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Jon has dedicated his entire career to the foodservice industry, with a strong focus on the cost sector. He has extensive experience supplying schools of all ages with a wide range of products across key categories, including Bakery, Desserts, Meat, Drinks, and Condiments.

Jon is passionate about ensuring that children receive balanced, nutritious meals every day in school, recognising the important role good food plays in supporting both learning and development. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with school catering teams, helping them source reliable, high-quality products while managing costs and meeting nutritional standards. 

Jon is committed to supporting schools in delivering consistent, great-tasting food that meets the needs of pupils and staff alike. His belief is simple: by helping schools feed children well today, we’re helping build a healthier, brighter future for the next generation.

Luke Consiglio is the CEO of The Pantry, a leading school catering company in the UK renowned for its commitment to fresh and nutritious school meals. The Pantry has evolved from a local provider into a nationally respected name in education catering, earning a reputation for service excellence and innovation.

In recent times The Pantry has been recognised at the highest levels of the catering industry, receiving several prestigious awards, including a LACA Award for Contract Caterer of the Year, a Foodservice Catey Award for Education Caterer of the Year, named as Supreme Family Business of the Year and a Public Sector Catering Award for Catering Company of the Year.

With three primary aged daughters, Luke is passionate about making sure every child receives the schools’ meals they deserve, which starts with supporting LACA in raising the funding levels that caterers currently receive. 

Trevor is an accomplished catering professional with over 26 years of experience across various sectors of the industry. Beginning his career as a kitchen porter, Trevor worked his way up through every level of the business to become an accomplished Area Manager. With 17 years dedicated to the education sector, he is renowned for his commitment to building strong client relationships and delivering high-quality service. Trevor is passionate about ensuring every pupil in every school he oversees receives a hot, healthy, and nutritious meal each day.

Keighley has a wealth of experience from both high street retail and education catering spanning over 20 years. Working her way up through the industry, she has a wider operational understanding of all roles within catering, coupled with a high-level strategic view. As Head of Operations with Nourish Contract Catering, Keighley is hugely passionate about making a difference to children’s lives on daily basis. Not just with the interaction and experience of food itself, but also by the overall Education and added value activity, instilling children with positive relationship with food at an early age.

Keighley is vehemently behind the movement to give all children a free healthy, balanced and nutritious meals at school. Having worked with many families in deprivation and hardship, showing parents how to cook at home on a budget to support in any way she can. Keighley is driven to support LACA in any way she can and continue to broaden the reach of the great messages it is driving.”

Philippa has worked in education catering for nearly 20 years, starting in Tower Hamlets and later supporting Newham Catering and Cleaning Services' transition into Juniper Ventures. As Chief Operating Officer, she is passionate about her work, knowing the difference it makes to children having a hot, healthy and nutritious meal every day at school, especially in Newham where child poverty is well above the London average.  

She is committed to ensuring that as many children as possible benefit from free school meals. Philippa supports LACA in lobbying the government to protect and increase the UIFSM funding.    

Michael began his illustrious career in education catering in 1989 in Tower Hamlets, eventually becoming Head of Contract Services. In 2016, he founded the Juniper Group in Newham, which employs 750 staff and provides catering, cleaning, and health and safety services to schools and businesses across East London, providing social value. Juniper has received national recognition for management achievements and innovation.  Michael has earned accolades including a Catey award and Freeman of The City of London.  

A LACA supporter for over 30 years, Michael served as National Chair in 2018-19, lobbying MPs on junk food advertising near schools and UIFSM funding. He will become national chair again in September 2025 and champions the public sector on the Southeast regional committee for the Institute of Hospitality. 

A great advocate for universal free school meals for all pupils of all ages, he is determined to continue to do all he can to see this achieved before retirement beckons with a large gin and tonic with his wife on the beach in Spain. 

Peter has worked with McCain Foods for 33 years and worked within the education sector for the past 28 years. An advocate of British Farming and supplying quality nutritional food for caterers and students within school meals.

He believes every child should be offered a healthy and nutritious food daily and no child should go hungry within the UK, and we must make food poverty a thing of the past. Peter is also keen to get children & students understanding where food comes from and works with caterers on projects such as growing potatoes in schools, working with students to set up gardening clubs & school allotments. His committed to LACA and the great work they undertake supporting the health & wellbeing of our children. 

Rebecca is a director at William White Meats Ltd, a family-run business specialising in catering butchery and manufacturing for the foodservice sector, with a strong focus on education catering. With a keen eye for innovation, she has led the development of products like the ‘Blended by WW’ range, which combines meat with vegetables to offer healthier, sustainable, and cost-effective meal options for schools.

Under her leadership, William White Meats has prioritised sustainability, working to reduce food waste and support schools in providing nutritious meals for their students. Rebecca is deeply committed to LACA's mission to ensure every child has access to healthy, balanced meals at school and is an active advocate for policies that support school meal funding and healthier food choices across the UK.

Simon is a well-known and trusted figure in the industry, having represented Hobart Equipment UK for over 23 years. A Certified Foodservice Professional, he plays an active role in several healthcare, education, and public sector associations. Simon is passionate about delivering innovative catering equipment solutions that help education catering teams save energy, space, and time. With cost challenges on the rise, he enjoys collaborating with key industry stakeholders to share best practices, explore new ideas, and advocate for increased funding support across the sector as well as contribute to shaping the future. 

Sue has worked in education catering for 27 years, the last 18 years with Waltham Forest Catering, currently as the Operations Manager. From both a personal and professional point of view, she is passionate that all children, including those with allergens, should be able to enjoy a healthy, nutritious school lunch.  Sue fully supports LACA’s ultimate mission in that all children and young people should receive a free, freshly prepared school meal.