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Feast or fire: Caution for Thanksgiving kitchen blazes
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Food & BeverageThe risk of a kitchen fire triples on Thanksgiving Day, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. From 2009-11, there were an average of 1,300 cooking-related fires causing injury each Thanksgiving Day. As part of an active campaign to educate holiday celebrants about fire safety when cooking, CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum has some simple advice.
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The View from Europe: An open-and-shut case?
Andrew Gaved Construction & Building MaterialsWith energy prices at unparalleled heights in many parts of Europe, retail refrigeration managers are under pressure to reduce energy in any way they can. Interestingly, one of the most well-proven changes in terms of guaranteed savings and certainly among the simplest in engineering terms is the one that has met with the most resistance — putting doors on the open-fronted chillers.
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Holiday tips for healthy eating
Jeff White Sports & FitnessThe holidays are fast approaching, and that means we'll see more cakes, pies and cookies than there are stars in the sky. We'll be invited to more parties with food and drinks than we've probably been invited to all year.
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Maintenance tips for restaurant facility management
Bambi Majumdar Facilities & GroundsFacility management is clearly defined as a comprehensive analysis, maintenance and management of everyday background operations so the core business can go on functioning, unhindered. This is important for all businesses, but for more dynamic operations like restaurants this means having access to instant and actionable data that can be used to stay ahead of problems.
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3 important steps for a running sustainable restaurant
Becky Bicks Food & BeverageThere is a growing emphasis on running sustainable businesses in a way that does not excessively deplete environmental, economic or societal resources. Sustainable businesses have little or minimal impact on local (or global) economies and environments. They are, in a sense, self-sustaining enterprises that operate by both taking from the world and giving back to it equally. One industry that has seen a particularly large increase in the focus on sustainability is the restaurant industry.
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Urban garden provides chance for community to grow locally
Katy Bynum Food & BeverageWho would have thought that transforming an urban church parking lot into a garden in east Dallas would succeed in bringing community members together? Elizabeth Dry did, and she's done just that with a little help from a Kickstarter campaign and her friends at White Rock United Methodist Church.
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Wine-tasting and RVing
Michael Charland Recreation & LeisureMy wife and I enjoy fine wines, and our full-timing RV lifestyle has allowed us to explore the various wine-growing areas in the United States and Canada. Prior to our "life on the road," we had visited the Napa area of California on a few occasions and enjoyed exploring the various wine growing regions and tasting the many varieties of wines. Now with our mobile lifestyle, we have traveled to other areas that have a large concentration of wineries featuring some great wines. I wanted to focus on one area we visited that may go unnoticed, but should not.
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The rise of technology is causing the baking industry to crumble
Stan WalulekThere are tons of articles by many experts on how technology has changed our world. I'm certainly not an expert, but looking at both sides of the same coin, what has technology done to our baking business?
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Tips from the butcher: Preparing your game in the field
Danielle ManleyHunting season is approaching, and all hunters are preparing for the adventure and excitement. One of the main goals for hunters is to bring home quality meat. But have you prepared to bring home the highest-quality meat possible? Do you know the best way to prepare the animal for processing?
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Apples provide upgrade to your operating system
Dr. Denise A. ValentiGetting the recommended apple a day to keep the doctor away is easy. The more than 100 different species of apples grown in the United States are in abundance throughout the country in September and October. No matter how the apples are eaten, the fruit flesh and skin offer significant benefits to health.
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