Sentences with phrase «part of the food chain in»

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The items aren't part of a promotion and don't cost the fast - food chain much, but they are able to bring in customers who don't want to spend much money.

Auntie Anne's, a pretzel chain with headquarters in Gap, Pa., was part of the airport food court set in the movie The Terminal.

McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

Bento boxes are such a huge part of food culture in Japan that it only makes sense that they have an entire quick service restaurant chain devoted to them.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

There's an emerging conversation among supply chain leaders at major food and ingredients companies about the concept of «food miles,» and how the extended supply chain is reaching a point where we could face a situation where the food chain becomes unsustainable in certain parts of the world.

Oftentimes, however, scientific progress is laden with consumer perceptions of uncertainty and unintended consequences, in part due to the complexity of the agri - food supply chain.

Given that the FLW Standard is focused on material no longer in the food supply chain, food that is transferred from one part of the food supply chain to another but is still used for human consumption is outside the scope of the FLW Standard.

That is why in 2013, a multi-stakeholder partnership named the Food Loss & Waste Protocol set out to develop an internationally - recognized standard that outlines requirements and guidance for measuring and reporting on the weight of food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (FFood Loss & Waste Protocol set out to develop an internationally - recognized standard that outlines requirements and guidance for measuring and reporting on the weight of food and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (Ffood and / or associated inedible parts that are removed from the supply chain, otherwise known as «food loss and waste» (Ffood loss and waste» (FLW).

One of the primary initiatives within the strategy is the establishment of a partnership with actors from all parts of the food value chain — from agriculture to industry, retail, commercial kitchens and consumer organizations, in all 29 partners.

The strategy includes a national target for reducing avoidable food waste in every part of the food value chain.

The European Commission proposes to establish a common methodology to measure food waste and commit Member States to take measures that reduce food waste in every part of the food value chain.

In effect since 1 January 2017, Ontario's Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015 (passed in May 2015 as part of the Making Healthier Choices Act, 2015 (Bill 45) and accompanied by Ontario Regulation 50/16) requires food service premises that are part of a chain of 20 or more food service premises in Ontario (as well as certain cafeteria - style food service premises) to display calories for «standard food items» on menus, labels and display tagIn effect since 1 January 2017, Ontario's Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015 (passed in May 2015 as part of the Making Healthier Choices Act, 2015 (Bill 45) and accompanied by Ontario Regulation 50/16) requires food service premises that are part of a chain of 20 or more food service premises in Ontario (as well as certain cafeteria - style food service premises) to display calories for «standard food items» on menus, labels and display tagin May 2015 as part of the Making Healthier Choices Act, 2015 (Bill 45) and accompanied by Ontario Regulation 50/16) requires food service premises that are part of a chain of 20 or more food service premises in Ontario (as well as certain cafeteria - style food service premises) to display calories for «standard food items» on menus, labels and display tagin Ontario (as well as certain cafeteria - style food service premises) to display calories for «standard food items» on menus, labels and display tags.

The Miami - based fast food chain, which re-launched as a public company in June, has been putting real pressure on McDonald's for the first time in years, in part by adding versions of products already available at the Golden Arches.

McDonald's and other fast food chains will have to stop including toys as part of meals for children beginning tomorrow in San Francisco.

Following participation in the Food Supply Chain summit attended by a wide range of organisations representing the breadth of UK food supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supFood Supply Chain summit attended by a wide range of organisations representing the breadth of UK food supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supfood supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supfood producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supfood production and supply.

As part of a wider inquiry, it found two bulls born in the UK from the embryo of a cloned US cow, one of which had entered the food chain.

That may explain in part why a plankton - eater like a blue whale can have lower levels of PCBs than beluga whales: The belugas are higher up on the food chain.

«Although tiny, these organisms are a vital part of the Earth's life support system, providing half of the oxygen generated each year on Earth by photosynthesis and lying at the base of marine food chains on which all other life in the ocean depends.»

New research from Lund University in Sweden investigates how nanosized plastic particles affect aquatic animals in different parts of the food chain.

«Our lab works to identify salamanders as an influential part of the forest ecosystem and food chain,» said Ray Semlitsch, Curators Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Science at MU.

In many parts of the ocean the productivity of phytoplankton — microscopic plants at the base of the marine food chain — is limited by the availability of dissolved iron.

Tiny algae called Marine Snow located under the ice in Antarctica may hold the key to understanding the food chain for a huge part of the ocean.

Teaching points that are covered in the topic are listed below: Understand that it is important to be able to grow plants well because they provide food and other items for us To know that all food chains begin with a green plant To understand the function of the parts of a plant To understand that plants need leaves in order to grow well To plan an appropriate investigation To make careful observations and measurements of plants growing To use simple apparatus to measure the height of plants in standard measures To use results to draw conclusions and provide explanations To know that water is transported through the stem to other parts of the plant To know that that plants need light for healthy growth To know that plants need water, but not unlimited water, for healthy growth To know that temperature can affect the growth of plants To ask questions about the growth of plants To plan a fair test To write a clear conclusion

While our food is rooted in a vast chain of ecological relationships, it's also part of an increasingly complex and problematic system of our own design.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

We used it as part of our minibeasts of Britain lessons as we explored the importance of the food chain, types of food creatures eat, habitats they live in, and role of insects in the environment.

When part of her special organ — «the red child» — is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.

For example, cafeterias in department stores, which are not part of another food chain, will likely earn you just 1 point per $ 1 — this is because your purchase will be categorized as being made at a department store, and not a restaurant.

If that finding stood the test of time, it would indeed be momentous; the vast clouds of tiny photosynthesizing organisms in the seas are an important part of the carbon cycle and underpin the marine food chain.

As such diversification of seed type is restricted and reduced, this variety in a crop is what nature provides to prevent one pest or disease wiping out part of our food supply, but worse than that a GM company is now in control of part of the food chain.

As part of the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return initiative, 42 institutional investors representing $ 1.25 trillion in assets pressured food companies to futureproof their supply chains by diversifying their protein sources.

Since the early 1980s, the production of phytoplankton, a crucial creature at the lower end of the food chain, has declined 6 percent, with 70 percent of the decline found in the northern parts of the oceans.

:: - Since the early 1980s, the production of phytoplankton, a crucial creature at the lower end of the food chain, has declined 6 percent, with 70 percent of the decline found in the northern parts of the oceans.

As for its possible impacts, they are already being observed in th degradation of shell formation in tiny marine organisms that are a major part of the food chain.

We are part of the food chain, we might be top of the food chain, but those are always the things that go first in the time of mass extinction and right now we are in a time of mass extinction like never before.

According to Shark Savers, a scientific study conducted in the mid-Atlantic part of the United States showed that when 11 species of sharks were nearly eliminated, 12 of the 14 species those sharks once fed on became so plentiful that they damaged the ecosystem, including wiping out the species farther down the food chain on which they preyed.

BlackBerry, for its part, was once at the top of the food chain, but after falling significantly behind rivals on the smartphone market, it eventually moved to Android in an effort to keep its head above the water.

Warehouse Managers play a vital role in the supply chain management process and handle a variety of goods, from food to manufacturing parts.