Monthly Archives: December 2009

Academy of Food & Wine: dates for 2010 sommellerie courses

The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW), the foodservice industry’s professional front-of-house training body, has announced the dates and venues of its next Professional Connoisseur Series, ‘Senses, Service & Skills’.

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Academy of Food & Wine urges for better communication between front and back-of-house

The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW), the UK’s professional training body for front-of-house service, has urged for better communication between front-of-house and back-of-house teams, as it launches its 2010 Gastronomy Team of the Year competition.

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Horizons: Eating out expected to rise over Christmas but it could be a grim January ahead as consumers rein-in spending further

Consumers are likely to spend more on eating out in the week before Christmas than they have in any other week of 2009, but are expected to rein-in their spending considerably in the New Year as the reality of continued economic uncertainty and fear of unemployment kicks in.

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Academy of Food & Wine: SOY deadline extended

The Academy of Food & Wine (AFW) has extended the deadline for entries to its prestigious UK Sommelier of the Year 2010 competition to 31 December 2009.

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Wanted: Future Stars of Gastronomy

The Academy of Food & Wine, the industry’s front-of-house training body, is inviting all student chefs and wine waiters in the UK to showcase their talents and menu planning abilities in its new competition, Future Stars of Gastronomy.

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