National Federation of Fish Friers
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| National Federation of Fish Friers | |
|---|---|
| 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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[edit] Structure
Its headquarters are in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Standard membership as of 2009 is £122 a year. It has 12 regions.
[edit] History
It was founded in 1913 and has about 8,500 members.[1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Awards
It runs the Young Fish Frier of the Year Award.
[edit] Publications
Its monthly magazine The Fish Friers Review (no apostrophe) was founded as The National Fish Caterers’ Review in 1925.[6]
[edit] See also
- National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO)
- National Federation of Fishmongers
- Seafood Scotland
- Seafish
- British Potato Council
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 9780718521202. 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.
