Sponsored by Bisto from Premier Foods, LACA’s School Chef of the Year competition attracts some of the very best school chef talent from across the country.
The Awards for Excellence aim to celebrate individuals and teams who continue to make a ‘real difference’ to education catering and school food.
Finishing Touches is a competition organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs.
The biggest annual school meals event will highlight the reluctance of the Government to address the funding and recruitment issues that LACA believes are putting the service under threat.
The Awards aim to recognise individuals and teams who continue to make a real difference in education catering.
The LACA Main Event, which is taking place from 5-7th July at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, is the only national event dedicated to the school food sector. This year's Main Event takes place at
Chris started his career in fresh produce by working with growers supplying wholesale markets, first with flowers and plants then later moving to fruit and vegetables.
Michael Hales, managing director of Juniper Ventures and former LACA chair, will be the Forum Chair for the 2023 Main Event that is taking place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.
The nine regional winners and the three wildcard entrants will cook over the course of the two days at the LACA Main Event, which is taking place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.