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SOFHT Focus Special Edition.Indd ISSN 2040-607X SOFHT THE MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY OF FOOD HYGIENEFOCUS AND TECHNOLOGY www.sofht.co.uk ISSUE 65 SPECIAL EDITION - ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2012 THE FOOD INDUSTRY A CONSUMER CHAMPION’S VIEW - LYNN FAULDS WOOD CHAIR SOFHT AWARDS SOCIETY NEWS ADDRESS Award winners in Student Membership, Message from seven categories Breakfast Club loyalty scheme Catherine Watkinson 3-5 WELCOME TO SOFHT “ FOCUS special addition 6-7 8 Welcome to this special edition of SOFHT Focus which covers the society’s 33rd Annual Lecture and Luncheon held at The 8 Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU on Thursday 22nd November 2012. The guest lecture was given by Lynn Faulds Wood and entertainment from Tenors Un Limited and the comedian Mike Gunn. Within this edition, you will find a summary of the award winners as well as the guest lecture. This was a thought provoking hour with a lot of audience interaction and it is fair to say that it was hard to keep up with the transcribing! As always, the Society is reliant on your support and involvement to ensure that it continues to be able to provide a wide range of activities across the industry. We hope to 9-16 see you throughout the year at events, and at the 2013 Annual Lecture and Luncheon. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Issue 65 special addition - to you all. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2012 Fiona Kibby and Ian Booth CONTENTS Editors Chair Address 3-5 Entertainment 8 Message from the chair of SOFHT Camille’s Appeal, comedian Mike Gunn Joint Editors: Fiona Kibby and Ian Booth addressing Society news, Student and Tenors Unlimited ‘The Rat Pack of SOFHT Operations Director: Su Werran Membership & Award, and fellowship Opera’ Advertising: Contact the SOFHT office The Food Industry 6-7 SOFHT Awards 9-16 Designed, produced & published by: A Consumer Champion’s View - Award winners in seven categories The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology The Granary, Middleton House Farm Lecture presented by consumer plus our outstanding fellowships Tamworth, Staffs B78 2BD journalist award winner Tel: 01827 872500 Lynn Faulds Wood Fax: 01827 875800 Email: [email protected] www.sofht.co.uk The entire contents are protected by copyright and may not be used without prior arrangement. The views expressed by the authors of articles in SOFHT Focus do not necessarily represent those of The Society. 2 SOFHT FOCUS ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2012 CHAIR ADDRESS “MESSAGE FROM“ YOUR CHAIR the support of the staff at The Savoy, from the Events Director to our waiters and waitresses so my thanks to them all for making this day run so smoothly. Last, but not least I would like to thank Su Werran, our Operations Director and backbone of the Society who’s hard work and effort makes today such a success. The organisation needed, to put together today’s event is immense and this year, being Chair, has made me realise what exactly goes into making this such a successful day. Su never stops working to promote the Society, generating new membership, working on developing mainstream Catherine Watkinson SOFHT Chair events, ensuring our training packages work for the needs of the industry, the ndustry colleagues and all for your continued support of the list is endless and I can’t thank her and distinguished invited guests – Society. In particular I would like to the office team enough. Iwelcome to the 33rd Annual thank our sponsors of this event, Deb Luncheon and awards from the Society and Ecolab and ALcontrol Laboratories So onto Society news of Food Hygiene and Technology. for sponsoring the pre-lunch drinks. We welcome two new Directors to After having spent a couple of In addition I would like to thank the Society this year. Terry Meehan, years ‘waiting in the wings’ it is my all the companies associated with the Group Technical Manager for Retail great privilege to be addressing you sponsorship of the awards and the at Greggs and Gary Hoyle, Head of this afternoon as the new Chair of the companies who have so generously Technical at Panesar Foods. They Society. For those of you who don’t donated prizes and contributions to the bring with them a wealth of experience know me, I have been on the Board of Camille’s Appeal prize raffle. and new ideas and are now actively the Society for 6 years and my ‘day job’ A special thank you to Lynn for her involved in promoting the SOFHTe is Site Senior Technical Manager for wonderful lecture this morning and to Certification Scheme and the generation Lyons Seafood’s based in Wiltshire. Alan Lacey, the Society’s Vice Chair of our SOFHT Focus magazine. Before I share with you some of the for working with Lynn on delivering The Society is going from strength new exciting initiatives that the Society such a relevant subject area. to strength – we believe this is because has planned for the next 12 months I Thank you also to Tenors Un Limited food safety and hygiene has never been would like to take this opportunity to who have delighted us with their as important as it is today and we are say a few thank you’s. performances throughout the luncheon able to offer our members unrivalled Firstly, I think you will all agree that and to Mike Gunn who will round off support whether through technical today has again been a great success our day with a touch of comedy. advice, training, access to certification with so many recognisable names from Holding this event at The Savoy is or just good old fashioned networking the food industry all together in one such a wonderful experience and it – such as today’s luncheon – with some room and I would like to thank you would not have been possible without of the best known names in food. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2012 SOFHT FOCUS 3 CHAIRSOFHT ADDRESS NEWS Good food safety isn’t just about for money. meeting compliance or legislation, it is My aim is to increase membership about being best in class and providing primarily among Technical, Hygiene customers and ultimately consumers and Quality Managers for whom food with the quality food made in the hygiene and safety are day to day issues highest quality environments by the and to give them the support that they best trained staff. require. We will do this by rewarding Today’s awards for example are all our 500th individual or premium about celebrating those companies individual with a lifetime membership and individuals who are championing to the Society but in addition we best practise in food hygiene and will be launching a new membership safety – from products designed to package called the ‘High 5’. The assist with improving food safety, package will be companies meeting training needs, aimed at food to the technologists who support our manufacturing businesses, the auditors ensuring best companies. practice through to the individual who On joining, Universities and Colleges across the SOFHT believes has made the most each company UK. significant contribution to food safety will name 5 of In addition, we will also be launching in the last year. their Technical in early 2013 an exciting new Student The quality and quantity of entries to associated team to benefit from use Award in addition to SOFHT’s existing the awards this year was outstanding of the Technical Helpline for all their awards which will be announced at next and I know that the judges went legal/legislation queries, training, year’s luncheon. through a difficult decision making places at events and breakfast clubs and Our objectives for this award will process to find this year’s winners. I also be involved in the new technical be to encourage new thinking and look forward to the announcement of forums we shall be introducing in new ideas from younger members of these winners and would say thank addition to the working parties that we the Society, to position SOFHT as a you to our head judge Chris Turner, have already introduced, reviewing new progressive membership body which Director of Rokill. legislation and being part of writing is forever evolving with the times, So whether you are from Tesco, new hygiene in focus articles. This to promote the importance of food Sainsbury’s or ASDA, a significant will be about delivering a package for hygiene and safety among young manufacturer, a start-up food business the day to day solutions for the food people coming into the industry and to or a pest control company when it manufacturing sector. develop networking opportunities for comes to food safety, we should all students and potential employers. be speaking the same language. And Student Membership & Award We are looking for members to that is how I see SOFHT – as the vital I also want to encourage new blood become involved in both judging and stitch which links all areas of the food into the food industry by encouraging sponsorship of this new venture and industry together in a cohesive weave. Student Membership. information cards have been placed on But I am under no illusion about the For many of us in the food industry, your table today for you to take away huge task that the Society has in the recruitment of quality young people can and review. We would love to hear from next two years. We need to increase be an issue but ‘new blood’ is essential companies who share this vision of membership – which currently stands for the future development of the food encouraging new blood. at just under 400 – and in today’s industry.
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