Worshipful Company of Cooks
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The Worshipful Company of Cooks is the smallest of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company traces its origins back to the 12th Century, founded from two guilds of cooks in medieval London - the Cooks of Eastcheap and the Cooks of Bread Street. The Company received its Royal Charter in 1482.
As you would expect from a Company whose roots can be traced back to 1170, the Worshipful Company of Cooks has a rich and colourful history from the earliest records of Cooks in the Middle Ages and their control of the craft until the 19th Century to the Company’s current charitable works.
The Company is no longer an association of tradesmen in its original sense. However, it does continue to support both the pursuit of culinary excellence and charitable work connected with cooking. In this regard the Company supports culinary research as well as the development of food policy, awards prizes in cuisine, and engages directly in charitable activity.
The Cooks' Company ranks thirty-fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its motto is Vulnerati Non Victi, Latin for Wounded not Conquered.
