Accreditation Assessment Process and Procedures By Andrew Maxwell, ICSA Founder Member and Accreditation Inspector ICSA was founded in 2014 by industry leaders, on a platform to support the best of the UK’s independent cookery school…
What are the risks? We all know that running a Cookery School to offer a great experience to amateur and budding chefs of all ages comes with risks and hazards which you do not have…
Lakeland Retail LTD unveils its plans for the launch of its first ever loyalty club, myLakeland. Launched on 16th August 2019 ‘myLakeland’ is Lakeland’s thank you to customers for shopping with the brand, giving them…
ICSA member cookery schools support, practice and promote a sustainable, zero single use plastic kitchens where possible. Rosalind Rathouse, founder of London’s most sustainable cooking school, Cookery School at Little Portland Street, reveals where to…
Independent hotel group ‘Best Loved Hotels’ have teamed up with 'ICSA Cookery Schools' to publish a printed and on-line guide to some of the best hotels and Greatest British immersive experiences across the UK. With…
Each year, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards honour the best books in the world of food and wine. Founded by Edouard Cointreau in 1995, the awards represent the only international competition in the sector, with…
ICSA member WhitePepper Chef Academy & Cookery School take home The Education Award at this years’ BAPTAs. “It takes great energy and empathy to try to inspire and empower on a daily basis. Our team…
We are delighted to welcome on board James Day as Director of Marketing, James is a qualified and highly experienced Marketer, specialising in the Hospitality Industry for over 25 years. A life long supporter of independent accredited…
Organised retail is experiencing growth worldwide, leading to increase in number of private-label brands. Interestingly, the biggest growth is to be seen in new retailers entering the market space, attracted by the growing popularity of fruit…
Most parents see a job in hospitality as being in the lowest category of careers for their children, a recent survey by the Best Western Careers Index. Do we need to have a serious rethink about how…
Evidence of UK Government’s intentions, at least from the NHS point of view to actively encourage local health authorities to up their game on obesity and diabetes prevention is evidenced by a number of conferences…
This news comes from Allergen Awareness. As anticipated there was always going to be some element of change to the allergen labelling laws due in July 2016. *The attached guide is for distributing among colleagues…
We are delighted to announce that The Independent Cookery Schools Association ( ICSA) is donning its apron and putting its show on the road at the auspicious delicious. Magazine’s Food and Wine Festival at Ascot…
Customers want to improve their health, stats reveal. According to an extended report recently commissioned and published by Nestle, as a result of 63% of the UK population being overweight or obese , money is…
Organic The Soil Association’s 2017 Organic Market Report reveals that the UK organic market has grown for its fifth successive year, boosted by a 19.1% increase in organic in the foodservice sector, which is now…
Sugar limits for everyday foods such as biscuits, chocolate bars and cereals have been published by public health officials in a bid to make UK children more healthy. Public Health England is challenging businesses to…
Increases in the minimum wage set to take effect on 1 April 2017 are expected to directly benefit up to 2.3 million workers. But the Low Pay Commission, an independent adviser to government, which carried…
Demand for organic food and drink has risen for the fifth year in a row. Annual UK sales were up 7.1 per cent in 2016 to top £2billion for the first time, a report found.…
Becoming a business owner certainly has its advantages: take having greater control over your working day, coupled with the feeling that you’ve built something of your own – for many it’s all that’s needed to…
When I started my cookery school 25 years ago, my ethos of buying local, seasonal, organic (wherever possible) produce was something very new to my students. How times have changed and thankfully for the better.…
After the excesses of Christmas and New Year, let us turn our thought to the rest of the world where many struggle every day to survive and keep their families from being hungry. ICSA will…
Carrageenan is a thickener and stabiliser derived from seaweed that food companies use in a wide range of products. Low fat dairy, nondairy milks, and yogurts are some of the common grocery items that contain…
ALDI is to give more than 3,000 staff a pay rise making it the highest-paying supermarket in the UK. Employees at the bargain chain will earn £8.53 an hour and £9.75 if they live in London, starting…
