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Monthly Update from VWA: March 2013

Welcome to our March update – keeping you informed of all the latest news from Verner Wheelock Associates. March Training Courses Our busy start to to the year continued throughout March with plenty of repeat business from existing customers as well as several new clients coming on board, resulting in probably the most successful 1st quarter at VWA ever! […]

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31 March 2013

National Butchers’ Week: 4th-10th March 2013 #Nationalbutchersweek

Meat or, more specifically, horsemeat, has certainly been dominating the headlines for the past few weeks with supermarkets and suppliers undergoing DNA testing of beef products such as burgers, cottage pie and lasagne. Of the major supermarkets, Morrison’s has escaped unscathed by scandal since they have their own UK farming operations. We have commented in several

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Christmas markets – how to ensure the food you sell is safe

In December many towns and cities are host to Christmas markets selling handmade goods, traditional toys, clothing, mulled wine, beer and plenty of delicious continental food – both hot and cold. If you’re a stallholder selling food for public consumption, then there are a number of precautions that you need to take to ensure that

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Food Safety Week – meal planning saves food waste

According to Love Food Hate Waste, as consumers we waste a whopping 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink every year. That’s around £50 of good food thrown away by each family every month. There are several reasons why food is wasted: we buy more than we need – often seduced by ‘Buy One Get

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New FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme

Around 50 Skipton food businesses which had been awarded 5 stars were invited to the event to collect their certificates, and we were pleased to see several of our favourite eateries present including The Aagrah, Robert Walker Artisan Bakery, and Bella Napoli in Crosshills to name just a few. We were also pleased to hear that Utopia, the

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