Healthy Eating in Schools – A Handbook of Practical Case Studies

Edited by leading nutrition expert, Dr Verner Wheelock, this book contains 30 case studies from the UK and abroad, focusing on schools, local authorities and businesses that have successfully improved the food being served to school children. Why was the book published? This book is full of good ideas that really work and the aim […]

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Great British Beef Week #GBBW @ladiesinbeef @RedTractorFood

With a royal wedding last year and the country gearing up for the Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee it’s a great time to celebrate being British. And food-wise what could be more British than a traditional roast beef dinner? Aptly, Great British Beef Week kicks off on St George’s Day 23rd April and this year

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Our First Understanding Flavours Course – what went on

VWA’s inaugural Understanding Flavours course took place last week at Craven College, Skipton, North Yorkshire. ‘Understanding Flavours’ is aimed at giving an introduction to both savoury and sweet flavours, their composition and role to those involved in the development, manufacture and marketing of food as well as trainee flavourists. At the helm were seasoned flavourists

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New FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme

Craven District, our local council, is one of the many local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland supporting the Food Standards Agency’s new Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) and we went along to the launch event last week in Skipton. Around 50 Skipton food businesses which had been awarded 5 stars were invited to the event

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Bacon Connoisseurs Week 19th -25th March

You’ve heard of Curry Week, Food Safety Fortnight and British Sausage Week. Well this week is the preserve of pork lovers everywhere – it’s Bacon Connoisseurs Week! There’s an old saying that the only part of a pig that you can’t eat is the grunt and that’s not far from the truth. There’s more to

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