National Federation of Fish Friers
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National Federation of Fish Friers
| National Federation of Fish Friers | |
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| Abbreviation | NFFF |
| Formation | 1913 |
| Legal status | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose/focus | Fish and chip shops in the UK |
| Location | 4 Greenwood Mount, Meanwood, Leeds |
| Region served | UK |
| Membership | 8,500 fish and chip shops |
| General Secretary | Bill Crook |
| Main organ | NFFF Executive Council |
| Affiliations | Seafish |
| Website | www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk |
The National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) is a British trade association for the fish and chips trade.
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Structure
Its headquarters are in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Standard membership as of 2009 is £122 a year. It has 12 regions.
History
It was founded in 1913 and has about 8,500 members.[1]
Function
It runs training courses[2] and speaks for the trade.[3][4][5] It runs the Customer Service Skills and Fish Frying Skills qualifications for the Seafish authority.
Awards
It runs the Young Fish Frier of the Year Award.
Publications
Its monthly magazine The Fish Friers Review (no apostrophe) was founded as The National Fish Caterers’ Review in 1925.[6]
See also
- National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO)
- National Federation of Fishmongers
- Seafood Scotland
- Seafish
- British Potato Council
References
- ^ "NFFF home page". http://www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ Savage, Danny (18 September 2009). "Could chips be a recession-buster". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8262907.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ "UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen". Department for International Development. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/News-Stories/2007/UK-backs-tracking-system-to-net-pirate-fishermen/. Retrieved 2009-09-19. "David Audley, President of the group that represents 10,000 fish and chip shop owners in the UK, said: “The National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) strongly advise ... ""
- ^ Pollock named Colin in April 2009 by Sainsburys
- ^ History of fish and chips in January 2007
- ^ Fish Friers Review. September 2009. p. 1. http://www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk/ff_review/Sept_09_pdf.pdf.
Further reading
- Walton, John K. (2000). "6: Solidarity and Suspicion: Organization and its Limitations" (Googlebooks). Fish and chips and the British working class, 1870-1940. Continuum International Publishing Group (Originally published Leicester University Press 1992). pp. 111–136. ISBN 978-0-7185-2120-2. http://books.google.com/?id=r6d7nY7SyC0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA111#v=onepage&q=. - note that Googlebooks unfortunately omits page 117-118 which appear to cover the founding of the NFFF.
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