The LACA School Food Show and Main Event is the ONLY national event dedicated to the school food sector

The LACA School Food Show and Main Event will take place on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th July 2025.

Registrations and bookings will open soon!

The programme and features at the Main Event will address the disparities in school meals funding across the nations and explore strategies to ensure that all children and young people receive the very best school food to support their growth and learning. 

As a school caterer, the LACA School Food Show and Main Event is a must-attend to find out how your service can navigate through the current landscape.

Incorporating two main elements

The LACA School Food Show is a free-to-attend exhibition of more than 160 suppliers. 

Visitors to the School Food Show can also attend the live demonstrations and interactive workshops.

Delegates booking places for the Main Event will have access to all areas of the event including forum speaker sessions, LACA Live and the workshops. 

There are also options to add to accommodation and dinners to your booking.

The LACA Main Event

The Main Event is LACA's annual two-day Forum open to members and members.  There are range of booking options, from day delegate places to two-night residential packages with options to include networking dinners.

The School Food Show

The School Food Show is free-to-attend and runs alongside the Main Event Forum.  It is the only exhibition dedicated 100% to the school food sector, with over 160 exhibitors it is the ideal place to find solutions to a wide range of requirements from food and beverage products which all help education caterers meet the nutrient guidelines in place, cashless payment and nutrition software solutions to furniture and dining room marketing.

The School Food Show is open to all school caterers, managers and contract caterers to attend free of charge.

Unrivalled networking opportunities

One of the greatest benefits of being at the School Food Show or booking places for the Main Event is the unrivalled networking opportunities it offers.

The free-to-attend School Food Show is the chance to catch up with your suppliers and discuss new products, as well as source new ideas. 

For LACA Main Event Forum delegates arriving on Tuesday, the accommodation package includes a place at the LACA icebreaker evening and of course there's the LACA Awards for Excellence dinner once again on Thursday night where you can celebrate the achievements of industry colleagues.

Please note that only exhibiting suppliers are able to attend the event in 2025.