LACA

Providing nutritious meals to children has become increasingly challenging due to significant cost increases, staff shortages and funding shortfalls. 

The theme for this year’s conference, exhibition, competitions, and awards extravaganza is ‘Levelling Up School Food’, which has been chosen to put the fo

The popular and informative workshop sessions will also return offering practical advice on key operational issues as well as sharing

There will be five LACA Live cooking demonstrations at the Main Event in July, which is taking place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropo

The School Food Show is an unrivalled opportunity to source new ideas and innovations and compare a range of suppliers under one roof. Over 175 exhibitors will showcase food and beverages, equipmen

The final of the SCOTY competition will once again take place at the LACA Main Event on 3-4th July.

The competition is run by LACA and aims to demonstrate the importance of high-quality cooking in school meals.

In the final competitors are required to prepare cook and present four portions of a grab & go/breaktime savoury snack with a total cost per head of 80p.

The cook-off took place on Tuesday 4th June at Weston College and it involved two other school chefs from the region. Paul has won £100 and the chance to win the national final of SCOTY.

The keynote address will take place at 3.45pm on Thursday 4th July.