Sep 16, 2020 | News, Training and Education
Food industry training firm Verner Wheelock is celebrating 30 years in business by hosting an online lecture by a leading ‘low-carb’ professional. The company, based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, was founded by professor Verner Wheelock in 1990, the same year that the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, Food Hygiene, News, Training and Education
Having just launched its own basic Food safety & Hygiene for Manufacturing online course for those in entry-level positions in food manufacturing, training company Verner Wheelock is offering it completely free of charge for a limited period during lockdown. The...
Oct 25, 2019 | Food Hygiene, News, Training and Education
A survey conducted by YouGov in association with Red Tractor Food Assurance Scheme has suggested that eight out of ten adults admit to taking food safety for granted. Two decades after salmonella and BSE outbreaks, over 2,000 UK adults were surveyed about the food...
Sep 25, 2019 | News, Training and Education
NMiTE (New Model in Technology and Engineering) has launched Lean Manufacturing CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses with Hereford based food manufacturer, Avara Foods as Anchor Partner. Through its CPD programme, NMiTE will welcome experienced...
Jul 2, 2019 | Awards, News, Training and Education
Highfield Qualifications has announced the winners of its UK Top Student Awards competition. The names were announced at the Food Safety in a Changing World conference at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The competition recognises the highest achieving...
Jun 14, 2019 | News, Training and Education
Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to set maximum limits for consumption of red processed meat over the course of the school week, which, it claims, will also reduce exposure to harmful nitrites. The Scottish Government has said it must deliver on its...
