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LACA unveils shortlisted 2024 Awards for Excellence finalists

29 May 2024
The finalists for the 2024 LACA Awards for Excellence, which recognise individuals and teams that have made a 'real difference' to school food and education catering, have been announced.

The winners will be revealed at the LACA Awards for Excellence dinner taking place on the evening of Thursday 4th July 2024 during the LACA Main Event.

Being nominated for a LACA award gives a sense of prestige and honour at a personal level and raised the professional reputation of the organisation or school employing award winners.

The 2024 LACA Awards for Excellence shortlist includes:

LACA Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Rational)

  • Big Fresh Catering
  • CaterEd
  • LB Tower Hamlets
  • Local Food Links
  • Pantry Catering
  • Waltham Forest Catering

LACA Primary School Catering Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Middleton Foods)

  • Dersingham Primary School Catering Team - Juniper Ventures Ltd
  • Glebe Primary School - Pantry Catering (UK) Ltd
  • Priory School Catering Team - SENDAT
  • Southglade Primary School Catering Team - Nottingham City Council
  • St Johns College - Cleverchefs
  • St Peters Primary Catholic School – Caterlink
  • Tenby VC Primary School Catering Team – Pembrokeshire County Council

LACA Secondary School Catering Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Bidfood)

  • Fulford School Catering Team - NYES Catering - North Yorkshire Council
  • Priory School Catering Team – SENDAT
  • South Axholme Academy - Isle Education Trust
  • St Johns College - Cleverchefs
  • Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst- Caterlink
  • Whittington Green School - Derbyshire County Catering Service

LACA Marketing Award (sponsored by Wafflemeister)

  • Norse Group
  • Shire Services

LACA & Natasha Allergy Research Foundation Allergy Management Award

  • Barry Dovell – Local Food Links
  • Caterlink
  • SchoolGrid
  • Waltham Forest Catering

Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award

  • To be announced on the night

Nan Berger Memorial Award (sponsored by Cereal Partners)

  • Cardiff Council
  • HCL – Herts Catering Ltd
  • Pembrokeshire County Council

LACA Apprentice/Trainee Award (sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Cooks)

  • To be announced on the night

LACA Unsung Hero Award (sponsored by Civica)

  • Stephen Balding – Midshire Signature Services
  • Rebecca Britton – Impact Food Group
  • Katrina Lockwood – Midshire Signature Services
  • Tracey Usher – NYES Catering
  • Kirsty Yearsley & Charlotte Theopani – HCL Ltd#

LACA Region of the Year

  • East Midlands
  • Wales
  • Yorkshire & Humber

LACA Outstanding Supplier Award

  • ABM
  • Bidfood
  • Creed
  • MKN
  • SchoolGrid
  • Tugo
  • Wibble Foods

You can book places for the awards dinner on Thursday 4th July to see the winners revealed via the LACA Main Event website.