What makes a food product a ‘healthy choice’ or ‘good for you’? When can you say something is ‘protein rich’ or ‘fat-free’? What about ‘light’ or ‘lite’? These are messages we see on food packaging every time we go to the supermarket and yet, what do they actually mean? Food labelling can be a minefield […]
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Award-winning training company Verner Wheelock is sponsoring the Best Prepared Meat category at this year’s Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards. The category includes any meat product with a value added element such as sausages, burgers, ham etc. and may be served either hot or cold. Managing Director Alison Wheelock said, “We’ve trained a significant number of
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Verner Wheelock are delighted to reveal that every member of their Ethical Team has recently passed their IRCA Social Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor examination. This qualification is seen as the industry standard for social auditors and is recognised worldwide. MD Alison Wheelock explains, “Our Ethical Team, including myself, is responsible for organising and co-ordinating all our
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2023 was a busy year for Verner Wheelock. We trained over 2000 delegates in HACCP, food safety, auditing and other specialist subjects and completed 250 SMETA ethical audits. There were therefore several standout delegates and companies to consider for the annual Verner Wheelock Excellence Awards. As you can imagine, it was a difficult task to
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So, we’re part-way through January and in recent years it has become synonymous with ‘Veganuary.’ This is where people are encouraged to try a vegan diet for the month. In many ways January is the perfect month for this. Several people make new year’s resolutions to eat more healthily, shed pounds, eat less fast food
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