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There are Several Types of Resource:-

Definitions - under development

Focusing on Food  - Articles we have published

General Interest

Guidance Notes from External Sources

Guidance Notes from Harrow in Business
Guidance Notes from The Business Connection  
Guidance Notes from The Food Club
Insurance Premium Increases

Some of our speakers' Microsoft PowerPoint presentations 


Guidance Notes Provided by The Food Club 

Business Premises
Leasehold Business Premises
Design
Good Graphic Design Helps To Sell Food Products
 
Environmental Advice
Free expert environmental advice for SMEs in London from Global Action Plan
 
Health and Nutrition
So what are Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs)?
Health and Safety
Health & Safety Briefing ~ Summer 2008 (Shoosmiths)
 
Human Resources
(People Matters - HR Issues Index)

Interviewers from Hell - How to Conduct a Successful Interview

Making the Most of Your People - Top 10 tips

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – Part III.  Access to Goods and Services

Unlawful Discrimination - The New Law from December 2003

Importing
Agent or Distributor - The Need to be Clear
Importing - Some Observations
 
IT Support
Reducing spam
Quality Standards
BRC Accreditation
HACCP and the Small Food Manufacturer
Safe And Local Supplier Approval (SALSA)
Starting a Food Business
Notes for 'Start Up' Food Companies
Pricing a Food Product
Registering a Food Business
Requesting Help from The Food Club - for 'Start Up' Food Companies
Shelf Life testing for Chilled Products
Starting a Food Business
Food Traceability Requirements
EU Members
The European Union 2007 - Membership

An Archive of our Speakers' PowerPoint Presentations to The Food Club

These presentations are in Microsoft PowerPoint (some are also in PDF format), and may take a few minutes to download.

Allergens
Allergens and Food Manufacturers Peter Littleton, Holchem Laboratories Ltd
Eat Well, Be Well Douglas Brown, BFL Consultants
   
Biotechnology
Blue Biotech and Neptune's Larder Catherine Side, INSIDE Consulting
Branding & Developing a Brand
Food Sector Branding Eddie Stableford, Brandragon
History of L'Aquila Nadia Howell, L'Aquila
Seems Like a Good Idea,  How do we Take it to Market? Sally Preston, Babylicious
Business Support
Business Support for SME's Vijay Amin, ABI Associates
Support for the Food Sector Dr Vinod Bhandari, Business Link for London
Harrow Business Community Portal Chander Vasdev, Harrow Council
Resolving Financial Problems and Raising Finance Pushpinder Wadhwa, Managing Director, Northbrook Consulting Ltd
Hungary after Christmas? Bryan Treherne MBE, International Trade Advisor, London Regional Team, UK Trade & Investment
   
Climate Change Levy & Energy Conservation
Climate Change Levy and the Food Industry Keith Routledge
Closing the Gap on Food, Energy & Waste Roger Kelly, Brent Energy Network
Switching on, to the Low Carbon Economy Mayra Vivo Torres, Project Manager, Energy Solutions
Resource efficiency ~ saving your business money
as well as the planet
Charlotte High, SmartWorks Programme Manager, Global Action Plan
   
Columbian Food Industry
Columbian Food Industry Wissam Faraj, Food Club Student 
Danish Bacon and Meat Council  
The Food Industry and the Media
Bad news or bad science?
John Howard, Marketing Director, Danish Bacon & Meat Council
   
Distribution
Chill Chain Distribution Graeme Bower, Dairy Crest
How to Start a £10m Business with Zero Capital Julian Lessons, Simple Simon Foods
Food Clubs
Food groups and their current activity David Tournay , Improve Ltd
Supporting London's Food Sector Douglas Brown, The Food Club
Food Packaging
Designing Effective Packaging Peter Addington, Addington Hendley
Introduction to Modified Atmosphere Packaging Peter Addington, Addington Hendley
Tamper Evident Packaging Peter Addington, Addington Hendley
Well Designed Food Packaging Peter Addington, Addington Hendley
Food Processing Machinery
Invest to Advance Mike Wilkinson, The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Human Relations
Getting the Most from Your Staff Nigel Lander, Business Link for London
Import/Export
Import/Export for Small Businesses Amin Lalljee, Orient Rice & Foods
Market Research
A Whistle-stop Tour of Market Research Diana Clayton, CCC Marketing Research   
Demystifying Market Research  Diana Clayton, CC&C Marketing Research Ltd  
Pest Control
Pest Control, Necessary Evil or Woking Partnership Graham Limer, Predator Pest Control
Premises
Good Building Design = Reduced Insurance Premiums Sullivan Design
Premises - New construction and refurbished units Chancerygate Group Limited and Trak Construction
Pub Food
Not Just Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Adrian Lightfood, Food Formula
Quality Assurance & Standards
BRC Global Standards Karen Betts, British Retail Consortium
BRC Global Food Standard Kevin Swoffer, British Retail Consortium
Contaminant Detection Technology Thermo Electron Corporation
History of Food Adulteration Abbas Lalljee, Abbas Lalljee & Associates
Quality Management and Profitability Ian Purse
Quality Systems - An Overview and a Look at the Future Richard Ratcliffe
Recalls and Traceability-The New Law Ron Reid, Shoosmiths
Selling
Increasing Sales the Sales21 Way Steve Forey, Sales 21
Selling to Budgens

Jonathon Bayne, Musgrave Budgens Londis

Social Responsibility
Hazlewood Sandwiches Schools Involvement Darrin Sinclair, Hazlewood
Social Responsibility & Small and Medium Size Enterprises Alan Coates, Business in the Community
The Food for Thought Project Iris Lemon, Park Royal Partnership
Tendering
Successful Tendering for Public Sector Contracts Mary Edwards & June Ryan, Business Link for London
The Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency Ned Kingcott
Trade Associations  
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association Jo McDonald, The Wine and Spirit Trade Association
   
Trade Marks
Value, Protection and Enforcement of Trade Marks James Setchell, Trade Mark Consultants
Training
Food Sector Training Initiatives Stephen Hall, Fusion Training
What is TCS? Simon Doff
West London Manufacturer' Action Group
West London Manufacturer' Action Group WLMAG Team

Guidance Notes Provided by Other Organisations

  Terrorist Threats to Food - Guidance for Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems 
(World Health Organisation Food Safety Department)
Threats from Anthrax and other Biological Agents - Guidance Notes for Staff Handling or Opening Post
Provided by and posted with the permission of  the London Borough of Brent Environmental Health

 

Guidance Notes Provided by Harrow in Business

New Year Business Resolutions

 

General Interest

How to Survive a Heart Attack Alone

Last updated 27 June 2009