This podcast was recorded at the LACA Main Event 2019 and looks at school catering today and in the future.

Karen and Sarah take a trip to London in the Sky to find out more about the trend of experiential dining. They are then joined by Dr Gareth Harvey, Lecturer in Consumer Psychology at Bangor University who explains the reasons for this rise in experiential dining.

On Tuesday 25th June 2019 we went to the Universal Cookery and Food Festival (UCFF - a Craft Guild of Chefs event) to interview speakers and visitors. It's a lovely event aimed at chefs and has a relaxed festival atmosphere. We spoke to Nigel Barden, Kuba Winkowski, Pervin Todiwala, Anjula Devi and many more.

Ruth joins us for 20 minutes and chats about how to encourage people into the hospitality industry, nurturing talent, gender equality and her hopes for the future of the industry.

Professor Tanya Byron talks to us about how cooking can help build a child's confidence.

Simon Stenning is a strategic advisor to the foodservice industry and author of 'The Future of Foodservice 2025-2030' report. In this podcast episode, Simon shares insight from the report and talks about his view of the future of foodservice.

A little taste of what to expect from our podcast