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50,000 New Opportunities in the Food Industry
16 July 2011
The apprenticeships are part of an industry drive to get more young people into skilled food jobs. Mr Paice made the announcement as he launched a Defra-sponsored action plan to get food businesses to run more apprenticeships and change the way young people to think about working in the food industry.
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2011: Business initiative of the year
15 July 2011
Foodservice wholesalers get a one-stop dairy shop
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'Stop playing pass the parcel with our sector,' says Improve
15 July 2011
Food and drink manufacturing skills council Improve has called on government to stop putting the industry's contribution to the nation's economy at risk.
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Cold Move updates forklift fleet with Toyota
15 July 2011
Chilled storage and distribution firm Cold Move, has selected Toyota Material Handling to provide warehouse trucks for its UK operation. Cold Move operates from three depots on the North West and has 48,000 pallet spaces at its frozen warehouse, blast freezing and specialist distribution throughout the UK.
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Government's Red Tape Challenge
15 July 2011
Just to remind you all that the Coalition Government are seeking to hear from companies about ways to reduce bureaucracy and red tape regulation.
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CBI - Healthy returns? Absence and workplace health survey 2011
14 July 2011
Employers’ attitudes to absence have changed dramatically since the CBI first started measuring them in the 1980s. Back then, absence measurement and management was something of a developing science, as best practice from a handful of firms began to spill over into the wider business community. Today, employers use a wide range of tools to monitor absence and help employees return to work.
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Risk assessment must adapt to rise in global sourcing
14 July 2011
Manufacturers need to improve their assessment procedures to quantify the level of risk involved as they source more ingredients from around the globe, a food safety expert has warned.
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Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
14 July 2011
FSDF work closely with CPNI - The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure - and we attend briefing and training meetings. Members may recall a presentation from Steve B (as we must now call him) on CPNI ! Work particularly focused on the protection of businesses and public bodies from terrorism, industrial spilage and product exhaustion.
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Ex Mars president to be the new MD of Birds Eye
14 July 2011
A former Mars president will join Birds Eye UK & Ireland as managing director in September following the departure of Anne Murphy, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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Grocontinental’s “double scoop” awards
14 July 2011
Whitchurch, UK: Grocontinental clinched the much coveted “Haulier of the Year” at the Motor Transport awards while the company’s driver Paul Crowther scooped the Fleet Driver of the Year award.
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Future scenarios for the UK food and drink industry
14 July 2011
IfM Publications - free to download. This report highlights the challenges facing the industry as it looks to maintain the nation's food security against the combined effects of climate change, higher global demand for agricultural products and increasing pressure on finite resources.
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Carbon Trust Refrigeration webinar and guide for end users
14 July 2011
On Monday 18th July the Carbon Trust is launching a new
Expert in Energy series of free monthly low carbon business guides, web advice and webinar sessions to help businesses save money and reduce their energy use.
