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Nottinghamshire County Council Caterer was the first Local Authority caterer in the country to provide all its schools – primary and secondary - with Food for Life Silver food.

"If people go hungry then political stability goes out of the window. This is a key lesson that Defra must learn from last year's food price hike when some countries ran short of food.

What is discretionary service charge? This is a payment suggested by the restaurant, which the customer is totally free to make or not.

The guide, which follows a similar format to the existing beef and lamb cutting guide, is aimed at caterers, suppliers and retailers, illustrating how to cut veal to certain specifications to best uti

The market for mints is suffering. After seeing growth in the early part of this decade on the back of strong and sugar-free products, sales of mints have performed poorly.

Rentokil Initial has been called in to a number of affected businesses to help deal with the immediate aftermath of swine flu and recommends all businesses take the following three steps: 1.

If possible buy British - not simply to support UK industry, but because after-sales support, servicing and spare parts will be reliable.

Schools Minister, Diana Johnson said: "Four years ago, the majority of children were eating unhealthy meals at school.

However, in a recent survey of UK businesses across a range of industry sectors, almost two thirds of respondents said they did not currently measure or monitor their water use at all, and a huge 85%

The FPB believes that reducing the time and cost of complying with legislation must not be sidelined, particularly as many firms are struggling to survive because of the recession.