michael Nelson, director of PHN research Ltd

12:25 Case study 1: Steve Fowell, ex SCOTY finalist aka The School Chef will talk about his newest role teaching cookery to kids and their parents both in person and via his online tutorials and recently published cookbook, ‘Family cooking with the School Chef’.

12:50 Case Study 2: tbc

13:15: Lunch and depart

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