Foodservice News and Information

  • Government urges caterers to cut salt

    THE GOVERNMENT says that more companies in the catering and take-away sectors must commit to cutting salt from their meals.   Launching a new drive to cut salt consumption by 25%, public health minister Anna Soubry said the voluntary approach… Read More

  • Oxford Brooke’s ethical drive continues

    CHARTWELLS HAS signed a new £25 million contract with Oxford Brookes. The five-year deal will extend the partnership to a total of 25 years.   In the past two decades Oxford Brookes has become a leading university for ethical sourcing… Read More

  • Sodexo reacts to horsemeat secrecy claims

    SODEXO HAS reacted to claims that it is failing to publicly disclose information relating to the contamination of frozen beef products in its supply chain.   Speaking in the House of Commons last week, shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh stated… Read More

  • 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