Archive for April, 2011
Chinese Basic Food Hygiene Course
All food business struggles, to some extent, with the legal requirement to provide food hygiene training or instruction for their food handlers. This problem is even more severe when English is not the first language of the staff. A particular problem exists in Chinese restaurants and takeaways, as translators in the Chinese languages are not easy to come by.
Some local authorities, with concentrations of Chinese food businesses, do arrange occasional Chinese Basic Food Hygiene Courses, either employing Chinese trainers or translators but such arrangements are few and far between and are concentrated in the major cities of the United Kingdom. It can be very difficult to find a Chinese course convenient to rural areas or small towns. In some cases regional or national Chinese organisations can help in tracking down suitable trainers or courses.
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Tastefully Simple Review-A Gourmet Food Business Opportunity
A dream and a shoestring budget were the only sources used by Jill Blashack Strahan to establish Tastefully Simple in 1995. Strahan, the founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple, started the direct sales gourmet food company in Alexandria, Minnesota in a 1,200 square-foot shed with no running water, a pool table which she converted into a packing station, her own personal savings, an investment from a silent partner Joani Nielson, and a ,000 Small Business Administration loan. In addition to her financial challenge, Strahan had to deal with the loss of her brother and husband during the infancy of the company. However, she did not allow these setbacks and tragedies to hold her back. She hoisted her flag of perseverance and continued building the company, which has since then been transformed in a 0 million-plus enterprise and has made Strahan one of the nation’s leading female entrepreneurs.
Tastefully Simple’s success is due in a large part to the thousands of consultants across the United States who market the company’s 50+ products to clientele who are looking for easy-to-prepare foods and gifts for holidays and special occasions. Independent consultants host home-taste-testing parties where guests have the opportunity to try products before buying. Guests who are unable to attend these parties can shop online or contact a consultant in their area who would be more than happy to take their product orders. All products are backed by the company’s 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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