Seminar Programme - Tuesday 18 November 2025
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| 10.30 |
National Food Strategy
Where are we and the role of the public sector
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| 11.45 |
Advance Plant Growth Centre - The Protein Future, Ramin Ebrahimnejad, Business Development Manager
This session will explore the global transition in farming and food production -- how innovations in controlled environment agriculture, crop breeding, and alternative proteins can help correct the current inefficiencies and inequities in our food system. He will highlight work underway at the James Hutton Institute and discuss what structural and technological changes are needed over the coming decades to build a more resilient, climate-ready, and nutritionally sustainable future for food.
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| 12.30 |
Keynote: Gareth Wyn-Jones
British farming and public sector - Challenges and Opportunities
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| 13.30 |
State of the Nation Panel
Jayne Jones, Chair Public Sector Catering Alliance; Nicky Joiner, chair, Assist FM; Michael Hales, national chair, LACA, the school food people; Iain Robertson, chair, Hospital Caterers Association; Neel Radia, chair NACC; Amanda Pettingill, chair TUCO
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 Seminar Programme - Wednesday 19 November 2025
Public Sector Catering Kitchen - A day of cookery demonstrations hosted by Hairy Biker legend, Si King
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| 10.30 |
Hospitals
2024 NHS Chefs of the Year - Manuela Miccoli and Alejandro Hernandez
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| 11.30 |
Schools
2025 LACA School Chef of the Year - Erin Ward
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| 12.30 |
 Si King
Cookery demonstration
Si is a chef, musician, and TV favourite having been a staple on British TV for over two decades. He has travelled the world and shared his love of food with his loyal audience.
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| 13.30 |
Care homes
NACC Chef of the Year - TBC
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| 15.00 |
Exercise Joint Caterer - Competition results
Join the chef competitors from across our armed forces as we find out who has one the prestigious service of the year award. Will it be the Army, Navy or Royal Airforce in 2025?
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