by louise-sims-bloom | Sep 28, 2018 | Awards, Members, News
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 is passionate and dedicated.” said Luke Stuart, Founder &...
by louise-sims-bloom | Sep 4, 2018 | Chefs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2016″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Darrin Hosegrove is Chef Director of the Ashburton Cookery School and Chefs Academy, in Devon. After studying at Exeter College, Darrin began his...
by louise-sims-bloom | May 24, 2018 | Food Trends, Vegan, Vegetarian
Check out these fab new courses coming up at Squires Kitchen International School with pastry chef, cake decorator, expert baker and author of Nourish Cakes, Marianne Stewart. Marianne has developed a series of special courses with Squires Kitchen including Vegan and...
by louise-sims-bloom | May 24, 2018 | News
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 food business across the regions...
by louise-sims-bloom | Mar 7, 2018 | News
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 spreads for at-home...
by louise-sims-bloom | Mar 7, 2018 | Members, News
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 we encourage young people into catering. The falling numbers of NVQ...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 22, 2018 | News
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 scheduled for 2018. These are delegated from health...
by louise-sims-bloom | Dec 15, 2017 | News
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 responsible for food labelling. Please add a printed...
by louise-sims-bloom | Nov 15, 2017 | News
Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA) members scoop awards November has seen a great month for our members with two South West schools scooping prestigious awards and a further nomination for its president Stella West- Harling. On Thursday 2nd November, Rick...
by louise-sims-bloom | Aug 30, 2017 | News
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 this year September 7th, 8th and 10th. For the first...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jun 16, 2017 | Food Trends
According to a number of food trend consultants to the ‘Posh People’s Supermarkets’, the big trend to watch is the blurring of meal times for busy people. Cities, in particular, where many people do not take time off from their desks for lunch, the...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jun 8, 2017 | Food Trends, ICSA, News
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 to be made promoting and supplying healthy food options, both in hospitality and in retail. Consumers want to...
by louise-sims-bloom | May 4, 2017 | Food Trends, News
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 worth £76.6 million. There has been a 66% increase in...
by louise-sims-bloom | Apr 24, 2017 | News
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 cut sugar by 20% by 2020, and by 5% this year. It...
by louise-sims-bloom | Apr 10, 2017 | News
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 out an assessment of the anticipated consequences of the higher...
by louise-sims-bloom | Apr 4, 2017 | Press
by louise-sims-bloom | Mar 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To add the ICSA members logo to your website we would recommend you use the logo image that we host. This means that any changes to the logo in the future will be automatically applied to your website without any updates to yourself....
by louise-sims-bloom | Mar 14, 2017 | News
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. Much of the rise was driven by high street chains including Pret a Manger, McDonald’s – which...
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 28, 2017 | ICSA, News
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 give up the life of an employee and become their own boss....
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 16, 2017 | Campaigns, News
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. Back then I wrote scathing articles both in the UK and...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 17, 2017 | News
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 be running articles and information during Fairtrade Fortnight (Monday 27...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 10, 2017 | News
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 carrageenan. This food additive has been controversial for...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 9, 2017 | News
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 from February 1. The German discounter said more than 3,350 UK...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 4, 2017 | News
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 a pile of starch, with a few tepid...
