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Dates for your Diary:
19-05-08
National Vegetarian Week 2008
Nationwide
20-05-08
International Wine & Spirits Fair
Nationwide
21-05-08
London & South East Regional Committee Meeting
21-05-08
Caffe Culture
Olympia, London
22-05-08
Commitment to school meals
Harewood House, Leeds
26-05-08
National BBQ Week
Nationwide
29-05-08
Taste of Edinburgh, The Meadows
31-05-08
Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival
Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch
01-06-08
Hampshire Food Festival
Various Locations, Hampshire
03-06-08
The Institute of Hospitality 2008 Annual Lunch
Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington
03-06-08
Commitment to school meals
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
05-06-08
Taste of Leeds, Millennium Square
Leeds
05-06-08
Commitment to school meals
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
10-06-08
Commitment to school meals
Madejski Stadium, Reading
11-06-08
School Chef of the Year - National Final
Nationwide
11-06-08
BBC Good Food Show Summer
NEC Birmingham
Welcome to the Local Authority Caterers Association Website!
LACA is the professional body representing 1000 catering managers and suppliers who provide catering services to all sectors of Local Authorities in England, Wales and Scotland. Local authority caterers are responsible for providing more than 2.5 million school meals a day, civic catering such as town halls and leisure centres, for social services catering such as residential homes for the elderly, day centres and meals on wheels.
News
13 May 2008
Kent schools complete health challenge
Six schools across Kent recently took part in the four week Health Challenge programme to help improve their health and well-being.… More…
13 May 2008
Banning unhealthy snacks is proven to be the best method
Placing a ban on snacks such as sweets and crisps is the most effective way of encouraging healthy eating among school children, a Cardiff University study has … More…
12 May 2008
Prince Charles pays visit to Sodexo school
Sodexo’s Education team recently joined The Prince of Wales to take part in a ‘Seeing is Believing Tour’ at Cardinal Wiseman School in Coventry to find out how … More…
Finishing Touches Brochure Now Available
Finishing Touches is a static display class organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs.
It is aimed at all levels of staff employed in any aspect of local authority catering capable of producing excellent craft pieces, and provides entrants with the opportunity to show off their skills which would not normally be seen during their everyday profession.
Now in its second year Finishing Touches has been developed to include two new categories for 2008: Petit Fours and Biscuits, giving a total of six categories to enter. The 2008 display salon will take place at the LACA Conference on Thursday 10 July at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
LACA makes school fuel cool
In a drive to help young people understand the changes taking place with school food and why these have positive benefits for their future health, the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) and the School Food Trust have launched an advertising campaign in several teenage magazines.
There are six adverts in total showing the difference between kids that opt for healthy food and those that choose junk.
Click on the link to read more and download your copies.
LACA Awards 2008 - Now Calling for Nominations
2008 is the 12th year of the LACA Awards. Every year the awards acknowledge individuals and teams of people who continue to make a real difference in education catering.
Winning a LACA Award not only boosts the confidence, morale and motivation of the whole organisation but is instrumental in changing the attitudes and influencing the actions of both parents and pupils.
For more information about this year's Awards for Excellence, click on the link below.
LACA Conference 2008 Programme of Events Now Available
Each year the conference & exhibition brings key catering personnel from local education authorities together under one roof to network and discuss the issues they face.
This year's event takes place on the 9th, 10th & 11th July 2008 and highlights include the Finishing Touches competition and Hell's Kitchen winner Barry McGuigan is the guest speaker.
