The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board is a non departmental public body alligned to DEFRA. We represent the UK's livestock's farmers and can assist public sector caterers with sourcing of farm assured meat, writing specifications for tender documents, promotion of meat and meat products including annually, British Sausage Week and provide information on issues relating to the role of red meat in the diet.

Contact: Tony Goodger, Trade Sector Manager

Telephone: 01908 844114

Mobile: 07775 535 212

Email: tony.goodger@ahdbms.org.uk

Website: http://www.ahdbms.org.uk

As a leading supplier of frozen meals to local authorities, apetito understands the importance of providing tasty, nutritionally balanced meals which meet the requirements of vulnerable people such as children, the elderly or those rehabilitating from illness.

Marrying together 50 years of knowledge and experience, the company has an extensive range of main meals and desserts designed in accordance with industry guidelines. Frozen for freshness, each meal locks in all the flavours and nutrients which are only released upon regeneration.

apetito also has a host of systems and services created to support people and organisations in the sectors that the company serves, enabling it to build bespoke solutions for each customer.

Contact: David Griffiths

Telephone: 01225 753 636

Mobile: 07730 418 746

Email: david.griffiths@apetito.co.uk

Website: www.apetito.co.uk

Top Class Potatoes from Aviko
Aviko are a leading potato products supplier to the UK catering industry and are proud to be a partner of LACA. Aviko's extensive portfolio of added value potato products offers menu solutions to make caterers' lives easier.

Simply Better Potatoes
The Aviko Steam and Fresh range uses cutting edge technology to steam rather than boil the potatoes, helping to retain their natural goodness. The range is perfect for schools, with 100% potato taste, no additives or preservatives and bursting with essential nutrients . In fact Aviko Steam and Fresh products contain 30% more vitamin C and 20% more B1 than boiled and blanched potatoes, plus they are fat free when steam cooked!

Cash & Time Benefits
Not only does Aviko Steam and Fresh offer higher nutritional benefits compared to standard potatoes, the range also offers cost efficiencies and time benefits for caterers. Saving on prep time in the kitchen, they are simpler and 50% faster to prepare whilst the range's consistent quality and convenient pack sizes ensure easy portion control eliminating wastage -
The perfect solution for busy school caterers!

Contact: David J. Ward, Senior Sales Manager UK & Ireland

Telephone: 01442 239 536

Fax: 01442 239 546

Email: ukdesk@aviko.com

Website: http://www.aviko.com/uk/outofhome/

The UK's leading foodservice solutions company. Our strong understanding of the needs of school caterers, combined with innovation in both products and service, has seen Brakes develop as the major supplier of frozen, chilled and grocery foods and non-food products to the education sector aross the UK.

Contact: Andy Stone

Telephone: 01902 438 818

Mobile: 07799 342261

Email: andrew.stone@brake.co.uk

Website: http://www.brake.co.uk

Innovation in drinks and vending. Britvic supply Pepsi, Tango, 7Up and Robinsons Fruit Shoot. The perfect mix for Local Authorities.

Contact: Helen Thorne, Business Development Manager

Mobile: 07808 098173

Email: helen.thorne@britvic.co.uk

Website: http://www.britvic.com

As the local representative and manager fo Coca-Cola products in Great Britain, we at Coca-Cola Enterprises consider ourselves a local company. To manufacture, market and distribute approximately 240 million beverages for England, Wales and Scotland, we have 21 sites, offices and depots spread across eight regions within Great Britain.

Contact: Amanda Evans, Channel Marketing Manager- Education

Telephone: 01895 844230

Mobile: 07976 976040

Email: amevans@ge.cokecce.com

Website: www.coca-cola.co.uk

IMPACT, the most successful school cashless catering system in the UK, is already in over 1,000 secondary and primary schools, and is growing fast. For further details contact us direct or contact Cunninghams on 01564 829 999 or at www.cunninghams.co.uk

Contact: Russell Hawes

Telephone: 0131 440 6100

Mobile: 07734 333 253

Fax: 0131 440 6101

Email: sales@crbsolutions.co.uk

Website: www.crbsolutions.co.uk

Dairy Farmers of Britain is the leading dairy farmers’ co-operative in the UK, marketing almost 2 billion litres of high quality milk per year from more than 2800 member farms. We process more than 1 billion litres of milk each year into 600 different dairy products. Each week we market nearly 40 million litres of raw milk and we sell milk on the doorstep to more than 120,000 households across England and Wales each day.

We serve around 53M thirds per year to school children and we have a very heavy focus on the Education sector of the business.

Contact: Barbara Griffiths

Mobile: 07979 704894

Email: barbara.griffiths@dfob.com

Website: www.dfob.com

Contact: Sue Fage, National Account Controller

Telephone: 01707 323421

Mobile: 07802 950408

Email: s.fage@dbcfoodservice

Website: www.dbcfoodservice.co.uk

Falcon Foodservice Equipment is the UK's leading manufacturer of high quality, affordable commercial catering equipment.

We have over 150 years experience and a product portfolio extending from ranges to grills, steaming ovens to chargrills and includes Eloma combination ovens as well as the award winning Infinity fryer.
 
Established for over 25 years, Williams Refrigeration is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of award winning commercial refrigeration solutions for the global foodservice and bakery industries. 

Through ongoing research and development and revolutionary innovation Williams strives to meet individual customer requirements with cutting-edge designs while meeting the latest energy, environmental, HACCP and food safety legislation.
 
Our extensive equipment portfolio ranges from bottle coolers to prep stations, cabinets to counters, blast chillers to coldrooms and includes our energy efficient Glycol refrigeration system.

Contact: Barry Hill, Group Marketing Manager

Telephone: 01786 455 227

Mobile: 07785 277225

Email: bhill@falconfoodservice.com

Website: www.falconfoodservice.com

Green Gourmet are school meals specialists, providing food and nutrition expertise to the UK school meals industry. The company supports school caterers in the public and private sectors in meeting the challenge of balancing the needs of children, head teachers, government bodies and parents within the given budgets.

British Produce for School Meals

We are strengthening our commitment to local sourcing by making available a range of British reared meat products at prices schools can afford.

The first product will be British Chicken Fillets 45-55g (code: 7232). Supplied raw, our skinless and boneless chicken fillets are ideal as part of a kitchen made roast meal. In addition, we have developed some new recipe ideas to make your mouth water. All of them are fully nutritionally analysed and can be sent electronically so they can go straight into your software.

Contact: Neil Humphries, Sales Director

Telephone: 01453 847979

Mobile: 07730 665581

Email: nhumphries@greengourmet.co.uk

Website: www.greengourmet.co.uk

Mars Foodservice is a market leading supplier to the foodservice industry, we have a great deal of experience working within the Local Authorities and Education arena.  We are more than happy to share our expertise with the LACA members. Our product ranges are renowned for being market leaders in quality and authenticity.  Ensuring that that users get quality and consistent results every time.

Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s sauces deliver a convenient back of house solution and an exciting front of house choice for customers, but with no sacrifice on quality.  We have four authentic culinary sauce ranges, Indian, Far Eastern, The Americas and Italian.  Our sauces are all ready to use and are truly versatile.  Our range can be used as a pour over sauce, for stir frying, pizza toppings right through to sandwich fillings and jacket potato toppings. The list of applications is endless and stretches as  far as the chef’s imagination will allow.

Our development chefs are dedicated to sourcing only the best ingredients from around the world to ensure that every jar is full of the finest vegetables, herbs and spices.  Our sauces are so full of vegetables that eleven of the nineteen sauces contain more than 70% vegetable content and one portion would count towards your “one of your five a day” for fruit and vegetables.  

Sixteen of the nineteen sauces now fall within the Food Standards Agency guidelines on salt.  The three exceptions are due to their ingredients that are naturally high in sodium for example, Black Bean and soy sauce.

Mars Foodservice are currently going through the process to be officially accredited by the Halal Monitoring Committee.  Fourteen of the nineteen sauces, including Dolmio were pointed out by the Halal food solutions provider, Caterdirect to be compatible for a Halal diet.  

All Mars Foodservice sauces are free from artificial flavourings, colours and preservatives.  Many are low in fat and free from gluten and all sauces are suitable for vegetarians.

The 1960’s was an exciting time for Masterfoods Uncle Ben’s rice was also launched in the UK.  Our rice range includes the market leading Long Grain rice, Basmati, Wholegrain, Long Grain and Wild and Risotto rices.

All our foodservice rices perform superbly, giving you silky smooth separate grains, high yield and great holding properties.  The unique Uncle Ben’s parboiling process gives you better, consistent quality, quicker and more flexible cooking results and a more robust grain which gives perfect results every time.  

Uncle Ben’s rice goes through 215 quality checks from the field to the packaging to ensure that the customer only receives the best grains of rice.  Our rice has also been certified as being free from GM.

We have produced specific booklets to assist catering staff with menu development and recipe ideas.  This shows how we not only react to the market but can also help our clients shape solutions and stay ahead of the market trends.

All our receipes are available on our website www.mars-foodservice.co.uk and our booklets and theme day kits are available by contact Sarah Gray on 01664 410000.

If you have any questions about our products please do not hesitate to contact us - we are here to help you.

Contact: Sarah Gray - National Account Manager

Telephone: 01664 410000 VMX ext 226341

Mobile: 07818 014171

Email: sarah.gray@eu.effem.com

Website: www.mars-foodservice.co.uk

McCain Foods (GB), is the UK’s leading frozen food manufacturer and supplier to the foodservice and cost sector catering industry. McCain partners with caterers to provide the best quality products designed with the education sector in mind.

The McCain Alternatives range provides healthier versions of popular favourites that children love, with no compromise on taste.

The McCain Non-Fry range can be served in schools any day of the week and now includes potato croquettes, made with fresh mashed potato and a new, improved recipe. There’s no salt in the potato and a crispy crumb made by oven cooking, not by frying. Other products include tasty, real potato mash and potato patties, which are perfect for volume catering when consistently great results matter.

All McCain pizzas and pizza bases within the Alternatives range now contain the added goodness of wheatgerm and fibre, fully compliant to new regulatory guidelines on fat and salt. The meticulous product development has not affected the great taste, texture or appearance of the pizza, ensuring pupils can still enjoy their favourite food with a healthier twist.

The McCain Alternatives 5% fat range offers great food easily cooked in the oven. The range is simple to prepare and includes oven chips, wedges, roasts, country style dice and lumberjacks.

All McCain potato products are cooked in sunflower oil for lower saturated fat and all chips are now made with 100% British sourced potatoes, showing our commitment to local sourcing and Best of British quality. From field to fork, McCain guarantees consistently great tasting favourite foods caterers can rely on to grow their business.

Our products provide real Alternatives for those that need to strike a balance between providing food that children will eat, and satisfying the increased desire for healthier options and new regulations.

Contact: Peter Elflain

Telephone: 01723 584 141

Fax: 01723 580 221

Email: peter.elflain@mccain.co.uk

Website: www.mccain.co.uk

Pasta King has set the standard in healthy fast food, providing quick profitable meal solutions for caterers. The company’s innovative yet simple concept has proved a winning formula with Pasta King supplying serving bars on free loan for pre-cooked pasta to be refreshed at point of sale then topped with delicious handmade sauces.

The Newton Abbot based company is one of the biggest names in school catering and has made its mark in the leisure, commerce and retail foodservice sectors.

Pasta King has also catered major events such as the Scottish Open and Commonwealth Games and been named Pasta Caterer of the Year at the Pizza and Pasta Association Awards.

Contact: Claire Ball, Account Manager

Telephone: 01626 334480

Mobile: 07977 562888

Email: clb@pastaking.co.uk

Website: www.pastaking.co.uk

Premier Foods offers school caterers an extensive range of brands, products and services that help to deliver healthier menus that meet the nutritional needs of today’s children.

From Bisto Reduced Salt Gravy Granules and  Homepride cooking sauces to McDougalls extensive range of bread, cake and snack mixes and Angel Delight desserts, we offer solutions for every meal occasion.  You can also be sure that our range of school specific products have all been reformulated to reduce salt, fat and sugar levels, so you can trust our products to deliver great taste, performance and deliver against nutritional requirements.

What’s more we endeavour to ensure that we offer more than just brands and products but added value support also from roadshows and schools visits to  nutritional training and  recipe ideas and we also have our  Caterer AdviceLine who are on hand to offer immediate advice and assistance.

Caterer Advice Line is available on freephone 0800 328 4246

Contact: Martin Walker - National Account Manager

Mobile: 07970 243292

Email: martin.walker@premierfoods.co.uk

Website: www.premierfoodsfoodservice.co.uk

PepsiCo’s Tropicana, PJ’s and Copella ranges offer a wide selection of juices, juice drinks and smoothies that can all contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

All our products are made from real fruit and are free from preservatives, artificial flavours and sweeteners. They also provide a natural source of vitamins and minerals and count towards the government’s recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.

Contact: Ian Colley, Impulse Manager

Mobile: 07736 365573

Email: ian.colley@intl.pepsico.com

Website: www.tropicana-go.com