Looking for the perfect gift for the foodie in your life? Why not treat them to a cookery class at one of the UK’s top accredited cookery schools? The Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA) accredited…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Millennials have consistently demonstrated that they care about food, which also means caring about the environment Throughout the history of the American dinner plate, meat held pride of place—a hunk of beef resting next to…
Since ICSA launched in 2014, we have been featured in national press articles such as the Daily Express, Daily Telegraph and Metro, high end food publications delicious., and Food&Travel Magazine and flagship sustainability publication The…
Squires Kitchen’s 30th Anniversary Annual Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft Exhibition took place at the Farnham Maltings in Surrey earlier this month. ICSA member Squires Kitchen International School have revealed their highlights from the weekend. Huge…
At our most recent board meeting, the subject of cookery school awards was raised in terms of their relevance and impact on our members. It was the board’s opinion that customers choose schools for a…
