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SOCIETY History

Timeline

1979

The Society was established – based in Lymington

The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology is a voluntary organisation set up in 1979 by a group of professional people to represent the interests and views of everyone involved in food hygiene across all disciplines.
1996

SOFHT became a Limited Company

2003

Supporting Company Members programme

The SCM programme was established in partnership with many leading companies from the UK food and service industries.
2004

25th Anniversary of the SOFHT Awards

2005

Change of Society Name

Updated from The Society of Food Hygiene Technology to The Society of Food Hygiene & Technology
2006

New Operations Director

Su Werran joined the Society as Operation Director
2006

SOFHT OFFICE MOVED TO WARWICKSHIRE

The office was relocated to Middleton, Warwickshire to enable SOFHT to hold breakfast club meetings and Training Academy courses on site. The office was also accessible for members to use for their external meetings.
2007

SOFHT Technical Helpline

The Technical helpline was launched in partnership with the Supporting Company Member, NSF International
2010

SOFHT Breakfast Clubs

Breakfast Clubs were launched as an informal networking opportunity to provide practical fact-finding forums. Designed to fit around those people who may not have the time in their busy schedule to attend a full conference but have the desire to understand a subject significant in their role/company.
2010

SOFHT Annual Lecture, Lunch & Awards

The prestigious annual lunch was moved to the newly refurbished Savoy in London having become one of the key events in the food industry calendar
2011

SOFHT Joined Twitter

2013

SOFHT Student Award

The SOFHT Student Award was launched, giving students the chance to show they have got what it takes in of one of the world’s most important industries
2013

SOFHT Members’ Forums

The Forums were launched to help members stay alert to changes and trends, held with industry leading experts to guide them through the minefield of information, offering solutions and guidance to compliance
2014

SOFHT became an approved Highfield training centre

2017

Launched the SOFHT Summer Lecture

2019

SOFHT moved to Warwickshire

Office relocation, SOFHT now based in Hurley, Warwickshire
2019

SOFHT 40th Anniversary

2020

SOFHT held its first SOFHT Focus Live! event

Held online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic on topics such as pest control, PPE & social distancing, food service & hospitality, & cleaning & disinfection, with a panel of food industry experts.
2020

SOFHT launched its new online training courses

Held online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with courses including Internal Auditing, Pesticides, Food Safety Culture, Listeria, Cleaning & HACCP.
2021

SOFHT Joined Linked-In