Restaurants and Caterers

Useful resources for caterers and information on Allergy UK’s Allergy Aware Scheme.

Useful Resources for Caterers

  1. Allergy UK’s guide to Food Allergy for Caterers can be downloaded below.
  2. Take a look at our informative Factsheets on types of food allergies below and download them straight to your device.
  3. The Food Standards Agency Guidance for Business can be found on their website. Click here
  4. Highfield allergy training courses can be found on their website. Click here
  5. The RSPH allergy training course can be found on their website. Click here
  6. DDS International offer preferential Highfield training rates for caterers applying for the Allergy Aware Scheme. Find out more here.

Allergy UK’s Allergy Aware Scheme

The Allergy Aware Scheme is an opportunity for catering outlets to demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding those with food allergy.

The Scheme helps provide consumers with confidence when eating out at food establishments that are recognised by Allergy UK. The Scheme represents responsible catering outlets that have been independently audited and where staff have undergone detailed allergy training.

95% of people living with food allergy would feel more confident eating out at a food outlet that was recognised by Allergy UK’s Allergy Aware Scheme. (Allergy UK, ‘Eating out with food allergy or intolerance’, 2016)

Why join the Allergy Aware Scheme?

The key advantages for joining the Allergy Aware Scheme are:

  • Legal compliance (evidence for your local Environment Health Officer that you’re going above and beyond, which should aid your Food Hygiene rating)
  • Expanding your customer base (being an industry leader and meeting the needs of the allergic community)
  • Reassurance to diners (a positive dining experience for those with allergy)
    Positive dining experience = positive feedback
  • Confidence for staff (understanding and ability to serve those with allergy, putting less pressure on certain members of staff having to take responsibility)
  • Credibility (working with national charity Allergy UK, undertaking an independent audit)

If you are interested in our Allergy Aware Scheme and wish to know more about it, please use the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page.

The Allergy Aware Scheme is managed by Allergy Research Limited which is a trading subsidiary of Allergy UK (the operational name of the British Allergy Foundation)

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By demonstrating that you are a responsible catering outlet, you can attract more customers through your door, providing you with a competitive advantage.

Allergy Aware Scheme - Educational Video

The Allergy Aware Scheme educational video is both a resource and a requirement for those applying for the AAS. Therefore, all staff at your catering outlet(s) are required to watch this video.

We understand from research that English is not always the first language for those employed in the catering industry. We have therefore created a number of transcripts to accompany the video that can act as a visual aid for catering staff to follow while watching the video.

Transcripts are available in French, Arabic, Spanish and Polish. All of which can be downloaded below.

French Transript   Spanish Transcript   Polish Transcript   Arabic Transcript

Please note that this video is intended for the use of applicants to the Allergy Aware Scheme and should not be shared or forwarded without prior permission from Allergy UK.

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