The remaining names will be released as the week progresses, with a full report on the list, and why the people on it were chosen, appearing in the December issue of Public Sector Catering magazine.
This will be available online from Monday, December 2nd with print copies delivered from December 6th onwards.
The 2024 Top 20 ‘most influential’ people in foodservice reflects all the different parts of the sector – schools, hospitals, care, universities, prisons, and the military - as well as a number of people whose work addresses issues such as health, allergens, the food system, and procurement which are relevant to all.
It is chosen each year by a panel of independent judges.
Part 2
Iain Robertson, chair of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA), who is on a mission to make the association ‘more inclusive’ by attracting the next generation of caterers and leaders to join.
Nicky Joiner, chair of ASSIST FM, the organisation that represents public sector FM services providers across all 32 local authorities in Scotland, who deliver catering and cleaning services in schools and care homes.
Anna Taylor, executive director Food Foundation, which she joined in 2015. The foundation produce surveys and reports to apply pressure to Governments for more action on child poverty, including free school meals (FSM) for all primary-age children
Kevin Morgan, the author of a new book titled: ‘Serving the Public – The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons’, Kevin is professor of governance and development in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University
Mo Baines, director of the the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), a benchmarking organisation for local authority service providers whose research is used by LACA, among others, in getting data on meal costs and staffing rates.