Foodservice News and Information

  • More horsemeat findings possible

    SAMPLING OF THE first and second phases of the Food Standards Agency’s UK-wide survey of beef products has been completed and the initial test results published today.   The results show that 212 of the 224 samples taken in phase… Read More

  • Sodexo progress towards diversity goals

    CATERING COMPANY Sodexo is well on the way to achieving its 2015 diversity targets.   In 2013, women represent 38% of the board of directors and hold 40% of management positions. Women’s representation among the top 300 senior executives also… Read More

  • Thistle Hotels empowers female managers

    THISTLE HOTELS has ensured that the hospitality and tourism sector’s mentoring programme, Women 1st, has now trained over 1,000 women. The news comes on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2013.   The landmark was achieved thanks to Thistle Hotels’ decision… Read More

  • Hospitality can deliver 300,000 new jobs

    HOSPITALITY AND tourism now accounts for over 10% of the UK’s workforce and is the fourth largest employing industry in the UK, according to new research published today.                        … Read More

  • Processed meat big health risk

    EATING PROCESSED meat can lead to early death through cardiovascular diseases and cancer, according to new research.   An analysis of almost 450,000 men and women across Europe found that there was a “moderate positive association” between eating sausages, ham,… Read More

  • GM needs a crisis to be accepted

    ONE OF America’s most senior experts on biotechnology has warned that Europe won’t accept genetically modified (GM) foods unless there is a food crisis.   Addressing the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink & Agriculture (CIM FDA) group last week,… Read More

  • Aviko cuts 16 tonnes of salt from products

    POTATO PROCESSOR Aviko has slashed the salt content of over 10 of its most popular potato products.   Between 2011 and 2012 the company removed 16 tonnes of salt from products so they meet Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines.    … Read More

  • GM needs a hero

    GENETICALLY MODIFIED foods have very little chance of being accepted in Europe unless celebrity chefs and retailers back them.                           With UK retailers having put expansive GM-free policies… Read More

  • Chefs push ‘seasonal’ fish

    FRIDAY NIGHT might be fish night, but the type of fish to choose depends on the month, according to new advice from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).   The charity’s “Fish of the Month” guides shoppers to increase the sustainability… Read More

  • New plan to tackle waste at UK events

    A NEW TARGET to ensure that no waste from the events sector ends up in landfill has been announced.     As part of the ”Zero waste events: a 2020 vision”, a new “roadmap” has been published to help the… Read More