All About Us!
Find out about us and how we can improve your food safety competency
We are leading providers of food safety & HACCP training for the food manufacturing industry, specialising in bespoke face-to-face courses
Our aim is to deliver competency through bespoke training and education which is cost effective and business focused.  Our courses are highly participative with novel techniques, using hands-on experience to enable us to deliver practical solutions with simplistic and focused approach.
Why you should choose us
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#1
We’re great at what we do
With 94% of our customers saying our courses are either very good or excellent, they agree we meet their objectives in an interactive and engaging way.
#2
Our specialist associates
We have nationally recognised trainers and consultants with many years of practical experience in differing sectors, including dairy, meat, bakery and many more!
#3
Our specialist expertise
Adele Adams has co-authored two pioneering textbooks on Food Defence and Product Integrity, as well being chosen to be the provider for M&S Product Integrity courses, delivered across the M&S supply base.
#4
Wherever you are, we can be
We have a central UK head office, based in Yorkshire, with associates based throughout the country. We can be right where you need us to be.
#5
Consistently great results
With a 93% first time pass rate, we have a proven track record for ensuring competency and great results
See what customers have to say…
Good general insight

Gave a good general insight into all the subject
Good chance to review

Very clear and good lessons and area of focus
I enjoyed the NCR’s raised on previous audits and detail behind the segregation risk assessment
Excellent
Gave me the confidence to challenge

I came out with lots of questions to take back to site. Â Talking about experiences with other people on the course was particularly helpful.
I have more confidence to challenge the way we do it the way we do!
Really enjoyable course

The course folder was excellent, with space for notes. Clear and concise. Good example papers
Really enjoyable course, which I have got a lot from
Very good course

I was made very comfortable, making it a lot easier to take information in. I found all aspects helpful.
All enjoyable

Helpful that we were given reference links to take back with us
Practical workings were helpful

It was perfect for what I needed. The venue was amazing!
Delivered to us fantastically

All of the information and knowledge gained will improve my standards of work. It was all great and delivered to us fantastically.
Tutor was brilliant, highly educated and knowledgeable in her field
I have learned a lot

I enjoyed all of the course, the revision for example was very good.
Very well presented
Very informative and enjoyable

All aspects were good and helpful. Very informative & enjoyable course
Made HACCP surprisingly fun

Great level of interaction to keep it interesting. Good combinations of verbal questions, practical multiple choice and group exercises.
Good to have a mix of people from different industries and different experiences.
Very good course, made HACCP surprisingly fun.
Kept my interest throughout

Found the pace of the courser was very good. Kept my interest throughout. Â Fun, enjoyable informative, thanks Adele
Very useful course

The vulnerability assessment & decision tree and exercises were helpful. Â Very useful course07
So much more detail about allergens

I learned so much more detail and science about allergens.
I enjoyed learning about legal obligations, science behind them, quantities, testing etc
Excellent fun day, great knowledge and interesting
Will help prepare sites for audit

The course will help prepare sites for audit and improve overall knowledge regarding integrity. Â The group exercises and worked examples were helpful and also good to focus on the dairy industry [course held at Muller]
Really enjoyed the course, thank you!
More interesting than imagined

I found the course much more interesting than I imagined! Very knowledgeable tutor with admirable course delivery, everyone remained interested throughout
Amazing course

Amazing course. Â Very informative, plenty of practical examples. Â Good mix of theory, practical exercises and case studies
Really good tutor

I generally enjoyed all of it. Â Really good tutor, covered everything
Very good and relevant course

The case studies were the most helpful. Â Excellent day – thank you
Very informative and interesting

Wasn’t sure what to expect but the course very interesting and informative.
Gave a great insight on what M&S expect in the form of business integrity
Enjoyed all and found very useful.
Gave me inspiration to improve and where improvements can be made
Very good course, well presented & informative
Will help improve existing systems

Both days improved my knowledge and understanding of M&S COP and wider integrity subject
The extra knowledge will help improve existing systems. Â Great course and participation from the group.
Really good course

Getting an insight into the rigorous required to provide free-from products. Really good course – has definitely increased my knowledge of the subject
Exceeded expectations

The interactive activities were very interesting & kept everyone engaged.
Very interactive

The course met my expectations – very informative. I particularly enjoyed the activities, but could have had more time on them. It was very interactive, informative, engaging with knowledgeable speakers.
Easy to understand

The way the tutor was explaining everything, it was very clear and easy to understand.
A very kind tutor, I enjoyed my course.
Tutor was brilliant

Our tutor was brilliant throughout the course, the way she explaining things, and we understood every single topic
Adele made it simple!

I now feel more confident approaching new role which is my main objective.
Discussing through exemplar answers as a group I found useful. Â I also thought doing a HACCP for a product that was not in my sector helpful and made me appreciate the principles are the same.
Really enjoyed it. Â Adele made it simple, and the variation in activity was enjoyable.
Recommend to anyone

I am happy that my main objective of the course, which was to be able to audit supplier’s HACCPs, has been met.
Group work and scenarios were very helpful,
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking at a Level 4 HACCP course. Â The cost of the course is competitive, and the delivery of the course has been excellent.
Explained the changes very well

The training explained the changed very well and answered questions. Â The examples and answers to all questions were very helpful.
Course very well prepared and informative.
Highlighting all the changes

Excellent course
Course was very interesting

The course was very interesting. Â The first day when we learned about bacteria was the most interesting.
The tutor has a done a great job, she is the best!
Book will be very useful

The chance to have questions answered was helpful. Â Listening to others experiences is also useful.
Interactive Group Activities

Adele was very easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable. Helpful with questions and made the process interactive with group and team work activities.
Increased confidence with HACCP principles

It has helped to familiarise myself and increased my confidence with HACCP principles.
Great course, difficult/dry content delivered in an interesting and varied manner. Good Mix of learning styles. Liked the use of quizzes and revision exercises.
Great insight into best practices

The course was excellent, insightful and well delivered. Â A great insight into best practices of the world of Food Defence / Threat Assessment.
Learnt a lot and gave some thought to existing gaps in processes
Course was excellent

The course was excellent and exceeded expectations
I enjoyed the group activities and test questions to put learned knowledge into practice. Â Brilliant course, very interesting and in-depth. Â Excellent delivery
Fun, enjoyable, informative

I found the pace of the course was very good. Kept my interest throughout.
Thank you Adele
New lessons learned
Many areas have been forgotten so refresher badly needed, there were new lessons learned!
The course was comprehensive, and met all my expectations
Taken a lot of our this course

This will help me be more audit ready. It has given me more of ahead up as to what auditors are looking for
Very informative

Better than expected! I enjoyed discussing with other departments, I developed a better understanding.
Overall gave me a better outlook on BRC expectations and will help me to improve my department
Enjoyed every minute

The practical audit in the bakery was my favourite part. Â Great course, enjoyed every minute of the course!
Excellent tutor

It gave me a clear understanding of what is expected. Â The practical was most useful, as well as the discussion, open honest and truthful real experiences.
Loved the ice breaker, excellent tutor. Â Really enjoyed the course, feel confident in starting internal audits
Opened my eyes to world of auditing

I enjoyed the audit process and how to prepare
Very good course
Really helpful

Great course, showed me this I needed to know and didn’t understand before the course
Clear understanding

I found the flow diagrams, claims and statements of product the most helpful
Really informative and relevant
I have a clear understanding of M&S Product Integrity
Good use of actual examples

Plenty of collaborative work. Enjoyed highlighting common pitfalls e.g. terminology
Tips sheet very useful

I found the working examples related to Tulip, existing format comparisons to our suppliers and the tips sheet & refs given at the end very useful
Very helpful and interesting course
Very knowledgeable tutor

The practical teamwork & quizzes were most enjoyable.
Very knowledgeable tutor, well delivered training – good pace.
Tutor a real expert

Very good course, all expectations fully met. Â The more simplified way of breaking down in different aspects to get a better understanding was most helpful.
Tutor a real expert in her field – really enjoyed it.
May contain and claims

I particularly enjoyed the ‘may contain and claims’
I liked the exercise on what to work for when signing off artwork.
Gill was very informative, helped with all questions that I asked
Lots of interactive activities

I found the interactive parts the most helpful. Â Very good course.
Good course

Covered many issues that I felt needed raising. I enjoyed the QUID and use by dates part.
Good course.
Legislation about labelling

Really good course. Excellent knowledge from the tutor about the topics of the course.
Very well presented

I enjoyed all of the course. Â Great course, very well presented.
Worthwhile refreshing HACCP

Examples (case studies) were helpful. Â Very informative + useful – worthwhile refreshing HACCP
Improved my knowledge

Despite already having a good understanding of HACCP, I improved on my knowledge and I was able to clarify some aspects of HACCP.
Great course delivered by a great trainer in great facilities.
Brilliant course with great feedback

Brilliant course with great feed back from the trainees.
Excellent

Would recommend course & tutor.
The course was extemely well organised with good level of techniques used.
Great learning experience

I enjoyed working on the team flow charts.
Great learning experience.
Very useful

Found very useful and recommendable
Enjoyable way of learning HACCP

I enjoyed the games, the literature and the process flow.
It was an enjoyable way of learning HACCP
Fantastic course presenter

I particularly enjoyed the group activities, they were great. Â We had a fantastic course presenter. Â Very well organised and presented course
Excellent day

A very good and relevant course.
I particularly enjoyed the case studies and discussions.
Excellent day – thank you.
Interactive discussions

It fully met my expectations. The interactive discussions based on experience were particularly helpful.
An interesting course.
Fantastic course

Fantastic course with an equally phenomenal tutor
Happy to recommend

Went above expectations, learnt a lot. It had been an overall, enjoyable experience.
It was an amazing course, would be happy to recommend as it is.
Great course.
Helpful and enjoyable day

I found the critique of our HACCP plan the most helpful
Very interesting and informative

Excellent course, First type of this course that I really enjoyed. Would definitely recommend Adele Adams Associates to others. Debbie was an excellent tutor.
Very good training

Very good training, very helpful, good learning outcomes.
Explained things clearly
Very good course. Â Trainer was knowledgeable and explained things clearly.
Very good refresher

Applying theory through exercises and having the opportunity to ask questions were helpful
Very food refresher, I appreciated the delivery to be engaging
An informative day

The exercises really helped to put it all into contact.
Thank you for an informative day. Â Very personable approach
Beneficial course

The group workouts were the most beneficial
Good, very useful and beneficial course – easy received information
Excellent attention to detail

Engagement of everyone on the day, getting everyone to participate was most enjoyable.
Really enjoyed the day, really well presented and excellent attention to detail, engaging!
Ensured some lively debate!

Yes it met the objectives. Ensured some lively debate and ensures its our culture not imposed.
The breakout sessions on practical application were most helpful.
Shows us how much work we need to do, follow up sessions may be advantageous both internal or external.
Very comprehensive

I feel more competent and knowledgeable about this. Â I enjoyed everything, the course itself and the exercises
Very comprehensive, very good structure of the course. Â Excellent in explanations.
A great experience!

A great experience! The tutor was very professional and had a wealth of experience and knowledge.
Thank you!
Excellent overview

Excellent overview to deep dive into new standard. Â Great explanations and examples. Â Really enjoyable, thank you.
Highly recommended

Adele’s courses are always informative and fun, she uses real life scenarios which brings the courses to life, The exercises she gives are really useful and really gets you thinking about your own factories and procedures. Highly recommend. Thank you Adele.
Excellent course…knowledgeable tutor
Excellent course led by a very knowledgeable teacher. Despite my initial reservations over the use of online training, this was a great course, very well organised from a remote technology point of view. Great discussions held between all participants to really grasp how to understand and implement the finer points of HACCP.
The Teams format worked very well

The Teams format worked very well
Ready to carry out RCA now

Great course! I feel more informed and ready to carry out RCA now.
Well organised and easy to follow

Training was well organized and easy to follow. Even it was my first experience in online course all was well instructed.
The course was interactive

Very good course with a very knowledgeable teacher. The course was interactive and catered to people with a wide range of previous food safety knowledge
Very informative

Course was very informative and the trainer was extremely well informed and knowledgeable on the subject. Thank you!
Great refresher from the 2 day course

This was a refresher 1 day version of the 2 day course I attended last year. I found the refresher was a good opportunity to consolidate the learning from the full 2 day version. I enjoyed the course and and the exercises in this version and helped me reconsider our approach to integrity – to look for further improvement opportunities.
Associate Trainers: Southern UK based
We’re looking for associate trainers to work with our growing company.
We are looking for trainers based in the south of England to deliver food safety courses in the food manufacturing sector. Working on an associate basis, the training will be wide spread across the south of the UK and will involve travelling. As an associate trainer, you will be self-employed and will be paid a fixed course rate, plus expenses.
You will be an experienced trainer with a proven track record in food safety, HACCP and other related topics.
Development opportunities and the chance to further expand the role in the future will be on offer to the right candidate. This is a great chance to become a valued member of a growing team.
If you are interested, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us an email with your CV attached to: jessica@adeleadamsassociates.co.uk