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Chaired by Andy Jones of the PS100 Group, the panel will include Michael Hales, chair of LACA and managing director at Juniper Ventures, the ‘externalised business’ organisation rolled out by the London Borough of Newham to supply school catering and cleaning.

He will be joined by Craig Smith, national vice chairman of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) and head of corporate affairs at ISS Facilities Services.

Also taking his place will be Owen Sidaway, head of prison catering and physical education with National Offender Management Services.

And David Nuttall, a non-executive director of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) and catering manager at Harper Adams University, will be offering the perspective of the higher education sector.

They will identify some of the key issues facing public sector caterers and the opportunities and benefits of working more collaboratively.

The programme also includes Jo Marshall, executive director of YPO, on purchasing in the public sector, and a PS100 presentation on the future of public sector catering in the UK.

Billed as a ‘free event’ and aiming to showcase ‘all things food and catering’, it will be held at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre at Reading FC’s Madejski Stadium.

It is aimed at all caterers, chief executives, political figures, dieticians and public health leaders who have an interest in public sector catering across schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons, universities or the Ministry of Defence.

It will give members of the foodservice industry the opportunity to discover the latest products and innovations for the public sector and get a feel for the trends shaping the market into 2019 and beyond, in addition to the chance to meet and network with some of the UK’s largest suppliers and manufacturers within the sector.

To find out more call 0845 108 5504 or email info@dewberryredpoint.co.uk; or simply click here to register for your free ticket.