Health and Vitality

  • Oliver attacks government over kids’ meals

    THE COALITION Government is doing nothing to tackle the obesity crisis among kids, according to Jamie Oliver. In an interview with Observer Food Monthly, Oliver launched a blistering attack on government policy, and in particular education secretary Michael Gove.  …

  • Footprint catches up with Sodexo’s Phil Hooper on the Responsibility Deal

    THE GOVERNMENT’S Public Health Responsibility Deal is one year old, and campaigners believe it is failing. A report by Which? last week claimed that voluntary agreements do not work and is now calling for legislation on mandatory calorie labelling out…

  • Caterer cuts salt by over 600kg

    THE RESTAURANT chains took a bit of a battering last week in a new report by Which?, but there was good news this week with Charlton House announcing the first results of its salt reduction programme.     In 2011,…

  • Putting VEG at the heart of the plate

    This article first appeared in the 23 March issue of Fresh Produce Journal www.freshinfo.com. It has been published here with the publication’s approval.   The government might not want to commit on what it sees as a sustainable diet, but…

  • Responsibility Deal not working

    IT’S BEEN a year since the Government introduced its Public Health Responsibility Deal, and campaigners are suggesting it has been a wasted 12 months.   Which? has assessed the progress of the Deal and is not impressed. The consumer group said the…

  • Students ditch healthy eating to save cash

    THE FUN is being squeezed out of being a student. No longer are the three years at university a time for fun, carefree experiences – it’s now all about hard work, getting good marks and trying not to spend too…

  • What food are we in the mood for?

    The Footprint Forum later this month will tackle the role of food in performance at work and staff wellbeing. Caterers have a massive role to play in this agenda as David Burrows explains.   Footprint Forum Mood Food – Feeding…

  • Footprint Forum Speaker: Jessica Colling, Product Director, vielife

    MOOD FOOD SPEAKER   Jessica has spent the past decade working in health promotion.   At vielife she is responsible for new product development and extending the ways that people can engage with and improve their health & wellness. Jessica…

  • Footprint Forum Speaker Biog: Professor John Stein

    MOOD FOOD SPEAKER   Prof. John Stein MA MSc BM BCh FRCP trained as a neurologist at Oxford University, and St Thomas’s Hospital, London.  He is now Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.   His research…

  • Footprint Forum Speaker Biog: Amanda Ursell

    MOOD FOOD SPEAKER    Amanda Ursell – Nutritionist, Times Journalist and regular contributor to the BBC (Courtesy of CH&Co.) Amanda Ursell is a qualified nutritionist and has a diploma in dietetics. She is also an award winning journalist, television presenter and…