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		<title>How To Make A Cake With The Best Equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you thinking of how to make a cake without making a complete mess, displeasing your friends or family, and wasting time trying to throw it all together? Baking isn&#8217;t necessarily the easiest thing for people, no matter how experienced they are with cooking. For some reason, it is a completely different task to make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you thinking of how to make a cake without making a complete mess, displeasing your friends or family, and wasting time trying to throw it all together? Baking isn&#8217;t necessarily the easiest thing for people, no matter how experienced they are with cooking.</p>
<p>For some reason, it is a completely different task to make a delicious cake that comes out smooth, soft, and tasting just right. We want to help you with this dilemma, so enjoy all of the tips this article has to offer. </p>
<p>What are some of the most important things that go into making a cake? Well, first, you need to have the right tools at hand. Since most cakes require the beating of liquid ingredients into a smooth texture, many people find it very convenient to have a mixer on hand.</p>
<p>A cake mixer can turn all of those ingredients you have into the perfect batter. It&#8217;s also easier on your hands and joints, saving you not only the time but also the pain of having to whip everything into shape. The more functions, the better.</p>
<p>You will also need a high quality baking pan, and size does matter. Depending on what type of cake you want to make, you could go with a standard 10-inch shallow baking pan. These are good for many types of desserts; however, you may want to opt for deeper and larger ones for more impressive cakes.</p>
<p>Shallow pans are best for layered cakes, which may be news to you if you are learning how to make a cake for the first time. They are also good for someone who is baking for a small number of people.</p>
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		<title>Cold Storage And Food Industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food Industry Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cold Storage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preservation Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many food industries that produce or transport goods which need to be stored at climate controlled temperatures. For instance the fish industry has a great need for reliable cold storage and transportation equipment. The meat industry is another food sector where cold storage is essential. Meat, like fish, only remains fresh for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many food industries that produce or transport goods which need to be stored at climate controlled temperatures. For instance the fish industry has a great need for reliable cold storage and transportation equipment.</p>
<p>The meat industry is another food sector where cold storage is essential. Meat, like fish, only remains fresh for a certain amount of time so needs to be kept at the right temperature. There are high volume refrigerated containers available that can store meat rails for optimum storage. </p>
<p>The dairy industry also produces highly perishable products that need to be stored at controlled temperatures. Cold storage equipment allows accurate climate control and can even feature remote temperature monitoring, where data readings can be accessed from any internet connection, to ensure that the products remain at the correct temperature.</p>
<p>The bakery as well as the fruit and vegetable industries are another two food producing industries that use refrigerated equipment. Fruit and vegetables only need to be cooled gently to maintain their freshness, but this still requires accurate temperature control.</p>
<p>Many of the food products mentioned end up in the catering or food industries as ingredients for human consumption. At this stage these food products that have been created from raw ingredients also need refrigerating too. So from the inital raw ingredient, say a vegetable or piece of meat, right through to the finished food product that ends up on your table &#8211; cold storage is an essential consideration.</p>
<p>Temperature controlled equipment comes in a variety of capaciites and with a range of cooling capbailites. So whether you are a small caterer wants to store their party food or a large meat producer who wants to transport their stock, there is a cold storage solution for everyone.</p>
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		<title>Beverage Dispensers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Beverages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beverage Dispenser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beverage dispensers are useful to have around, especially during parties or events where there are a lot of people. The dispensers allow the guests to help themselves with juices, teas, smoothies, slush, and all kinds of drinks. Additionally, the portability of beverage dispensers allows you to host the gathering in any location. There are different [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beverage dispensers are useful to have around, especially during parties or events where there are a lot of people. The dispensers allow the guests to help themselves with juices, teas, smoothies, slush, and all kinds of drinks. Additionally, the portability of beverage dispensers allows you to host the gathering in any location.</p>
<p>There are different types of dispensers available for any kind of drink, event or setting. You can get refrigerated, insulated, or non-insulated beverage dispensers.</p>
<p>All the dispensers have spigots or valves to serve the drinks. They also come with one, two, or even multiple containers or polycarbonate tanks that can carry up to 25 gallons or more. These containers may be interchangeable. Some models don&#8217;t even need containers, and instead mix the drinks inside the machine to ensure the consistency of flavor.</p>
<p>Refrigerated beverage dispensers typically need electricity to run. They have refrigeration systems inside to make sure that the drinks are always kept cold. Most containers are made of heavy-duty polycarbonate, while the pouring valves are made of stainless steel. Other models use plastic instead of steel.</p>
<p>Insulated beverage dispensers are designed with high-density polyurethane to keep the drinks warm or cold. Polyurethane is a common scratch-resistant and durable insulator for dispensers and similar products. These kinds of beverage dispensers are useful for parties that will continue for long hours.</p>
<p>Non-insulated beverage dispensers do not produce frozen drinks or keep liquid at a constant temperature, but they are the most convenient and easiest to transport. It does not need electricity and can be cleaned quickly. You can safely pop them into the dishwasher. It is ideal for picnics and other public gatherings because it can serve as a handy self-service drink station.</p>
<p>To spruce up your dispensers, you can get self-adhesive labels so people will know what drink they are getting. Most spigots and valves and replaceable, so you can get clean ones or simple change them to different color and style of your liking.</p>
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		<title>Site of the Month for September 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for September 2011 talks about Restaurant Resouces. Restaurant Key covers many relevant websites to online restaurant, dining guildes, food information, catering, internet cafes, cooking, b2b, delivery services, bars, pubs and clubs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.restaurantkey.com/"><img src="http://www.restaurantkey.com/images/logotext.gif" alt="Restaurant Directory and Resouces" class="aligncenter"/></a><br />
Site of the Month for September 2011 talks about <a href="http://www.restaurantkey.com/">Restaurant Resouces</a>. Restaurant Key covers many relevant websites to online restaurant, dining guildes, food information, catering, internet cafes, cooking, b2b, delivery services, bars, pubs and clubs.</p>
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		<title>The Food Industry and Your Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Industry Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of all natural laws, nutrition is perhaps the least understood and most often violated. While universities and colleges offer courses in this subject, the giant food industry dominates them. The food industry is a highly organized and complex global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of all natural laws, nutrition is perhaps the least understood and most often violated. While universities and colleges offer courses in this subject, the giant food industry dominates them. The food industry is a highly organized and complex global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. They can see to it that the textbooks for courses in nutrition are keyed to their products, textbooks that tell the students of nutrition to beware of the &#8220;food faddist.&#8221; They ridicule organically grown foods and claim that there&#8217;s no harm in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. They describe the mass produced, devitalized dead foods distributed through supermarkets around the world as wonderful inventions of food science.</p>
<p>The food industry is not working in the interest of your health. We need to stop corrupt politicians and power brokers in their corrupt vested interest practices and bring them to justice, but until we do there is something you can do right now: Think more carefully about the food you put into your body. Vote with your purchases, buy organic and buy healthy.</p>
<p>Here are five more reasons to buy organic foods: They taste much better. They give added value to a healthy and balanced diet. Organic fruits and vegetables aren&#8217;t covered in pesticides. Non-organic fruit and vegetables are and not all of it washes off. Even though the food industry claims that there&#8217;s no health risk from pesticide traces, wouldn&#8217;t you rather feed you and your family food that&#8217;s pesticide free? Food additives are not permitted in organic foods. There are no preservatives, stabilizers, hydrogenated fats, flavor enhancers, artificial colors, or sweeteners. There are no pesticides in organic milk, no hidden starches in organic baby food, and no residual antibiotics, growth hormones or BSE in organic meat. Buying organic foods helps the environment. Organic farming is an important way to keep ecosystems and rural communities healthy and alive.</p>
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		<title>Cast Iron Skillet Cooking Advantages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cookware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our modern kitchen, it won&#8217;t be hard for us to find a variety cookware made with the most technologically advance processes and materials. However, no matter how far engineers go to develop the perfect tools for the professional and home cook, they may never replace the cast iron skillet. One of the problems with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In our modern kitchen, it won&#8217;t be hard for us to find a variety cookware made with the most technologically advance processes and materials. However, no matter how far engineers go to develop the perfect tools for the professional and home cook, they may never replace the cast iron skillet. One of the problems with using a regular pan is how some portions of food cook faster than other sections. Stainless steel or aluminum pans share hot and cold surface areas. One of the properties of cast iron is its ability to retain heat and distribute it evenly on its surface. That means when you cook with a cast iron skillet, your food will taste better because you won&#8217;t be over cooking it in one area and under cooking it in another. Iron is an important mineral in our diets. Our bodies use it to make red blood cells. It is in green leafy vegetables. But many of us don&#8217;t get enough of it in our meals. When using a cast iron skillet, you are cooking some of that iron into the food. This is not to say you shouldn&#8217;t also supplement your iron needs in other ways, but to say that cooking with a cast iron skillet may have some passive nutritional benefits.</p>
<p>Modern cookware is very attractive and desirable. Quality cookware makes cooking more enjoyable and easier. Quality is expensive, but if you are a good cook, then owning brand name top of the line cookware might be a good personal choice. However, the cast iron skillet performs as well as, if not better than many pans that are more expensive. Cast iron skillets are among the most inexpensive cookware you can buy. For all the benefits that it gives, it is a real bargain. The cast iron skillet has been around longer than many of the cookware we see today. That&#8217;s because cooks throughout the ages realize it can&#8217;t be beat for the way it cooks food evenly and how inexpensive it is to own and use. If you don&#8217;t already own and use a cast iron skillet, then now is the time you try it. Because when you finally do, you&#8217;re going to wonder why you hadn&#8217;t started sooner.</p>
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		<title>Shift Planner for Restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arranging shifts in restaurants can be a tricky and tedious task. There tends to be a high amount of part time staff and high staff turnover which can complicate the allocation of shifts more. However it is through the use of employee scheduling software that restaurants are managing to plan shifts with ease. The shift [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arranging shifts in restaurants can be a tricky and tedious task. There tends to be a high amount of part time staff and high staff turnover which can complicate the allocation of shifts more. However it is through the use of employee scheduling software that restaurants are managing to plan shifts with ease. The shift planner software contains details of what time each shift runs, the amount of staff required for each shift, the employee type required for this shift and the pay rate. The hours each employee can work within the week is already stored within the system. The system then can automatically allocate shifts to employees only when they are available. Usually there is also a minimum and maximum amount of hours each employee can be allocated which is also taken into account.</p>
<p>Most shift planners these days are web based. This allows employees to login from any internet connected computer to see what shifts they have been assigned. Not only does this give them piece of mind that they know they have been allocated shifts and exact time of when they are working, they no longer have to get in contact with their shift manage during business hours to find out this information. The shift manager is free to get on with other work. If employees are happier in the workplace the turnover of new staff will not be so much.</p>
<p>In some of the latest software there is the facility for employees to request certain shifts for the next shift schedule. When the algorithm creates the next shift schedule it will try to assign the employee that shift. Although if multiple employees request the same shift, preference is given to the employee with the highest ranking and they are given the shift. The ranking is specified by the manager so they may take into account how longer the person has been employed by them, if they are a good worker or purely their position within company. Employee scheduling software also has facility to manage the time off and holidays taken by staff. When the employee was added to the system the manger will have specified the maximum number of days they can take off. An employee can then choose from their computer which days they wish to take off. If the shift manager approves then they are automatically removed the schedule for these days.</p>
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		<title>Catering Services Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Directories & Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catering Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Party Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the help of catering service your special event will be unforgettable! All you need for this is to find a good and reputable catering service. The easiest way to do it is seeking online. Multiple catering services online offer their service activities and will make your special event perfect. They say they know the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the help of catering service your special event will be unforgettable! All you need for this is to find a good and reputable catering service. The easiest way to do it is seeking online. Multiple catering services online offer their service activities and will make your special event perfect. They say they know the best recipes for catering success and have experienced teams of caterers and chefs that do everything. Catering experts will help you in personalized menu selection and party planning. And they do all catering on-site and their mobile catering kitchen will impress all your five senses. And be sure they will do it for you because it is their job and they are professionals.</p>
<p>How to use online catering service? If you know nothing about ordering online, it can be a disaster for you, but some tips for ordering food online will be helpful. Yes, all those delicious miracles arrive pre-cooked but you should know exactly how to cook the foods after they arrive. And you must check out the credentials of the site you are going to deal with. Their plant and meat must be approved by the state food service and be up to federal standards. You can find this info on the page &#8220;About Us&#8221; or ask the catering service via email. You should know that most catering services ship overnight and you must be at home to accept delivery and put frozen appetizers into the freezer for storage. You do not want them to thaw out, right? And do not forget to verify the day of the delivery, for you are not going to have at home all these hundred appetizers the day before or after the event. </p>
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		<title>PEPSI is Now More Than a Soft Drink</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beverages]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The days when PEPSI used to merely be an aerated drink are far behind. This popular cola drink from the cola giant PepsiCo has evolved into a symbol, an icon of young India. The drink actually has an identity that people can relate too. PEPSI began as most other brands do, with regular celebrity endorsements [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The days when PEPSI used to merely be an aerated drink are far behind. This popular cola drink from the cola giant PepsiCo has evolved into a symbol, an icon of young India. The drink actually has an identity that people can relate too. PEPSI began as most other brands do, with regular celebrity endorsements from some of the favourite celebrities in Bollywood and on the cricketing scene. These endorsements helped the brand get popular and increased its market share tremendously. Some of the well known faces that have backed this brand include Shahrukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, MS Dhoni and many more. All of these faces have had a very significant impact on the youth of India and therefore they served as ideal brand ambassadors.</p>
<p>PEPSI is one of the only aerated drinks in the country that seems to back almost every major event in the country. The industry that it seems to be the most obvious in is cricket. The drink has almost always been a major if not a title sponsor in all the major cricketing events in the country. The drink uses this sport as leverage and it shows support even through television commercials etc. The best example of this would be the &#8216;men in blue&#8217; commercial during the last World Cup. Every time there is an international cricket tournament, the company brings out an advertisement to pledge their support to India.</p>
<p>A youth movement is perhaps the only soft drink in the country that has identified itself with the youth so much that it has even coined the name &#8216;youngistaan&#8217;. This means Young Hindustan. This movement is meant to make the youth of the nation identify with the drink, hence making it more popular with them. This popularity will obviously increase the sales and marketing figures considerably given that most of the population of India is the youth.</p>
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		<title>Choosing the Ideal Restaurant Location</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Directories & Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Location]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to restaurants, location is everything. You have to be where people can see you or you&#8217;ll find that there are simply no customers, but there is much more to choosing the right spot for your eatery than merely walk in traffic. In fact, it&#8217;s necessary to consider a number of factors before [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to restaurants, location is everything. You have to be where people can see you or you&#8217;ll find that there are simply no customers, but there is much more to choosing the right spot for your eatery than merely walk in traffic. In fact, it&#8217;s necessary to consider a number of factors before deciding on a locale.</p>
<p>People: The availability of clients is the biggest concern, of course. You&#8217;ll need to make sure that there are enough potential customers in the area to make it worthwhile to set up a restaurant. It&#8217;s a good idea to do a survey of the population in the area you wish to build your business. This will enable you to find out whether or not people will be interested in what you have to offer and whether or not they eat out often, among other factors.</p>
<p>Competition: Who is the competition? What are you offering that beats them? Whether you are offering lower prices, different cuisine or tastier food, you need to be better than the competition. There&#8217;s no point in starting a coffee shop if there are already five in the same neighborhood. Also important is to find out how the pricing works in the neighborhood. </p>
<p>Parking: Don&#8217;t underestimate the value of parking space. A new client isn&#8217;t going to spend a lot of time searching for a spot to park just to try your food. While it&#8217;s best to have your own parking lot, you should be good as long as there&#8217;s ample space near the restaurant location.</p>
<p>Visibility: Many restaurants find that a large amount of their traffic comes from those just passing by. These people decide at the last minute to eat at a particular place and this is why you want to make sure to have an easy to see locale. Another important factor is how easy it is to get to the place. Places that are just off the main road, but still visible, are ideal. You want people to be able to see your restaurant and pull in without battling traffic or having to find a map just to get there.</p>
<p>The location of your restaurant is very important. You need to take the time to check the area out, take a close look at the people who live and work in the area and know your competition before making a decision to place the restaurant. The research will pay off in the long run, since you can be sure to select the perfect spot.</p>
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