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Yorkshire Pudding World Championships at the Grassington Festival

As a proud Yorkshire company, we couldn’t let this week go by without mentioning the forthcoming Yorkshire Pudding World Championships which are a feature of the annual Grassington Festival in the Yorkshire Dales. The festival, which also celebrates art and music, runs from 14th to 29th June. The Yorkshire Pudding World Championships themselves take place […]

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Want to be healthier? – Drink more water!

Watching the sailing and the events in the Olympic pool last year got me to thinking about water. It’s something that in the western world we take for granted. If we need to shower or bathe, brush our teeth, wash dishes or clothes, water the plants, clean anything, wash our hands, rinse fruit and vegetables,

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Colour coding is a bright idea when it comes to HACCP and Food Safety

Preventing contamination and cross-contamination is at the very heart of any food safety or HACCP training programme. If operating rules and procedures are kept simple then understanding and implementation is swift and the potential for error is significantly reduced. One of the simplest forms of avoiding cross-contamination is colour coding. This can apply to all

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British Tomato Week – fruit or vegetable?

It’s an age-old conundrum – is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Quite frankly, who cares? Fruit or vegetable, they taste great, especially if they’re British! Today (20th May) marks the start of British Tomato Week which heralds the beginning of the main British tomato season, which runs from May to November. This year

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Why are internal audits so important in food processing?

The very mention of the word ‘audit’ is often enough to make employee hearts sink into their boots. It conjures up images of paperwork, inspections and questioning. In fact many might view it as a nuisance which gets in the way of everyday production. All food industry suppliers working with food retailers have to undergo

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