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LACA shares 2024 Awards night photographs

09 Jul 2024
LACA has unveiled a selection of images from the recent awards night, which took place on Thursday 4th July at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

The LACA Awards for Excellence aim to celebrate individuals and teams who continue to make a ‘real difference’ to education catering and school food.

There were 15 winners announced on the night including Norse Group, Bidfood, immediate past chair of LACA Brad Pearce, South Axholme Academy - Isle Education Trust and Bryan Lygate from Impact Food Group. 

Anita Brown, chair of LACA, commented: “The standard of entries this year was very high and well done to all the winners tonight. It is also important to recognise the nominees who are also winners as they continue to provide schoolchildren across the country with a healthy, hot and nutritious meal every day.”

Here are a selection of the photographs taken on the night and the full gallery can be viewed here. 

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LACA Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Rational): Local Food Links
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LACA Primary School Catering Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Middleton Foods): Priory School Catering Team – SENDAT
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LACA Secondary School Catering Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Bidfood): South Axholme Academy - Isle Education Trust
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LACA Marketing Award (sponsored by Wafflemeister): Norse Group
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LACA & Natasha Allergy Research Foundation Allergy Management Award: Caterlink Nutrition Team
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The Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award: Bryan Lygate from Impact Food Group
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The Nan Berger Memorial Award (sponsored by Cereal Partners): Cardiff Council
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LACA Apprentice/Trainee Award (sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Cooks): Lyndsay Knowles from Salford Citywide Services
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LACA Unsung Hero Award (sponsored by Civica): Rebecca Britton from Impact Food Group
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LACA Region of the Year: Yorkshire & Humberside
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LACA Outstanding Supplier of the Year: Bidfood (joint winner)
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LACA Outstanding Supplier of the Year: SchoolGrid (joint winner)
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LACA Chair’s Award: Matthew White MBE and Brad Pearce (joint winners)
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LACA Chair’s Award: Melanie Ryder (joint winner)