Cutlery instance. Plastic cutlery is also commonly used at fast-food or take-away outlets and provided with airline meals in economy class. Plastic is also used for children's cutlery. It is often thicker and more durable than disposable plastic cutlery. Wooden disposable cutlery is also available as a biodegradable alternative. Cutlery has been made in many places. In Britain, the industry became concentrated by the late 16th century in and around Birmingham and Sheffield. However, the Birmingham industry increasingly concentrated on swords, made by "long cutlers", and on other edged tools, whereas the Sheffield industry concentrated on knives. At Sheffield the trade
Stephen Messer (entrepreneur) Fox News Channel. Messer and his sister Heidi were featured in the "Startup Playbook" by David Kidder along with Elon Musk, Tony Hsieh, Steve Case, Jay S. Walker, Reid Hoffman, and Sara Blakely. In 2004, Messer was named as a finalist for the American Business Awards. In 2005, Messer was awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the New York Region. Messer was selected by the Silicon Alley Reporter as one of the top 100 executives in Silicon Alley in 2008. Stephen Messer (entrepreneur) Stephen Messer (born May 12, 1971) is an American Internet entrepreneur, inventor