Sentences with phrase «school caterers»

For school caterers wanting a complete understanding of the way a kitchen operates, the CFSP (Certified Food Service Professional) qualification offers the answer.

School dinners have improved but there should be a drive to get more children eating them as the take - up remains stubbornly low, an association of school caterers says.

There will be a number of high profile activities taking place, with a mixture of political activity and engagement with school caterers, pupils and parents.

Entry to #cookeditmyselfie this year is also open to parents and pupils as well as school caterers.

National School Meals Week took place from 31 October to 4 November and saw school caterers serve at high - profile venues such as the Palace of Westminster.

Catering manager Joanne Murray won «Secondary School Caterer of the Year» at the 2016 EDUcatering Excellence Awards and the catering provision has been recognised by Manchester City Council, with nominations for the award of «team of the year».

Many experts are looking to school meals as a key line of defence, as it allows school caterers to ensure that children get the right nutrients.

National School Meals Week took place from 31 October to 4 November and saw school caterers serve at high - profile venues such as the Palace of Westminster and the building of the Welsh Assembly to showcase everything that is great about the modern school meal.

Pioneering secondary school caterer Cucina Restaurants and Southfield School for Girls have been awarded the Soil Association's coveted Food for Life Gold Catering Mark.

A positive experience Fundamentally, we want mealtimes at school to be a great experience — an aim that I know school caterers share.

Founded in 2005, Cucina Restaurants was one of the first UK school caterer to employ high calibre restaurant and hotel chefs to provide a full restaurant service in state secondary schools.

The new Pop - up Versicartes offer school caterers increased versatility.

The directive has led to manufacturers developing innovative new technologies to minimise energy consumption, so it's well worth school caterers revisiting what's available on the market before making a decision.

Organise a special event School caterers could invite producers into their canteen and organise tastings of new or existing products — although a different sector, retailers report that sales of products offered for tasting double when the producer is in - store.

On stand M26 at this year's LACA Main Event representatives from Williams Refrigeration will be on hand to advise school caterers about how to get the best from their refrigeration and their kitchen space.

Self - diagnostics and visual and audible signals enable school caterers to respond quickly to any errors, reducing downtime.

Anne Bull of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) describes how new government guidelines can help school caterers deliver meals of a high nutritional standard

This allows the wider food industry, as well as the public and press to see school caterers show off their skills.

Great British menu School caterers Norse Catering put on a host of activities during LACA's National School Meals Week, including a visit to a local school from Great British Menu's Richard Bainbridge.

Glynn Purnell said: «School caterers do a terrific job that often goes unheralded; there are few more important things in life, than making sure that our children are being well fed and nourished daily.

The School Food Plan celebrates this workforce, while also recognizing that there is a need to develop a more structured approach to training and qualifications for school caterers.

The week will involve a number of high profile activities, with a mixture of political messages and engagement with school caterers and pupils.

Separately, we have set up a taskforce to help small schools overcome their particular logistical difficulties, and drawn up a strategy to improve the skills and morale of school caterers.

The Paninis can be cooked from frozen or defrosted in a combi - oven or panini press — allowing school caterers to be able to cater to demand and reduce the level of waste, providing a cost - effective solution.

Schools should not currently have to provide gluten free meals, though some school caterers may be willing to make small changes that ensure their food is safe, and may prefer to provide packed lunches for your child.

Scrumptious recipes, meat free nutrition advice and marketing ideas — here's a Meat Free Monday guide for school caterers!

School caterers have long avoided raw meat for food safety reasons, but upcoming USDA guidelines encourage a return to less processed foods with lower sodium in school lunches.

But these are all either run by the school catering staff themselves or, if bought in, then are still subject to the same rules as the school caterer in terms of availability to all students (on free meals or not) and in terms of the nutritional standards.

Assurance schemes For school caterers it is the ideal opportunity to work with local farmers, producers and suppliers of home grown foods.

With British Food Fortnight upon us (17 September to 2 October), how can school caterers and teachers get children excited about the wonderful food produced in this country?

«We tested the new standards with the people who would be using them — school caterers and cooks.

School caterers are also encouraged to look at existing suppliers.

School caterers All caterers are invited to take part in British Food Fortnight and the patriotic summer of 2016 is the perfect chance to get children excited about the wonderful food we produce in this country.

Working with teachers & parents As a school caterer you are in the perfect position to be proactive in educating young people about British food.

Taking part in British Food Fortnight is an opportunity for school caterers to increase sales through attracting new sales and increasing spending per sale.

Members of LACA, the professional body for school caterers, were invited yesterday to the House of Commons to serve school lunch to MPs and their aides after PMQs to support the launch.

«The benefits of Connected Wash for school caterers are huge,» says Paul Crowley, marketing manager of Winterhalter.

There was be a number of high profile activities taking place, with a mixture of political activity and engagement with school caterers, pupils and parents.

School caterers will also be encouraged to serve the winning dish during NSMW.

School caterers may be cautious about providing gluten - free dishes due to the potential food safety risks or perceived pitfalls, but it is not difficult or complicated, and there's lots of free help and guidance available to help.

Run by the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA), there will be a number of high profile activities taking place, with a mixture of political activity and engagement with school caterers, pupils and parents.

In addition, school caterers can plan menus to include a wide variety of starchy foods, fruit and vegetables, dairy foods and non-dairy protein — the more varied your provision, the more likely it will be nutritionally balanced.

One of the aims of this year's NSMW, which took place from 31 October to 4 November, was for school caterers to serve school meals in high profile venues to bring attention to the school food industry.

With regards to desserts, school caterers should choose fruit canned in juice rather than syrup and reduce the amount of sugar added to dessert recipes — instead use stewed, canned or dried fruit to flavour and sweeten cakes and puddings.

The School Food Plan celebrates this workforce, while also recognizing that there is a need to develop a more structured approach to training and qualifications for school caterers.

School caterers can learn from retailers, to adjust their services to attract young people to school canteens in an attempt to encourage them to purchase healthier food and drink.

PHE and the Children's Food Trust worked to pilot and publish a guide and checklist tool for school caterers to help them to meet the GBSF mandatory nutrition criteria.

Separately, we have set up a taskforce to help small schools overcome their particular logistical difficulties, and drawn up a strategy to improve the skills and morale of school caterers.