Programme

Seminar Programme - Tuesday 18 November 2025 

10.30

National Food Strategy

Where are we and the role of the public sector

11.45

Advance Plant Growth Centre - The Protein Future

Derek Stewart

12.30

Keynote: Gareth Wyn-Jones

British farming and public sector - Challenges and Opportunities

13.30

State of the Nation Panel

Jayne Jones, Chair Public Sector Catering Alliance; /Michael Hales, LACA, the school food people, national chair; Iain Robertson, chair Hospital Caterers Association; /Neel Radia, chair NACC; Amanda Pettingill, chair TUCO; Denise Bean,  Head of Catering HMPPS

 

 

Seminar Programme - Wednesday 19 November 2025

 

Public Sector Catering Kitchen - A day of cookery demonstrations hosted by Hairy Biker legend, Si King

10.30

Hospitals

2024 NHS Chefs of the Year - Manuela Miccoli and Alejandro Hernandez 

11.30

Schools

2025 LACA School Chef of the Year - Erin Ward

12.30

Si King demo

13.30

Care homes

NACC Chef of the Year - TBC

 

   
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?