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Invest in training to defy downturn

By Stephen Blades
date 2009-01-15 comment Comments (0)
  The Academy of Food & Wine is urging the industry not to scrimp on staff training despite the tough economic
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Airangel flies high

By Stephen Blades
date 2009-01-13 comment Comments (0)
  Airangel, the Warrington-based provider of branded guest internet services, has announced record growth, with a 302 per cent increase in
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British teams triumphant at this years culinary olympics.

By Stephen Blades
date 2008-11-03 comment Comments (0)
The British Junior and Senior teams competing at the culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, returned last week as the highest
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Do you want to be Sommelier of the year 2009?

By Stephen Blades
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The Academy of Food and Wine is looking for the next UK Sommelier of the Year, and is inviting employers
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Restaurant Magazine’s first TOP 100 Restaurants

By Stephen Blades
date 2008-10-16 comment Comments (0)
The northwest has 8 entries in the Restaurant Magazine’s first TOP UK Restaurants List, with Northcote in Blackburn coming in
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Michel Roux ‘King of Chefs’ launches new book in Kirkham

By Stephen Blades
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‘Pastry’, Michel Roux’s 10th book, takes us back to his humble beginnings when he started as a pastry chef at
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2008 Food and drink awards - The results.

By Stephen Blades
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The winners of this year’s Manchester Food and Drink Awards were announced this week as the regions’s top culinary talents
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22nd IKA Culinary Olympics

By Stephen Blades
date 2008-10-15 comment Comments (0)
Fifteen members of the Craft Guild of Chefs will be heading off for Erfurt in Germany later this week to
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Top tips for tackling ’sickies’

By Stephen Blades
date 2008-10-10 comment Comments (0)
The growing use of fake sick notes is making it harder to police sickness absence. A government issued report that came
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Minimum wage rises.

By Stephen Blades
date 2008-10-07 comment Comments (0)
The national minimum wage increased on 1 October. Adult workers aged 22 years and over will now receive £5.73 per