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Member Spotlight: Greedy Gordons

Greedy Gordons has established itself as a prominent independent chain of pubs around the Kettering,...

The Hungry Penguin Pancake Company

Des Alleyne and his wife Allysha founded The Hungry Penguin Pancake Company after a trip...

Converting Customers to Guests: How to Build up Loyalty

In any customer based business, loyalty is a priceless commodity. One of the most advantageous...

New Partnership: UMi Sat Nav

Wherever you are on your business journey, UMi Sat Nav can get you there quicker...

Member Spotlight: King Baby Bagels

One of the most endearing aspects of independent hospitality, is the freedom owners have to...

The Secret Lives of Food Trucks Documentary Series

The Nationwide Caterers Association is delighted to announce an exciting partnership with Zinc Media Group,...

Your Safety Management System FAQs Answered

The NCASS Safety Management System (SMS) and risk assessments (RAs) have been developed by industry...

The Power of Events shares Schools Engagement Programme

The Power of Events is releasing results to date of its Schools Engagement Programme pilot...

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New health&safety course

Coming soon

Our brand new Health and Safety course is coming soon – containing everything you need to know to operate safely and surely

Digital Safety Management System

The NCASS Digital Safety Management System

Coming soon

Manage your safety online with our new system built for NCASS members – our brand new, innovative Digital Safety Management System (DSMS).

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INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY WEEK

May 2024

This is a week for everyone to back independents, share food and drink experiences and back the businesses that make our cities, towns and villages what they are. We’re asking businesses to join IHW and for their customers to shout about how much their local bars, cafes, restaurants pubs, street food traders, event & festival traders mean to them. Collectively we want to make as much noise as possible about how important these wonderful food and drinks businesses are.

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The Safe Use of LPG in Mobile and Outside Catering

Live Now

This course is essential for anyone working with or assessing the suitability of mobile LPG setups. It outlines the key essential safety rules for using LPG appliances and provides an understanding of handling LPG cylinders in any scenario or environment. This course will enable the learner to effectively undertake day-to-day LPG related tasks such as transportation, storage, connecting and disconnecting appliances to cylinders etc., safely and with confidence.

Making Winter Downtime Count

November 2023

Our comprehensive new guides features helpful advice and resources to get you planning through the quiet winter period for a successful 2024.

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SFBB or SMS? Let’s see them side by side.

November 2023

We have created a comparison guide to help food & drink businesses understand the key differences between the NCASS food safety management system and the FSA’s system. This guide shows what, how and why the NCASS system works for our members and how it can work for you. 

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podcast

NCASS Podcast

September 2023

Effective Allergen Management with Ani – part two

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Starting Small

Starting up small guide

August 2023

Our Starting Small guide is tailored towards stripping back the potential intimidation and showing you how simple it can be for you to try out a potential dream venture.

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NCASS Partnership

August 2023

NCASS is delighted to announce Hospitality Action (HA) as its chosen partnership, a vital charity providing hospitality workers with advice and support whenever times get tough.

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New HACCP Training Course

HACCP Training Course

June 2023

Our brand new, revamped HACCP course is here – get ahead of the game with NCASS

Training Page

New Learning Management System

June 2023

We are excited to announce the launch of our new training platform. We have migrated all training courses and users to the new and improved system and we are sure that these upgrades will significantly enhance your training experience. 

Allergens & Alcohol guide

May 2023

This guide runs through the relationship between allergens and alcohol.

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The Guild of Caribbean Cuisine

 2023

The Guild of Caribbean Cuisine has been launched with support from NCASS, in order to push forward Caribbean cuisine, chefs and food businesses.

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Summer Guide

May 2023

Get Ready, Set for Summer with our free guide.

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New Safety Management System

January 2023

Our Safety Management System has been developed to assist food and drink businesses to comply with and exceed all Food Safety and Hygiene, Health and Safety (H&S) and Fire Safety requirements.

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