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In these days of uncertainty, it is even more vital that senior teams think about change and what their company can do to survive. It is up to the senior team to lead their organisation towards it and not from it as every company is unique and will have different

Uncover fresh insights, spot key financial trends and gain a panoramic view of your business's overall financial performance in a snap! Take advantage of A&C's Financial Analysis Dashboards and be a master of financial modelling to fuel your business

Our Managing Director Andy Skowronski has signed up to complete the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge within 12 hours for our A&C nominated charity 'Heel and Toe', he is hoping to raise £500 for the children. This charity is very close to all of our hearts and

We are very pleased and proud to be part of this exciting transformational project of designing and speaking Taza's new commissary in Taif. Please press this link to see the new facility  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNtwf4Rsn0

A Winner!  Once again A&C seem to be blessed with Student Interns from Durham University.  Khaoula Azzimani has won the award for 'Above and Beyond(off Campus) for all her hard work over the last 6 months in incredibly difficult circumstances. 

The image of busy streets lined with coffee shops, food stores, and restaurants filled with customers may now seem to be a distant reality. For most countries where lockdowns were declared as a response to mitigate the spread of COVID19, among the worst-hit

It’s no longer a question of if or when the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, will affect foodservice around the globe. Instead, the question is how the fast-spreading virus is already impacting the industry. RACHEL PITTMAN from QSR Magazine addresses  How

Managing Director of A&C Andy Skowronski was delighted to be  asked to speak at the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference in Singapore this year.  The Leadership Insights panel was one of the most well attended panels of the day and received a

Andy Skowronski from A&C is delighted to be speaking at the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference in Singapore this year, 3rd - 6th November. Leadership is a first time important topic for senior delegates to attend, managed by World Franchise Associates on

Andy Skowronski our Managing Director will be attending the 20th European Foodservice Summit in Zurich tomorrow, 24th September. The Summit is the No. 1 European platform for the restaurant industry. Issues the event will discuss are trendsetting and on

BCCP Breakfast Briefing 8 August - The Importance of Change in Today's Business World  Andy Skowronski held a Breakfast Briefing on 'The Importance of Change in Today's Business World at the British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in Manila on 8th

  Business BreakfastTHE IMPORTANCE OF CHANGE IN TODAY’S BUSINESS WORLD8 August 2019 (Thursday)8am to 10amBCCP Boardroom, BGC, Taguig Change management prepares the organization to handle the inevitable: change. It involves the process, tools, and

A&C are extremely proud of Hannah Skowronski who has been recognised by Durham University and highly commended for being  Student Employee of the Year 2019 for Commercial Impact (Off Campus) whilst studying for her Masters degree. Well done Hannah for all

MCA Notes article posted on 8th May 2019 A consultation on how best to display allergen information on pre-packaged food has shown 73% of respondents favour mandatory full-ingredient labelling. The results of the consultation, which was launched earlier this

It was a fun day out for our A&C Staff who volunteered to man the 'Teddy Bear' stall at the annual Heel & Toe charity sponsored walk in the beautiful Saltwell Park in Gateshead.  Heel & Toe are one of A&C's favourite charities who offer free

After a nail biting drive from Jeddah to Jazan, Andy and Donald MacQueen relax their nerves in the Fish Market restaurant.  It's been a very interesting and profitable business trip so far.   

Hot off the Press - A&C Advertorial in the North and West Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Magazine   We are really happy to be featured on the Prestige Showcase pages 90-91 in the North and West Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Directory of Members 2019

A well earned get together last night at La Cabrera, Makati City to celebrate A&C's continued success in the region.  Our team just grows from strength to strength and we are proud of everyone of them. We have an amazing year of projects

We were very honoured to be shortlisted for the 'Emerging Markets' award at this years annual PD Ports Northern Powerhouse Awards held in the spectatular York Railway Museum. The Northern Powerhouse export awards is a chance to profile the outstanding

Top Food Trends for 2019:  by Loren G. Edelstein    Benchmark a global hospitality company, realeased its top 10 Dining Trends for 2019. Heres what to expect in 2019:  Read more ...

Everyone can help in giving, it doesn't necessarily mean involving large amounts of money, the simple things are just as important!               A&C Associates are working to support Impact Family Services by donating hotel

Birthday Wishes! Three of our staff in Manila have all had birthdays within 3 weeks of each other!  During Andy's recent visit to our office in Manila we celebrated Valerie, Andrew and Jose birthdays which were in October / November respectively. 

    Sales rose 2.6% in August, according to the latest Technomic Chain Restaurant index, in the industry’s best performance since April. Traffic was flat, meanwhile, ending three straight months of declines, according to the index, which

  An important lesson for franchise brands: If you want your brand to thrive, make sure your operators can make money.  Read more...

Veganism – From Fringe to Mainstream The last few years Veganism has grown from a fringe lifestyle to a celebrity fad, and now to an international mainstream lifestyle. Currently, it is estimated that there are around 542,000

One of the UK’s iconic pizza brands has opened its 2nd restaurant in the Philippines thanks to A&C Associates. The company, which first started in London and now has over 400 UK restaurants and 100 overseas, approached A&C for help finding a suitable

Andy Skowronski our Managing Director will be visiting the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference again this year, 10th – 13th November in Dubai. We hope to meet up with many old acquaintances and to tap into the power of partnership at the most unique and

Andy Skowronski, our Managing Director, has just returned from an exhausting fact finding trip to Brazil with a Middle East Client visiting 5 different chicken plants in 5 different locations in 5 days.  However, on the 6th day a few hours R&R staying

A & C Associates Celebrates 5 Years of Success in Training The ‘Road to Transformation’ training course was launched in 2013 by A & C Associates and is still causing a stir in the FMCG and Food Service industry for its effectiveness, 5 years

We have moved again!  This time one floor up, same building, so it's not been too difficult.  We decided to move to accommodate our growing numbers of staff and have happily moved into Suite 16 of Whitfield House in Durham.   We decided to

We were very honoured and excited to be Area Finalists for the FSB Business Exporter of the Year awards held at the Sage on 29th January 2018. The venue and event was amazing and enjoyed by all.     

A&C took a stand at the Work 2.0 Conference and Exhibition at the Le Meridien Airport Hotel 3-4 October.  We had a very successful couple of days with lots of interest in our flagship programs 'Road to Transformation' - change management and

Eight Ways to Declutter Your Business - part 2 Andy Skowronski's new series of articless on change management and how we help companies find a simple way to tackle challenges. It could be your expansion is happening too slowly, it is incremental rather than

Eight Ways to Declutter Your Business - part 1 Andy Skowronski's new series of articless on change management and how we help companies find a simple way to tackle challenges. It could be your expansion is happening too slowly, it is incremental rather than

Andy Skowronski gathered the Manila team together for a well deserved team dinner to celebrate recent contract wins! Our Philippine office is going from strength to strength, congratulations!  

The British Small Business Awards 2017 have just been announced and we are delighted to say A&C Associates Ltd  are shortlisted for 'Exporter of the Year 2017' award. Congratulations to all our hardworking staff at A&C Associates, being shortlisted for

A&C Associates featured in the BDaily bulletin 5th September. Read  more: http://ow.ly/bOiy30fgnT8e

A&C Associates MD Andy Skowronski on his business and the support it has received from the Department for International Trade to help it break into and succeed in new overseas markets. Please click on the link

We were honoured to be nominated for Home and Away export category of the Small Awards in association with Facebook. The evening was a glittering affair at Christchurch, Spitalfields in London, with our favourite Sue Perkins hosting the ceremonies. Thanks to

We had an incredibly busy and productive 2 days at the CIPD Learning and Development show at Olympia 11th and 12th May.  Thank you to all the people who visited our stand to discuss Road To Transformation and Procurement Into the Future.  We look forward

A&C Associates attend CIPD Trade Show 10th - 11th May. Please click on Link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvjHaHpero

A&C Associates appeared in The Journal Newspapers Pullout on the North East Busines Awards on April 13, 2017.

The Manila Team had a great Brunch at 'M' Cafe during our Managing Director -Andy Skowronski's visit this March.  All our team members have been working so hard these last few months that we wanted to celebrate their efforts and success.  Well done to the

We will be exhibiting our cutting edge training programs Road To Transformation - change management  and Procurement Into the Future at the Learning and Development Show, 10-11 May 2017, Olympia London on stand 745. Please come and visit Andy Skowronski

  We are immensely proud of our achievement to be announced winners of the North East Exporters Awards 2017, Durham, Sunderland and South Tynside region. We were nominated and recognised by the NECC for our  increase in the  Export of our

Andy was very surprised and delighted to be recipient of this years Coach Awards from one of our biggest clients the UPGC in Toronto.  Andy has been working with and coaching members of the team since August 2016. Andy commented "It was very kind and

Andy Skowronski our Managing Director and Catherine Woods, Director will be visiting the Gulfood Show, 26th February - 2nd March in Dubai. We hope to meet up with many old acquaintances and make some new ones whilst soaking up the atmosphere at the Gulf Food Show,

We are immensely proud of our achievement to once again be a Finalist for the North East Exporters Awards 2016. We were nominated and recognised by the NECC for our  increase in the  Export of services and training course to businesses in

Congratulations to all companies who have been shortlisted as finalists for the North East Exporters' Awards 2016.  We are proud to say that A & C Associates Ltd have been shortlisted for two major catagories:  SME Exporters' Awards and also for

A&C Associates were pleased to be able to talk about Change Management to a group of business executives at the British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand's office.  Andy gave a seminar about Change and how that effects modern businesses in the current

A & C Associates were invited to a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Singapore, His Excellency Mr Scott Wightman, to meet the British delegations from FHA2016 at a reception yesterday evening. The delegations included the UK, Scottish

We are immensely proud of our achievement to be a Finalist for the North East Business Awards 2016 - Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham Export Award. We were nominated and recognised by the UKTI for our 300% increase in the Export of services and training

Our thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Franchise Show, ExCel on 19th and 20th February. There was a lot of interest in A&C Associates stand and we were happy to help so many of you with your Franchising queries. Andy Skowronski spoke both days about

Andy Skowronski our Managing Director and Catherine Woods, Director will be visiting the Gulfood Show, 21st - 24th February in Dubai. We hope to meet up with many old acquaintances and make some new ones whilst soaking up the atmosphere at the Gulf Food Show, the

We are really excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Franchise Show - Excel, London 19th - 20th February. We will be there in our capacity of Franchise Specialists and Andy Skowronski will be speaking on both days on what to watch out for whilst

21st January, Manila, BCCP Breakfast Briefing on Change Management BCCP HOLDS CHANGE MANAGEMENT TALK 21 January - BCCP Members as well as non-members got a first hand taste of The Road to Transformation leadership and Change Master Class by Andy Skowronski in

Come and join Andy Skowronski at our Change Management Breakfast Briefing to be held in the BCCP offices Manila.

Catherine Woods, Director attended the 'Business is Great Trade Conference' in Manila 16th and 17th November. It was a business-filled week as BCCP hosted a very successful Trade Mission with eight (8) new-to-market companies coming from the UK and

Andy was privileged to be asked to be a Key Note speaker at this years Life Science Investment Conference in the beautiful city of Krakow in Poland. Andy spoke on Change Management and how it affects the industry which was very warmly received by the

Andy Skowronski our Managing Director and Catherine Woods, Director will be visiting the ANUGA October in Cologne. We hope to meet up with many old acquaintances and make some new ones whilst soaking up the atmosphere in ANUGA, the world's largest food innovation

A resounding success for our course in Chicago Our Procurement Into The Future Course in Chicago, USA was a resounding success. Please see our latest pictures from the course our Training Programs - Past Course Pictures page. As you will see it was a great event

Road To Transformation - a resounding success! Our Road To Transformation program Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2014 was a resounding success. We started "The Road to Transformation" by banishing "incrementalism" and accepting that "Average is Awful". The fast

Another successful Procurement Into The Future Course in Bangkok, Thailand! Another successful Procurement Into The Future Course in Bangkok, Thailand! Please see our latest pictures from the course our Training Programs -Picture Library. As you will see it was a

Come, chat and have a coffee with us at the North East Expo and Manufex 2014 Wednesday 19th November at Newcastle Falcons, Kingston Park, Brunton Road Newcastle upon Tyne. Find us at stand B38 Gold Suite South (Blue Zone). We're looking forward to seeing you at

A resounding success for our course in Warsaw Our Procurement Into The Future Course in Warsaw, Poland was a resounding success. We also revisited some fond memories of our time in Warsaw during the 1990's. Although most of the participants were Polish, our

Joint us at the North East Expo Join us at #NEexpo and meet 1200 likeminded businesses in one day. Book your ticket for the North East's dedicated small & mid-sized business event at Newcastle Falcons, Kingston Park on Wednesday 19th November...there's lots

We are extremely happy to announce the Procurement Into The Future has been awarded accreditation from the Institute of Supply Chain Management A & C Associates are extremely happy to announce our 'Procurement Into The Future' training program has been

Our Procurement Into The Future Course in San Jose, Costa Rica was a resounding success and we have had some wonder full feedback comments from them. As most of the participants were non-English speakers we were pleased to have a team of amazing translators who

A&C Associates will be visiting SIAL Andy Skowronski our Managing Director and Catherine Woods, Director will be visiting the SIAL 19th - 23rd October in Paris. We hope to meet up with many old acquaintances and make some new ones whilst soaking up the

Watch this space for the worldwide launch of our new flagship program 'Road to Transformation'. A new and innovative course which packs a punch by focusing on transformational thinking and results. It is fast-paced, highly engaging and easily digestible, designed

Andy is off again on his way to the Philippines to work with a major client for two weeks.  If you need him to help with any consultancy or training needs please contact him on his mobile phone.  We wish him well for a successful trip.

Andy will be at the NRA In Chicago - 15th - 20th May 2014 Andy Skowronski our Managing Director will be visiting the NRA in Chicago this May. He hopes to meet up with many old acquaintances and make some new ones. If you would like to speak with Andy please

'The Road To Transformation program' - Picture of Thailand team really excited and working towards their goal! They created their 'Critical Few' strategy plan and now know the way forward! Contact us if we can help you. See our 'Training page' for further

'The Road To Transformation' Master Class in the Philippines and Thailand We are extremely happy to announce that the official launch of our latest Master Class 'The Road To Transformation' will be May 5th - 6th in the Philippines and a second Master Class in

Check out our new Client Feeback Analysis page in our Training Programs section We are excited to launch our new Client Feedback Analysis page in our Training Program section. Please check it out to see our latest results.

I will be off on my travels again visiting clients in Dubai on 27th - 28th April, Manila 29th April - 7th May then Bangkok 7th - 11th May.  If you would like to contact me to discuss any business issues, please call me on:+44 7590485060 to arrange a meeting.

Hi I'm visiting the FHA in Sinagpore 8th - 9th April.  If you want to meet up please give me a call on +44 7590485060.  I look forward to seeing you in Singapore.

Procurement Into The Future - Dubai, March 2014 We have just completed a very successful Procurement Into The Future training course for one of the GCC's largest F&B and Manufacturing companies. The one company course had attendees from the whole of the

The Exhibition Masterclass Catherine has just attended the Exhibition Masterclass which was held by the UKTI in Sunderland. This masterclass was very informative and gave great insites into the complexitity, culture and etiquette involved in exhibiting at large

We had a great visit to the FHA in Singapore and managed to meet up with many old colleagues and made some good new contacts. Great to meet up with Andy's incredible team (minus 1) from Yum Brands days. None of you have change a bit!

Check out our new 'Past course pictures' section on our Training Programs page.  These pictures were taken from four courses over the last 6 months.

Welcome to the new A. & C. Associates website Welcome to the new A. & C. Associates website. I do hope that you find the new site easy to navigate and informative. We are also on Linked, Facebook and Twitter.

Bangkok June 2013 We were recently in Bangkok, attending the UKTI Trade Mission to Thailand as well as running a Procurement training seminar hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCCT). The Trade Mission was excellent for the networking, especially getting