IPA is a market leading procurement specialist and catering consultancy that continually pushes the boundaries to provide effective purchasing strategies; reducing overall costs to consistently maximise profits on behalf of their members across the catering, hospitality and leisure, education, healthcare and hygiene industry sectors.
Fully cashless catering
Essex school goes cashless with help from TOSHIBA and MH Systems
The future of cashless catering
TOSHIBA solution ensures Essex secondary schools meet government nutrient standards to combat childhood obesity
Responsible auto vending
Performance, quality, respect, integrity and responsibility are core values of the Cadbury business with initiatives such as the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership and purple Goes Green leading the way
Time to feast
Thousands of cooks, lunchtime supervisors and caterers around the country are signing up to training courses at the new School FEAST centres and partnerships
When ‘cleaned’ should mean ‘safe’
Richard Norman, Managing Director of Indepth Hygiene Services, the UK’s leading company for specialist cleaning of ventilation systems, talks about the importance of ensuring grease extract systems are thoroughly cleaned
The simple way to make school meals healthier
Hardly a week goes by without a news story about childhood obesity or other food-related health issue hitting the headlines. At the same time, Jamie Oliver’s ‘school dinners’ campaign has made the subject of what kids eat in school a hot topic in politics and the media
Healthy Living with a little help from Tesco
Eating a balanced diet isn’t as complicated as you might think; especially now Tesco has relaunched the Healthy Living range for people who want to eat healthy, nutritious food
‘Fast food’ are gordon ramsay’s new f-words
How to get a great meal on the table in less time than it would take to have a takeaway delivered
Integrated ID cards
EasyTrace has a proven record of integrating and delivering ID card platforms to the education sector
Water coolers
It’s critical that schools do their homework when it comes to identifying the best value water supplier, both in terms of product quality and service range
Healthy chips?
The new Nature’s Goodness range offers the lowest fat and salt potato products on the UK market and the only chip that is below 5 per cent fat after frying
Drinking water standards in schools
The government objective is clear. For schools to provide pupils with easy access to free, fresh drinking water throughout the school day, writes Phil Langley of Premier Watercoolers
Cash or card?
Easytrace charts the rise and rise of cashless catering systems in schools
Intellect Education Group will highlight their views on making the Education Market more supplier friendly and how it will benefit both schools & suppliers
