Established in 1990, the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), now LACA Ltd, is the leading professional body representing 750 Catering Managers in local authorities, private contractors and individual schools who are providers of school meals services within Primary and Secondary schools within England, Wales and Scotland. (The Northern Ireland region is currently dormant). Since its inception, LACA has set out to inform, develop, represent and support its Members through a range of initiatives and services. The membership of LACA Ltd is diverse and includes Public and Private Sector Providers, Client Officers, Dietitians and Individual Schools.
There are also 400 Associate Members who are jointly responsible for the supply of over £425m worth of food, drink, equipment and services to the school catering sector. With 135 Local Authorities represented in the Membership, 80% of the catering service is provided by LACA Members and with around 3 million lunches being served every day in 22,000 schools, the LACA network is the country’s largest provider of school catering.
29 Jun 2011