Booth, who has worked at Westminster Kingsway for 10 years during which time he has overseen a steady strengthening its hospitality and culinary arts provision, received this year’s Catey for Educa
The new deal, worth an estimated £536,719 for the first three years, includes an option to renew for a further two years.
He wrote: “As I am sure that you are all aware, the Government has decided that schools must offer a healthy free school lunch to all infant pupils in England from September this year.
Plans include a high profile PR campaign fronted by a British Sausage Week celebrity – yet to be named – plus the ‘Banger Awards’ and the availability of supporting point-of-sale promotional materi
The new standards are food-based only, which will mean caterers will no longer be required to nutritionally analyse all menus and recipes.
The competition, which focuses on all the hospitality and catering skills from students’ knowledge of produce, to designing and costing menus, and exceptional front of house service, saw teams from
Salford City College’s hospitality and culinary arts department was awarded £1,375 by equipment specialist Robot Coupe in the fourth year of its discretionary allowance scheme.
This helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of three days of emergency food supplies, while a longer-term solution to help them is worked on.
She won through from among nine regional winners at the final held at Food Services Wing, Defence Logistics School, Worthy Down near Winchester, Hampshire.
The competition, which was jointly operated by AiP and its key food wholesaler Creed Foodservice, started in March and was aimed at pupils from years 7 to 10.