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Saint Patrick’s Day 2021

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When the Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 Today, the population of Ireland is around 7 million. Although, as Smithsonian Magazine notes, it’s actually an Irish-American meal that is not nearly as popular in Ireland.

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Happy Halloween 2021

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The story can be traced to Ireland but little else about the tradition can be reasonably known. The leap from the prank pumpkin to the marsh lights is speculative, but it is reasonable to believe that Americans were aware of the [will-o’-the-wisp] through scientific articles in newspapers and magazines and through stories about Britain.”

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A Beef With Manufacturers: Vegetarian Consumers Want Supply Chain Visibility

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Food Safety Magazine reported Clear Food, an organization that monitors consumable products, found 10 percent of vegetarian hot dogs produced by major brands contain meat. Recently, The Daily Mail shared the story of how Subway restaurants in Ireland plan to eliminate pork products from their stores to appeal to Muslim consumers.

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A Beef With Manufacturers: Vegetarian Consumers Want Supply Chain Visibility

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Food Safety Magazine reported Clear Food, an organization that monitors consumable products, found 10 percent of vegetarian hot dogs produced by major brands contain meat. Recently, The Daily Mail shared the story of how Subway restaurants in Ireland plan to eliminate pork products from their stores to appeal to Muslim consumers.

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St. Patrick’s Day is an Excellent Time for Supply Chains to Think Green

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Patrick show him clothed in blue garments, not green, and that when George III created a new order of chivalry for the Kingdom of Ireland, the Order of St. Patrick’s Blue’ ”[1] Eventually, however, green became the unofficial color of the day thanks to shamrocks and the fact that Ireland is also known as the Emerald Isle.

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Forget the Tricks; Halloween is all about the Treats

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Immigrants from Ireland and Scotland brought their Halloween superstitions to America in the 18th and 19th centuries, and their youngsters — our great- and great-great grandfathers — became the first American masterminds of mischief. Teach them how to politely ask for sweets from neighbors, and urge adults to have treats at the ready.

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Halloween 2022

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became concentrated around Northwestern Europe such as what we now know as Ireland, the United Kingdom, etc.), 4] Emily Spivack, “ The Witches of Halloween Past ,” Smithsonian Magazine, 26 October 2012. She explains, “When the Romans conquered the Celts (who occupied most of Europe, but around 500 A.D. Footnotes. [1]