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FOOD FACTORY [8 records]

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Record 1 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Establishments
  • Food Industries
CONT

The technical role of a food factory, is to convert the farmers’ raw material into a stable, palatable and directly usable food product. The economic role of a food factory is to create cash flow to investors, employees, growers of raw materials, and to suppliers of packaging materials and equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements industriels
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

L'usine de transformation des aliments idéale prendrait des matières premières, fabriquerait des produits, recyclerait efficacement l'eau et l'énergie et récupérerait les sous-produits pour son propre usage ou pour les marchés extérieurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Food Industries
CONT

The daily food intake per head in the southern zone is 767 grammes, which, given the types of food consumed, indicates a maximum of 2, 000 calories. Generally speaking, the number of calories regarded as adequate for a moderately active life is 3, 000. The figure must be increased in the case of heavy work such as that performed by miners, factory workers and some categories of agricultural labourers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

En 1990-92, toutes les régions du monde, à l'exception de l'Afrique subsaharienne, étaient parvenues à fournir une ration alimentaire quotidienne par personne de 2 300 calories ou plus (c'était la moyenne mondiale en 1961-63).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 3 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Restaurants
  • Educational Institutions
CONT

His Excellency the Governor General ... in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations prescribing taxable school cafeteria food and beverages.

OBS

cafeteria : A restaurant where you choose your own food and carry it to the table, often in a factory, college, etc. : the school cafeteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Catégories de restaurants
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

Voulait-il vraiment travailler dans une cafétéria d'école pour le restant de ses jours? Il passait son temps à préparer et servir les mêmes mets chaque semaine. Il recevait régulièrement des plaintes des étudiants sur la qualité de la nourriture.

OBS

Pluriel : des cafétérias, des cafeteria.

OBS

cafétérias (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Industrial Operations
  • Food Industries
CONT

Omani Saudi Food Canning Factory has reported sales of $469, 838 in the Omani market and exports of $2. 83 million in 2001. The company's product is canned tuna with sunflower oil in two sizes. A small quantity of tuna is packed in brine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'exploitation industrielle
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Morcelé en un grand nombre de petites propriétés agricoles, le département fournit toujours d'excellents vins rouges, des truffes, des céréales et des noix. Il est également gros producteur de tabac. Le Lot est peu industrialisé, à l'exception de la conserverie alimentaire qui est en plein développement.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
CONT

Albatros has its roots in a local bakery. Founded in 1941 by Monsieur Billion, the baker's shop in Fontenay-le-Compte was especially appreciated for its rusks. As a result of the increasing demand for this crispy and durable food, a rusk factory was built at the present site in 1977.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Entreprise où l'on fabrique des biscottes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
CONT

“Resources of animals and other food sources are mismanaged, ” and “Higher animals, such as cows, dogs, chimpanzee's, and others, have basic rights similar to that of humans” could all be premises in a convergent argument that would support the conclusion that “Factory Farming(i. e. the mass slaughtering of animals for food and profit) should be outlawed. ”

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Seeks to reduce or eliminate the use of animals in testing, including toxicity testing of new chemical compounds, without compromising human safety; works to lessen the pain and suffering of food animals raised on factory farms; promotes nonviolent food

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Commercial Practice (Restaurants)
DEF

The packaging of food products, generally of large size, prepared especially for hotels, catering restaurants, and school, plant or factory cafeterias.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Exploitation commerciale (Restauration)
DEF

Activité se rapportant à l'emballage de produits alimentaires destinés aux restaurants publics, aux hôtels, aux restaurants-traiteurs et restaurants de collectivité.

Spanish

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