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Strength in numbers

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Sodexho Marriott Services Inc has established a reputation as North America's largest outsourced food and facilities management services company. The Bethesda, MD-based company was formed in a merger between Marriott Management Services and Sodexho Alliance SA, following a spin-off from Marriott International Inc in Mar 1999. The merger benefited Canadian subsidiary Sodexho Marriott Services Canada Ltd, which secured 18 accounts worth $12 million in revenue for its early days of operation.

North America, Social Caterers, Caterers, Catering, Sodexho Inc.

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Between the buns

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Standards in choosing beef that is used for making hamburgers are presented. In Canada, the best hamburgers are made from beef that is bought from federally inspected plants that slaughter youthful cattle. Meat that is cut from grade A or better is often used due to its quality. Another standard suggests the use of whole-muscle single source beef, which involves the use of a specific cut of meat.

Meat Processed from Carcasses, Sausages and other prepared meats, Ground Beef, Usage, Hamburgers

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Raw deal

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The Japanese government is promoting a new project to ensure that Japanese restaurants around the globe cook authentic Japanese meals so as to preserve Japanese food and cooking culture. Representatives are to be sent to Toronto, Canada to promote the project. Forty-five restaurants in Paris have already been labeled as "authentic", with chopstick logo displayed in their windows.

International aspects, Cookery, Japanese, Japanese cooking

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