LACA
LACA starts search for 2023 School Chef of the Year
The SCOTY competition is open to all kitchen-based staff involved in the daily preparation of pupils’ meals in schools across the UK whether from a local authority or contract-catered site, managed
LACA chair encourages school caterers to get involved in NSMW
The overall theme for NSMW is ‘together we make a difference’ focusing on green issues with the week running at the same time as COP27.
LACA calls for UIFSM & FSM increases due to rising food costs
LACA has conducted a survey of school meal providers operating in 9,874 schools, feeding 1.8m pupils every day.
LACA’s Autumn Seminar to provide timely update
On October 11th at the Hilton Stoke-on-Trent, the Autumn Seminar will also provide best-practice case
LACA announces appointment of Brad Pearce as new chair
Anita Brown has taken up the position of national vice chair and will be working closely with Brad over the next 12 months with Judith Gregory announced as the new national vice chair elect of LACA
LACA puts National School Meals Week resources online
School caterers across the country are working hard to lessen the impact we, as an industry, have on the planet. LACA is encouraging as many school caterers as possible to get involved in activitie
2021 SCOTY finalists contribute towards LACA’s plant-based recipe book
Each of the eleven chefs has provided their main course they cooked during the SCOTY final, an image of the finished dish, a method for other school chefs to replicate and a list of allergens.
LACA announces five themed events for National School Meals Week
The overall theme for NSMW is ‘together we make a difference’ focusing on green issues with the week running at the same time as COP27.
LACA releases cost of living & supply chain survey results
There were 168 respondents who completed the survey across England and Wales from a variety of provider types and sizes.