LACA Member Login
Dates for your Diary:
08-07-09
Regional Committee Meeting
08-07-09
2009 AGM
Hilton Metropole in Birmingham
08-07-09
Local Authority Caterers’ Association Conference & Exhibition
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
09-07-09
LACA Awards for Excellence 2009
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
15-07-09
Skills for Chefs Conference & Exhibition
University of Sheffield
15-07-09
Association of Catering Excellence: Summer Event at London Zoo
London Zoo
20-07-09
Eastern Region: Committee meeting
21-07-09
Welsh: Regional Committee Meeting
01-09-09
Public Sector Most Influential Winner Lunch
Venue - TBC
01-09-09
Corporate Social Responsibility Conference & Awards
Venue - TBC
15-09-09
South West: Regional Committee Meeting
15-09-09
Eastern Region: Committee meeting
16-09-09
London & South East Committee Meeting
18-09-09
Going to the Dogs - A night at the Races
22-09-09
West Midlands: Committee Meeting
30-09-09
Welsh: Regional Meeting
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
3 July 2009
Kent school pupils get creative with an angry carrot
Three GCSE students at Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre in Tenterden, Kent, have been praised by a professional print agency for thinking outside the box w… More…
2 July 2009
Hospitality bosses team up to give healthy advice to Wythenshawe kids
Hospitality bosses at the City of Manchester Stadium teamed up yesterday to give training and healthy advice to children from Brookway High School and Sports Co… More…
2 July 2009
Grantham school wins a tasty £5k cash prize
The King’s School in Grantham, Lincolnshire has won the School Food Trust’s School of the Month competition in recognition of the innovative ways they have impr… More…
Sign up for the School Meals Exhibition today
Public sector caterers are being invited to attend the school catering sector’s biggest annual exhibition.
The School Meal Exhibition kicks off on Wednesday 8th July and runs until Friday 10th July.
For more information click on the link below.
The Big Debate - One year on...
Following last year’s Big Debate, have the challenges intensified for school meal providers?
Are LACA members ‘Taking the Reins’ to overcome the obstacles and hurdles?
Is the winning post in sight? This year’s Panel analyses the changes and how to resolve the new issues lying ahead.
This year's LACA Conference takes the biggest issues effecting the industry by the reins, bringing school caterers together.
Why not click on the link below to get involved and join your fellow caterers for three days in July?
Nominees announced for LACA Awards 2009
The nominees have been announced for the eagerly-anticipated Local Authority Caterers Association Awards for Excellence 2009, which takes place at the association's annual conference and exhibition.
Click below to view the shortlist.
Why not join LACA today?
There are plenty of different options for membership with LACA.
Benefits include: Regular regional meetings and a network of colleagues to discuss key issues; Social events where people can make new friends and contacts; Public relations opportunities to raise the profile of the industry via catering education and local authority media e.g. National School Meals Week and School Chef of the Year; An annual Conference with reduced rates for members and Training and educational seminars to develop new skills and raise awareness of new legislation.
