Question: What is the shortest word in the alphabet that contains the letters ABCDE and F? Answer: Feedback Feedback is one of the essential elements of good communication. As Bill Gates once said “We all need people who give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” It’s thanks to feedback from colleagues and customers that we’re […]
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsNo flies on us!There’s a fly buzzing around the office as I’m trying to write this blog post. It’s batting against the window and trying to dive-bomb me. In short, it’s being a complete nuisance. Flies are annoying in an office environment, but in a food manufacturing and processing environment, they can cause far greater
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Food Safety Training HACCP trainingYou’re probably fed-up to the back teeth of reading about BREXIT. But, like it or not, the decision to leave the European Union (EU) will have an impact on the estimated 400,000 people working in the UK’s food industry. You see, almost three-quarters of all UK food and drink exports is to countries within the Eurozone.
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsThe games of the XXXI Olympiad take place from 5th to 21st August this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A city that’s over 5,500 miles away from the UK. As with any major city, there are the ubiquitous fast food chains. Pizza is a particular favourite. But I wanted to explore some of the
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsRecently a restaurant owner was jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a customer. No, there were no guns or knives involved. There hadn’t been a brawl. He hadn’t laced his food with cyanide. What he did do, however, was ignore a customer’s request about how his food was prepared. Paul Wilson, who suffered from
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