Taste for Yourself Tour - National School Meals Week

NOV 7

Blacon, Chester

Highfield Community Primary School

To launch the Taste for Yourself Tour, we visited Highfield community Primary school where SCOTY Winner Steven Cross and the LACA team served up fantastic food for the students and teachers. The North West visit was all about Palm Oil – How it affects the wildlife and our planet and what school caterers like Edsential are doing to source sustainable ingredients for their meals.

NOV 8

Newport, Telford

Harper Adams University

The visit to the Harper Adams Agricultural College in the LACA West Midlands Region is a great opportunity to visit the leading specialist university tackling the future development of the planet’s food production and, in particular, diary. It’s not everyday that you get served food by the Mayor! Everyone is enjoying the fabulous food on…

NOV 11

Stockton on Tees, Billingham

Quorn Foods

The visit to the Quorn Factory in the LACA North East Region focuses on the importance of school caterers providing meat free alternatives for pupils by considering changes in eating habits and dietary requirements that affect the whole of the education catering industry. LACA Chair Stephen Forster chats to Alex Cunningham, Labour PPC about the…

NOV 11

Fish Docks, Grimsby

Grimsby Fish Market

The visit to the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre in the LACA Yorkshire and Humberside Region is an important opportunity to highlight the role that fish plays on the school menu, as part of a hot, healthy and nutritious meal. Fish appears on a school menu at least once a week. Every year, LACA are proud…

NOV 12

Buxton, Glossop

Buxton Turners Memorial

The visit to Buxton Tourist Office in the LACA East of Midlands Region is an important opportunity to highlight the importance of water to a healthy diet. All children should be encouraged to drink more water, instead of sugary drinks, to avoid the growing rise of tooth decay and tackle the childhood obesity crisis. School…

NOV 12

Newmarket, Suffolk

NFU East Anglia

The visit to the National Farmers Union Office in Newmarket in the LACA East of England Region is a vital opportunity to support British agriculture. As an organisation, LACA welcomed the announcement of the new National Food Strategy and consulted with our members before responding to the call for evidence. First to arrive are George…

NOV 13

Sidcup, Kent

Allergy UK

The visit to the Allergy UK Headquarters in the LACA London region is a vital opportunity to highlight the importance of catering for allergens. Earlier this year, the Government released an important consultation on allergens which LACA responded to on behalf of our members. LACA has also set up its own working group on allergen…

NOV 13

Havant, Hampshire

Park Community School

The visit to a SCOTY school in the LACA South East of England Region is an important opportunity to celebrate the talent and professionalism of the school catering industry. Each school day, our talented school chefs help to provide hot, healthy and nutritious meals that meet the school food standards. LACA would like to see…

NOV 14

North Allington, Bridport

Washingpool Farm

The visit to Elwell Fruit Farm in the LACA South West of England Region is a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the valuable contribution that local farmers make to our sector. Encouraging pupils to eat more fruit and vegetable is also a vital component towards creating a healthier society. The National Food Strategy has vowed…