02/06/2026
The story behind Food Allergy Friends Limited and Cater Allergy Safer.
One day in 1966, a baby girl was born at home, but within 2 hours she was taken to hospital because she could not feed.
As the little girl grew up, she was often in trouble for not eating her meals, or for being sick.
At the age of 16, she lost her Father to Pneumonia, and started at catering college.
Food had always caused problems, allergic reactions, difficulty swallowing, upset stomach and more, so the decision to train in catering was her way of taking control of what she ate, or didn't eat for much of the time.
The years went by and life took its twists and turns, then the day came that food was stuck in her oesophagus, it wasn't going down, and neither would it come back up. Sorry if that's TMI, but it needs to be said. People started thumping her on the back, thinking she was choking, but not so...nothing helped, only time to allow it to pass.
This became a regular occurrence, and the GPs had no idea what was going on. Tests were carried out, but nothing was found, because they didn't know what they were looking for.
Jump forward 20 years, and things were only getting worse, to the point that an onion almost stopped her breathing.
You can read more of the story here: https://foodallergyfriends.co.uk/working-in-hospitality-with-food-allergies
To cut a long story short, (you can't fit 60 years into a paragraph very easily) the career in hospitality had to come to an end as it was no longer a safe environment, thus Food Allergy Friends Limited was born, with the later addition of Cater Allergy Safer.
Since 2018 we have been helping hospitality to make sure their staff are well trained in food allergen management and food safety.
The purpose of our business is to bridge the gap between hospitality and the food allergic diner. It doesn't have to be complicated, and it certainly is not rocket science to manage food allergens, all it takes is some education, training, time and organisation.
We bring the solution to food businesses to ensure that they can Cater Allergy Safer©️for their food hypersensitive diners.
We are very proud that we have five outlets registered with our three star award for their commitment to keeping food allergic diners as safe as possible, with that growing in the coming months.
As a small business, your support means the world to us, and it is amazing when you support us as we support you.
If you would like to know more about our PET-C solution for your food business, please get in touch, [email protected]
