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The Tablesetter – September 12

By CFIN Newsdesk posted 09-12-2022 08:00

  

 

Happy Monday CFIN members! 

 

Here's your weekly heads up on what’s happening on YODL and around the food world this week. 

 

The YODL Menu 

Did you notice we added a YODL Menu widget to our homepage? Now you can easily access all of our articles and keep track of what’s coming up. 

 

Monday: The Tablesetter – September 12 

Tuesday: Guest blog: Innovation in the circular economy of plastic packaging 

Wednesday: From biowaste to sustainable packaging 

Thursday: Challenge – Innovation and R&D in plastic alternatives 

Friday: News File 

 

Something to Celebrate 

September 13 is international chocolate day! Chocolate was first used more than 4,000 years ago in Mesoamerica, as both medicine and during rituals. Eventually Mayan cultures began consuming it as a beverage and using the valuable commodity as a trade currency. Historians believe chocolate made it to Spain in the 16th century, and the expensive treat spread throughout Europe. Once the chocolate press was invented in the early 1800s, chocolate production became easier and less costly, making mass production of chocolate possible. 

 

Food Facts 

In 2012 historians uncovered a strange plan to assassinate UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The plan involved Nazi bomb makers coating an explosive with dark chocolate, then packaging it to look like a luxury chocolate bar. The bars were intended to be placed in the War Cabinet, but the plan was foiled by MI5 agents in 1943.  

 

Happy YODLing! 


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#foodhistory

 

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