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01 September 2025
LACA School Chef of the Year 2026 open for registrations
With Bisto a proud sponsor of LACA School Chef of the Year we are delighted to announce that entries are open for 2026.

27 July 2025
Care home residents’ magical tale of jelly scoops top prize in Premier Foods’ desserts competition
North Yorkshire care home wins nationwide desserts competition with magical tale of jelly.

26 June 2025
Are you ready for the new McDougalls No Added Sugar Jelly?
To celebrate the launch of McDougalls No Added Sugar Jelly, we asked 500 children to share their thoughts on jelly themed desserts. It includes their favourite pairings and what makes it more exciting.

26 June 2025
New recipes for Sharwood’s and Homepride sauces
Have you seen we have launched two exciting new ranges designed to make life easier for school chefs while supporting consistency, cost-efficiency, health benefits and great-tasting results?

22 June 2025
Who will be the next LACA School Chef of the Year?
The full line-up and running order for the 2025 School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) national final, which is taking place at the Main Event.has been revealed. SCOTY which is sponsored by Bisto, aims to showcase the talent, skill and hard work of school chefs who every day continue to provide hot, healthy and nutritious school meals to children across the country.

02 June 2025
Holly Charnock’s recipe for Cookie Cups with Banana & Chocolate Mousse
Holly Charnock is one of our judges in the Unleash Your Imagination competiion and she's been sharing her own ideas for recipes to help inspire other school chefs.

21 May 2025
Enter the Unleash your imagination competition
School chefs and care home teams have an opportunity to take part in a new round of ‘Unleash Your Imagination’, a Premier Foods competition designed to spark fun and adventure through two of its dessert brands, McDougalls Jelly and Angel Delight.

10 March 2025
Congratulations to the LACA School Chef of the Year regional finalists
LACA has named the 37 school chefs who made it through to the School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) regional finals, which are taking place in March, April and May.

18 February 2025
LACA opens entries to 2025 Finishing Touches
Finishing Touches, a culinary salon organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs, has opened for entries. The competition is scheduled to take place at the 2025 LACA Main Event and is once again sponsored by McDougalls.

06 January 2025
Five vegan recipes for chefs to try this January
Our chefs have created a range of vegan recipes to help inspire chefs in all sectors and you can filter by 'suitable for' to find these in our recipe bank.
Restaurant quality meals
Inspired by cooking methods often used in Indian or Asian cuisine, these products are manufactured using a cooking process where spices are cooked in layers and using recipes developed by a professional chef in Indian or Asian cuisine, to help create restaurant quality meals.