How can unnecessary food waste be avoided? Scientists from the joint project REFOWAS (REduce FOod WASte) have been dealing with this question since 2015. The goal was to evaluate the possibilities for waste reduction and to develop solutions for a sustainable use of our food...
It is the force of habit: Anyone who prepares fresh fruit and vegetables throws away carrot greens, celery leaves, cucumber peels and pumpkin seeds, for example. "Much too good to throw away," say the followers of the new trend "From Leaf to Root". Translated it means "From the leaf to the root"...
Car sharing, home sharing, booksharing. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the trend towards sharing and exchanging has been on the rise across Europe. Apparently, societies tend to share and cooperate in economically uncertain times. And since sharing has become much easier through social networks on the Internet, there are more and more initiatives and companies dealing with collaborative consumption...
"Four employees in the butcher department of the Manor branch in Baden AG repacked and mislabelled meat in 2011 cases between 2015 and 3920. The public prosecutor's office sentenced the employees to conditional fines."
"Bielefeld. A Christmas tree in the entrance area of a long-established butcher's shop on August-Bebel-Strasse caught fire in the shop on Sunday night. Although the fire brigade was quickly on site, the flames and smoke destroyed the entire facility. Fortunately, nobody was injured. .."
(BZfE) – car sharing, home sharing, booksharing. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the trend towards sharing and exchanging has been on the rise across Europe. Apparently, societies tend to share and cooperate in economically uncertain times. And since sharing has become much easier through social networks on the Internet, there are more and more initiatives and companies dealing with collaborative consumption...
A new world record was set in Uruguay at the weekend. 16 tons of meat were grilled! As a side dish there was 4 tons of potato salad. The barbecue is now included in the Guinness Book of Records. Uruguay has so far been considered one of the largest meat suppliers in the world. So far, the Argentina held the record for grilling...
(BZfE) – Every year the question arises as to what is on the table at Christmas. Even if it's supposed to be something special, nobody wants to stand in the kitchen for hours. Good planning is crucial for the relaxed preparation of the Christmas dinner. It is best to get an overview of the menu early on and create a rough schedule and a shopping list. The Christmas roast, unusual ingredients and spices that cannot be found in every supermarket can be obtained early or pre-ordered. In the last few days, only fresh groceries such as bread and salads have to be bought...
"At an international quality competition for meat and sausage products, which took place in Stuttgart at the end of October, the home-grown meat from the Gutscher butchery in Königstettner was awarded the gold medal. The jury even awarded the highest mark of 50 points..."
When it comes to Thanksgiving in North America, one food clearly plays the leading role - turkey. A festive Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family in the USA and Canada is hardly imaginable without the traditional "Thanksgiving Turkey" from the oven. "This beautiful tradition, this delightful celebration of the turkey on Thanksgiving...
(BZfE) – Laying hens are bred to lay a lot of eggs. Because breeding focused primarily on egg production for a long time, they do not put on any meat. There are specially bred broilers, which in turn lay fewer eggs. Unfortunately, the roosters of laying hen breeding also put on less meat and are therefore not suitable as roast chickens, but rather as soup roosters...