After two years shadowing Stephen Forster as vice chair of LACA, Jacquie stepped up to become the chair of the school food people in September 2021.
The 2024 School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, which is sponsored by Bisto from Premier Foods, has been launched to find the nation’s best school chef.
The event covered a range of topics, from funding disparities to addressing climate change, free school meal trials, promoting British produce, and using social media better.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the 2024 competition was launched by last year’s winner Raheem Morgan, who previously impressed the judges with his Asian crispy fishcake to take home the trophy.
LACA represent 80% of the UK’s school catering services and are the organisers behind National School Meals Week (6-10th November).
The awards aim to recognise the great work that's been going on in Wales in the school catering sector. The LACA Wales Awards are making a welcome return with their first awards evening since 2019.
Neil Porter, LACA chair of events and business director, will open the national seminar by welcoming attendees, providing a LACA update and setting the aims of the day.
NSMW is designed to remind and reinforce the great things the industry does, and the difference it makes to young people.
The two-day event aims to bring together chefs and caterers from across the public sector who help to feed the nation healthy, nutritious and sustainable food.
Joining the two-day event, which is being held at the NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, Tim will be offering his views on health