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We’ve teamed up with SpaceandPeople, Amazon Business, and The Digital College to bring you even more value as an NCASS member.
Whether you need a stand in a busy shopping centre, discounted business supplies, or a certified alcohol licence, our latest partners have you covered.
Check out the Rewards page to explore the latest deals and stay up to date with new NCASS discounts and opportunities.
May
We’ve made big improvements to the NCASS Food Safety Risk Assessment Tool. It’s now easier to tailor to your business, quicker to complete, and built around feedback from both members and EHOs.
Whether you’ve already completed a risk assessment, are part-way through one, or haven’t started yet, the update will affect how you manage things going forward. We’ve broken down exactly what’s changing and what you need to do next, based on your where you are with your Food Safety Risk Assessment. Find out more here Your Food Safety Risk Assessment Tool Is Changing – Here’s What You
What does it really take to start and grow an independent hospitality business? In our latest NCASS Podcast episode, we chat with three legends of Birmingham’s food and drink scene – Jack Brabant (Digbeth Dining Club), Tom Maher (Original Patty Men), and Henry Poultney (Grace + James).
May
Thank you so much to all of the independent hospitality businesses who got involved in Independent Hospitality Week 2025. It was a huge success!
It’s clear to see how much love and respect there is for independent food & drink businesses – let’s please continue to raise the profile of these amazing businesses by downloading the assets and displaying them at your premises.
Stay tuned for Independent Hospitality Week 2026!
The first ever member spotlight NCASS podcast episode is getting to know Okeima Scarlett’s journey into hospitality and life as RTG Kitchen. Listen now
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Our brand new, revamped and updated level 2 Food Hygiene course is coming soon, ready to take your compliance and training to whole new standards and ensure you remain at the forefront of current industry knowledge and practice.
There is no substitute when it comes to LPG Gas Safety. That’s why we’ve put together this series of articles focusing on best practice when it comes to using LPG and top tips to avoid.
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If you are the responsible person in your business then you will need to record both your fire risk assessment and fire safety arrangement in full, regardless of the size or purpose of the business or premises.
The guide features a handy checklist and top tips for tone of voice, in addition to advice from NCASS members who have accumulated thousands of followers online. Learn how you can utilise these free marketing tools into your business.
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We have launched an LPG Gas Safety Partnership scheme for mobile & outdoor event caterers in an effort to eliminate potential safety hazards or illegal practices in the industry.
The partnership scheme currently features LPG approved gas engineers across the nine government regions of England and areas of Wales and we hope to roll the scheme out in Scotland and Northern Ireland in the near future. If you would like to talk to us and learn more about the planned services or make arrangements to enable better mobile LPG and gas safety awareness within your business, event or local authority, please contact [email protected] and speak to one of the team.
Our brand new Health and Safety course is coming soon – containing everything you need to know to operate safely and surely
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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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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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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.
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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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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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 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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Our brand new, revamped HACCP course is here – get ahead of the game with NCASS
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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.
This guide runs through the relationship between allergens and alcohol.
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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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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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