In second place was StriconJess (a team made up of members from Stern Consultancy, Tricon and IJess Consulting), with The Caterers Linen Supply and Blue Apple in joint third place.
McKenzie succeeds Phil Shelley who has been national chair of the organisation since April 2015.
The event is historically held in the first week of November, but has been moved this year because of difficulty in pinpointing when schools and local authorities are holding half term.
The acquisition will expand Sodexo’s position in the UK private care home market.
Ryan Whittaker, associate consumer analyst at GlobalData, said: “Emulating the UK’s salt reduction program is a strong strategy.
The education catering company will run services across the school, providing students with a range of nutritional and healthy choices, including a grab & go selection and the ‘global adventure
Andy Wood, head chef at Penshurt Place and Gardens in Kent, is Kudos’ first employee of the month and wins two days extra holiday plus a £50 gift voucher.
The agency believes that as a result of these measures, around 200,000 tonnes of sugar could be removed from UK diets per year by 2020.
Industry leaders are being invited to attend the first meeting, which will be held at the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) forum in Belfast from April 6th-7th.
The LACA chair made the comments following a report on the Daily Mail that exposed some of the lunches children are sent to school with by a headteacher in Kent.