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Do celebrity chefs have a positive or negative effect on the industry?

Starbucks operated a total of 4,100 coffee shops in Europe at the end of last year. An increase of 20% over 2005.

Chefs in Venezuela spent 13 hours using 7,000kg of veg, 5,000kg of meat to beat the Guinness World Record for the biggest pot of stew.

China has a 22% market share of the world's tea. India has 15% and Indonesia has 14%.

Voting was split on the Eat Out Magazine website on whether pubs, clubs and restaurants should have been forced to shut during the July floods.

66% of organic produce sold in the UK is from the UK but less than 1% of the food and drink market is organic.

London & the South East accounted for 43% of organic sales in 2006.

Each year across Britain there are an estimated 23,000 alcohol related incidents.

60% of hotels in the UK provide toiletries in dispensers as opposed to disposable packaging.

83% of hotels use energy efficient lighting and light bulbs.

Chillis have a 1,500 year history according to new research from US archaeologists.

43% of children said they would be more likely to eat food or a snack if they'd seen it online.

61% of respondents said they visited food websites.

Words Clare Riley

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