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How to Profitably Serve Cold & Sparkling Drinks in a Coffee Shop

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Health Survey for England data reveals that almost one in three people in England aged 16–25 doesn’t drink, compared to one in five in 2005. At the same time, consumers tend to be more conscious of environmental sustainability, rejecting straws and opting for plastic-free packaging. This is particularly true of younger consumers.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

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Rockefeller, opened the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture with his daughter Peggy Dulany in 2004, the nonprofit’s mission was to “ demonstrate, teach, and promote sustainable, community-based food production.” Farm director Jack Algiere shows onion seedlings to a group of kids visiting Stone Barns in May 2005.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Because of the pervasive influence of the Rockefeller family and Stone Barns in the relatively small world of sustainable agriculture, a number of people who spoke for this story did not wish to be identified. The farm is run by Jack Algiere, who was hired as the center’s first employee in 2003. Pseudonyms are denoted with asterisks.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Gunderson has been a member of the HALL winemaking team since 2005, and head winemaker for award winning WALT Wines since 2010. Megan Gunderson.

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The Immense Human Cost of Keeping Thailand’s Palm Oil Flowing

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Human rights groups also allege that gangsters hired by Jiew Kang Jue Pattana repeatedly fired automatic rifles into the village and killed four of the community’s members, including Chai. acres) for building a home — provided they practice sustainable farming methods and sow a diverse mix of seeds.

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German Restaurants Are Expanding: 57 Concepts You Should Know

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This vegetarian concept started out in 2005 in Berlin as a juice and smoothie bar. Today, Nordsee operates solely as a seafood retailer and restaurant, with more than 370 stores worldwide and the same passion for fresh sustainable seafood. They grow slowly and wisely and hire their own drivers.

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The 38 All-Time Best Food Movies

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Along the way they rope in some women (three hired, one a local school teacher) to further indulge in carnal pleasures (it’s rated NC-17). The titular Babette flees violence in France to work for two pious sisters in 19th-century Denmark, whose bland diet of bread soup keeps them just sustained enough, but never tipping into gluttony.

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