It will take place at the Telford International Centre and the two-day event aims to bring together buyers, decision makers and influencers from across the entire industry.

There will be a major exhibition of suppliers, seminars, networking and live cooking demonstrations that will showcase the best of catering in schools, hospitals, universities, colleges, social care settings, prisons and the military. The two day seminar programme will look at the key topics and issues affecting public sector catering including:

• Health & nutrition
• Allergens & labelling
• Recruitment & training
• Diet & menu trends
• Food costs & sourcing
• Mental health & wellbeing
• Food & plastic waste

The event is supported by the key industry associations representing the public sector catering industry - LACA (the school food people), TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation), HCA (the Hospital Caterers Association), PACE (Professional Association for Catering Education) and NACC (the National Association of Care Catering).

The Expo will include a central exhibition area where visitors can meet with the associations and find out more about the work they do across the industry and the benefits of working with them.

The organising company behind it is Dewberry Redpoint, publisher of Public Sector Catering (the new name for Cost Sector Catering. Managing director Andrew Archer says: “The Public Sector Catering Expo has been designed to create a unique event that brings together buyers, decision makers and influencers from across the entire industry.

“Within the public sector, almost 3bn meals are served each year and with that figure forecast to continue growing we must, as an industry, come together and support those individuals and companies that work within it.

“The seminar programme and features throughout the show have been developed to engage with colleagues at all levels from chief executives through to unit catering managers and chefs.

“The exhibition will attract visitors from all across all areas of public sector catering.

“The two day event is a must-attend for any business already supplying or looking to start supplying the public sector catering industry, with projected visitor numbers at 2,500-plus.”

For more information and to book your free ticket visit: www.pscexpo.co.uk