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Torbay School cook Sarah Medlicott from Paignton in Devon has been crowned the winner of the first ever Big School Bake Off competition after the competition final was held yesterday. TV Bake Off winner Jo Wheatley led the team of judges, which...

Siobhan O’Neill reports from the LACA National Seminar at Chesford Grange, Kenilworth on Friday 24th October. On the last day of one of the most challenging half terms LACA has ever had to face, Neil Porter opened the National Seminar saying, “This...

David Laws, Minister for Schools, has today announced a huge step forward in the increasingly productive relationship between LACA and the Department for Education. From 2015 the DfE will present the ‘School Food Excellence Award’ as part of the LACA...

The search is now well underway for the LACA School Chef of the Year 2015. School food providers across Britain are setting their sights on one of their employees becoming the country’s next best education catering chef. Last year’s title was won by...

The UIFSM scheme was developed to help schools prepare for the implementation of free infant school meals from September 2014. This support service will be in place until December 2015. Every pupil in reception, year 1 and 2 attending a state-funded...

Education caterers Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has won a new contract worth £390,000 to provide new menus at three schools - Aston Fields Middle, Stoke Prior First and Tardibigge First. The contract includes the daily provision of hot and cold...

Contract caterer Harrison Catering Services has secured a deal to provide catering services to over 900 pupils and staff at Reading School. In addition, Harrison will be providing all "bespoke hospitality requirements" for the school, both internally...

Gloucestershire County Council is urging parents to apply for free school meals after the government announced that schools will get an extra £430 for every pupil eligible for free dinners next year. Parents who have an annual income of less than £16...

Contract caterer Harrison Catering Services has presented a brand new football kit to the Harrow High School first team. Simon Willis, Harrison's director client services for education, visited the school to present the kit to the Harrow High School...

Celebrity chef Paul Rankin recently visited pupils at Tudor Hall School in Banbury to judge their cooking and to encourage healthy eating. Rankin gave the kids a task of creating one of his signature dishes; Grilled mackerel with roast peppers and...