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Exam stress sees kids turn to quick junk food, says survey

Written by PSC Team
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22nd Jun 2009 - 00:00
A New School Food Trust study revealed that a healthy diet has a direct impact on a child's ability to study; children who eat a healthy breakfast achieve better results and children who eat a healthy

Modern apprenticeships in hospitality set to double

Written by PSC Team
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15th Jun 2009 - 00:00
This follows an announcement earlier this year to make all-age support available for the Professional Cookery Framework and provides increased skills support for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector acr

New food grants set to put more local produce on menus

Written by PSC Team
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12th Jun 2009 - 00:00
The Scottish Government has revealed that 13 projects have been awarded funding under the fourth and latest round of the Food Processing, Marketing & Co-operation Grants (FPMC) scheme.

Food and drink exports hit record levels

Written by PSC Team
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11th Jun 2009 - 00:00
Exports were worth £9.23bn in 2008, up 20% in value terms on the year before. But when alcoholic beverages – notably Scotch Whisky – are included, exports hit £13.6bn.

More cash needed for free school meals

Written by PSC Team
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4th Jun 2009 - 00:00
In October 2008, the government said it would increase the provision of free meals to an additional 44,000 kids.

Children's dietary survey needed, says FSA

Written by PSC Team
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3rd Jun 2009 - 00:00
The survey will use a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure and collect data on the intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) and fat (total and saturated) expressed as a percentage of total

Top chefs back Eat Seasonably campaign

Written by PSC Team
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2nd Jun 2009 - 00:00
Research conducted by Defra has proven that a simple but significant step towards a more sustainable diet is to eat more fruit and vegetables when they are seasonally available, as they generally requ