How to prepare for the events season ahead January is an indubitably quiet time for the events industry and with it, for many a mobile caterer too. For many of our members, the low season is the perfect opportunity to get some rest after several seven day weeks and more shopping, travelling, prepping and cooking…
3 ways to make sure you get a consistent hygiene inspection – whichever borough you’re trading in Ever noticed how environmental health officers within different local authority borders can conduct inspections in different ways? It’s a strange fact that goes hand in hand with being a mobile trader, and unfortunately it means that you could…
You’ve probably already heard, we’re leaving the EU. But how is Brexit likely to affect the catering industry? It’s hard to say for certain at this stage, but there could be opportunities as well as threats. Will the Government now slash EU legislation and red tape? Probably not (for a while at least). All EU legislation is also ratified…
Nationwide Caterers Association named Best Business in the Primary Authority Awards 2016 Kings Norton-based Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) has been named as the winner of the Business category in the Regulatory Delivery’s Primary Authority Awards. The awards are designed to recognise outstanding work by those involved in the Primary Authority scheme and to celebrate frontline…
Late last year the Nationwide Caterers Association received confirmation from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) that our inspection plan has been accepted and will be brought into practice in 2016. You’re probably thinking either, “I have no idea what that is” or “that sounds boring”. We understand. But…
On November 30th the Food Standards Agency (FSA) celebrate the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme’s (FHRS) fifth birthday. These days 70% of consumers recognise the distinctive green and black rating sticker. 93% of businesses have already achieved a rating of 3 or more with research showing that ratings of 3 to 5 are acceptable to consumers.…
The first year of Street Food Live ran alongside Takeaway Innovation Expo and as a rapidly growing section of the food industry it was great to include this exciting event. NCASS, one of our partners, were in attendance and gave help and support to start-up catering companies and established street food vendors. For Duncan Stanley,…
Following recent prosecutions for gas safety breaches, we thought it might be useful to outline what’s ok and what’s not when it comes to having your LPG powered equipment serviced by gas engineers. Getting things ever so slightly wrong when it comes to working with gas can have dire consequences. To give yourself the best…
If you work with food there is nothing, NOTHING, more important than keeping your customers safe. Hand hygiene plays a big role in food safety, so let’s take a look at it. The worst time for bacteria growth: The summer has always been the busiest time for street food sellers, mobile caterers and market traders,…
Ever feel like you spend more time sending documents to market managers than actually trading? Life would be easier if you could share your trading documents with any given manager in one place, right? Well here’s some good news for you… The Nationwide Caterers Association has just brought out a new, FREE service that helps…