School meals shake-up encourages plant-based eating
A new campaign has been launched to improve children’s health, help save the planet and ease school budgets. ‘School Plates’ – organised by food awareness organisation ProVeg UK – aims to work with schools, local authorities and catering…
Education |
Toddling off with healthy eating habits
Nursery practitioners are being urged to have a “positive influence” and ensure their young diners toddle off with healthy eating habits. With nearly a quarter of children classed as overweight…
Education, News |
Registration opens for School Chef of the Year 2019
The search for Britain’s next LACA School Chef of the Year, the education catering industry’s premier culinary competition, gets underway today (11 July). School chefs nationwide are now being invited…
Education |
Restaurant chefs are cool for school
Chefs are ditching restaurant kitchens and reclaiming their work/life balance by taking employment in schools, thanks to a number of initiatives. Earlier this year the Prue Leith-backed ‘Chefs in Schools’…
Education |
Will schools be starved of skilled staff?
Britain’s rising chef shortage could cause a recruitment nightmare for education caterers who are already “underpaid, undervalued, undertrained and overburdened”, says a leading union official. The stark warning comes from Ruth Levin, national officer for education and children’s…
Education, News |
‘Challenging’ times in the Country Range Student Chef Challenge Grand Final 2018
The annual Country Range Student Chef Challenge is a pivotal event in the college catering calendar – with teams from across the UK battling hard to win the coveted title.…
Education, News |
City of Glasgow take the Challenge crown
A talented team of catering students from City of Glasgow College is celebrating after winning the coveted Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2018. Following an enthralling final played under the…
Education, News |
Cooks urged to take the veg pledge and dig up more nutrient-rich dishes for ‘junk-grub’ students
With the backing of celebrity food campaigners, nutritionists and the marketing industry – 2018 will see vegetables claim a healthy wedge of the food market for youngsters. Research shows the…
Education |
East of England school chef takes 2018 crown
Michael Goulston, the 2018 East of England finalist, has scooped the national title of LACA School Chef of the Year 2018. He was voted Britain’s No 1 school chef by…
Education |
City of Glasgow College Crowned Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2018 Winners
Following an enthralling final played under the watchful eye of a live exhibition audience at Hotelympia on Wednesday 7th March, City of Glasgow College fought off fierce competition from nine…
Education, News |
