Vax, the UK's best-selling floorcare brand, will be opening up its staff sale (normally reserved for employees and their friends and family) to the public. The sale starts Friday 12th October and ends 5pm Monday 15th October. Customers can gain entry with the password STAFFSALE12 at www.vaxsale.co.uk
Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache, with the support of the women in their lives, to raise awareness and funds for men's health - specifically prostate and testicular cancer. Movember was established in 2003 by a few friends over a beer in a pub just outside Melbourne, Australia. The goal was simple - to create a campaign promoting the growth of the moustache among likeminded people and having fun along the way.
The top ten finalists of the Independent Takeaway Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Award at this year's National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 were invited to take part in an educational trip to Norway (1st-3rd October), hosted by the Norwegian Seafood Council. As guests of the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) the regional winners enjoyed a three day, all-expenses paid study trip to Ålesund in Norway.
The Meat Crusade, which campaigns to save the high street butcher, thinks it’s time to back this controversial and much misunderstood meat and put it back on the menu. The aim is to put quality butchers meat back onto every dinner table in Britain by raising awareness in quality and taste and offering a greater understanding of how ethical meat operations work.
For generations veal was seen as a taboo subject - controversial in its making and receiving very divided responses amongst its audience. As far as reputation goes, it's right up there with foie gras. Few things raise the hackles of thoughtful eaters quite like veal...but it's time to dispel a few myths about veal, and consider the case for British rose veal.
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) UK Chapter and Allegra Events Ltd., organisers of The London Coffee Festival, have announced exciting plans for the SCAE 2013 UK events calendar. The London Coffee Festival, which is due to take place on 25th - 28th April 2013, is expected to attract more than 15,000 visitors with organisers adding an additional industry day to the event.
