Organic September (Mark Machin - SOIL Association Foodservice Development Manager)
The Erudus Podcast
Organic September is here and Andrew talks to Mark Machin from the SOIL Association, the UK's largest Organic certification body, about what it means to eat and drink Organic at every step in the food supply chain through the certifications available. They also explore the economic impact to producers, caterers and consumers for producing and consuming Organic food, is it more expensive to eat organic? News Blasts: Other Links:
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National Burger Day (Ben Martin - Cut+Grind Burgers)
The Erudus Podcast
In this episode, Andrew speaks with Ben Martin, the Chef Director of Cut+Grind Burgers and winner of the 2018 National Burger Awards in observance of National Burger Day. Andrew and Ben drill down into what makes an award-winning burger by exploring each individual component of the burger crafting experience. They also discuss the new menu development process at Cut+Grind and Ben shares his National Burger Awards experiences. News Blasts:
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Ice Cream Month (David Baker - Styles Ice Cream)
The Erudus Podcast
As we hit the height of summer we celebrate Ice Cream Month by talking to David Baker, owner of Styles Ice Cream. David tells Andrew all about the ice cream making process, how his winning recipe was discovered by accident, Styles commitment to lowering their carbon footprint through the use of solar power and much much more.
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Food Safety Week (John Kukoly - BRCGS & Sue Swinbourne - Erudus)
The Erudus Podcast
For Food Safety Week, Andrew and Victoria talk to John Kuckoly, the Director of Certification Programs for BRCGS and Erudus' own Head of Technical Services, Sue Swinbourne, about the importance of food safety throughout the entire supply chain.
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Sugar Awareness Week (Elizabeth Jones - Real Good Ketchup)
The Erudus Podcast
Andrew and Victoria kick off season 2 of The Erudus Podcast by exploring Sugar Awareness Week. This episode's featured interview is with Elizabeth Jones, from Real Good Ketchup where discussion about the impacts of excessive sugar consumption and ways to mitigate it are on the agenda along with exploring how Elizabeth's company created a low sugar, allergen-free ketchup that doesn't sacrifice taste.
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Season 2 Feed Drop
The Erudus Podcast
What a year 2020 was, and not just because the first season of The Erudus Podcast debuted with great success!
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Christmas (Andrew & Victoria)
The Erudus Podcast
Andrew and Victoria are reunited for the Christmas episode of the Erudus podcast where they discuss different traditions and cuisines from around the world at this time of year, how to have an allergy-safe Christmas, their own traditions and explore the opinions of the Erudus community through the power of social media.
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World Vegan Month (Matt Turner - The Vegan Society)
The Erudus Podcast
Andrew sits down with Matt Turner from The Vegan Society to discuss the World Vegan Month campaign and the wider world of veganism including the vegan product trademark, ways in which caterers can make tasty vegan dishes and dispelling some myths around products you may have thought were vegan but actually aren't.
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National Cholesterol Month (Lynne Garton - HEART UK)
The Erudus Podcast
Andrew meets the dietetic adviser for HEART UK, Lynne Garton to celebrate National Cholesterol Month.
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Zero Waste Week (Jamie Crummie - Too Good To Go)
The Erudus Podcast
This September, we are focusing on food waste for Zero Waste Week and Andrew chats to one of the biggest "waste warriors" in the world. Jamie Crummie, co founder of Too Good To Go talks us through the global impact that food waste has, the challenges he has faced and all of the great work Too Good To Go are doing.
info_outlineIt's time to get the kettle on for this episode as we celebrate Afternoon Tea Week! Andrew is joined by etiquette expert and trainer Laura Akano and they explore the history of the tradition, what etiquette to observe when attending afternoon tea as well as how etiquette been changed by technology and covid-19.
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