Chilled Education was invited by the BNF (British Nutrition Foundation) to produce a video to be used in its Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition professional development programme. With the help of her young scientist daughters, CFA’s Charlotte Patrickcreated an information-packed 20 minutes, covering everything from simple experiments to careers in chilled food. The programme aims to build confidence and competence in teaching food and nutrition, and BNF’s Education Services Manager Frances Meek said: “We were delighted that Charlotte could record a video for primary educators as part of our Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition CPD programme. The video showcases inspiring […]

In June, Chilled Education enjoyed its latest face-to-face event at the University of Northampton’s STEAM event. CFA’s Charlotte Patrick represented the CEd team and met with students and teachers to demonstrate the inspiring resources. Organisers counted more than 2,500 school students and teaching and schools’ staff from more than 45 schools and colleges visiting the event, which is the biggest county ‘careers expo’ for 10 to 18 year olds.     Charlotte says: “We were delighted with the response from everyone who visited our stand. We demonstrated gas pressure, challenged young minds with MicroTrumps and, of course, tested hand washing […]

CFA’s H&S Working Group shares factory floor experiences and best practice in managing the health and safety of the workforce. Using its data to compare accidents in the chilled sector and the wider food manufacturing industry (as defined in HSE annual statistics) it can be seen that, regarding health and safety, the chilled food sector is doing well, as the chart below shows: ‘Specified Injuries’ recorded by CFA members are on a long-term downward trend and their incidence is much lower than recorded by the HSE for the food manufacturing sector. This is good news and reflects the continuing attention […]