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News11 Jul 2016
McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year 2016 named at LACA Main Event
Spaldwick Community Primary School has been crowned the McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year 2016 at the LACA Main Event last week.
Pupils Maddie Thorpe, Rebecca Lucas and Daisy Ritchie, supported by school caterer Alison Leaver, baked… Read more
News12 Jul 2016
'Rank schools by obesity levels' - health campaigner calls
A health campaigner has called for schools to be ranked on obesity levels in a bid to tackle the childhood obesity crisis.
Sir Sam Everington, chairman of NHS Tower Hamlets clinical commissioning group, has made the claim after 11% of children in… Read more
News11 Jul 2016
Department for Education refused to publish UIFSM small schools report
England’s smallest schools cannot afford to provide universal infant school meals, according to an unpublished Department for Education report.
Leon co-founder and School Food Plan adviser John Vincent told BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme that his… Read more
News12 Jul 2016
School children want spicier curries in Santa Maria research
A new report published by Santa Maria Foodservice has found that 61% of children want spicier curries and over 40% want more interesting food for their school meals.
Eimear Owens, country sales manager UK & Ireland, Santa Maria Foodservice, said… Read more
News12 Jul 2016
Finishing Touches award winners announced at LACA Main Event
Rhiannon Brett from Torfaen Catering was announced as the Finishing Touches Best in Show winner at the LACA Main Event on Thursday.
LACA’s salon culinaire competition gives school caterers the opportunity to show off their talents and be judged… Read more
News14 Jul 2016
CFT urges May to prioritise childhood obesity strategy
The Children’s Food Trust has urged new PM Theresa May to make publishing the childhood obesity strategy one of her priorities.
Writing in a blog post, CEO Linda Cregan, said: “This has been delayed for far too long and all the while, children’s… Read more
News14 Jul 2016
Children's Food Campaign reacts to calls to delay sugar tax
The Children's Food Campaign has branded the Food & Drink Federation's call to delay the sugar tax 'Brexit opportunism'.
In a statement, following the Federation's call to delay the implementation of the sugar tax following the UK's vote to… Read more
News14 Jul 2016
Justine Greening appointed new Education Secretary
LACA has welcomed the appointment of Justine Greening MP as Education Secretary in new PM Theresa May’s cabinet.
Greening who was previously International Development Secretary will head up the new, expanded department which will now also be… Read more
News18 Jul 2016
Elior UK awarded two year contract by Wiltshire school
Elior UK has been awarded a two year catering contract extension worth around £700,000 by Sheldon School in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The catering company has increased sales at the school by 22.5% so far this year compared to 2015.
Adam Sydney,… Read more