June 2018

Industry
PHE fast food obesity England
29/06/2018 10:06
Public Health England has published map, area deprivation chart and data tables showing the density of fast food outlets in England, by local authority and ward.

Under the rubric ‘Obesity and the Environment’ the map shows that in England there are on average 96.5 fast food outlets for every 100,000 people.

This figure, though, includes areas such as Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Sussex and Hampshire where there can be as few as 26, along with...

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Industry
Tilda Together Frances Tophill Foresters School Wallingford
29/06/2018 09:06
A primary school in Sutton has won Tilda Together 2018 and scooped a £500 cash prize, as well as a vegetable garden designed by horticulturalist and presenter of ITV’s Love Your Garden, Frances Tophill.

Foresters Primary School in Wallington won Tilda’s annual competition after catering manager, Terri Phillimore entered the school to win the special day.

All schools entering had to submit, in no more than 80 words, why they wanted to host a Tilda Together Day.

Phillimore said: “I...

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LACA
28/06/2018 10:06
As the winner of LACA’s 2018 School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, Michael Goulston has just returned from a three-day trip to Germany with equipment manufacturer MKN.

Accompanying him were HCL chef and Goulston’s manager, David Gower; SCOTY judge Justin Clark; competition working group leader, Carol Harwood; and Stuart Brereton, business development manager for MKN UK.

Having departed the UK last Sunday (24 June), the group arrived in Germany where...

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LACA
LACA APSE Debbie Johns UIFSM survey
27/06/2018 09:06
Members of the Lead Association for CAtering in Education (LACA) are being urged to complete a survey on universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) that will be used to publish a report later in the year.

The survey is being carried out jointly with the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) with a deadline for responses of September 15th.

Debbie Johns, head of performance networks at APSE, said this would be followed by a parliamentary launch of the report on November 20th....

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LACA
26/06/2018 09:06
The Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA) has issued a statement following the publication of Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action Chapter 2.

“LACA welcome today’s publication of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan and are pleased to see concrete proposals to tackle this public health epidemic.

"The school food standards developed under the last Government were an important component of ensuring good nutrition throughout...

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