Foodservice News and Information

  • Food security increasingly difficult

    UN report concludes that environmental issues must be at forefront of food security goals THE AIM of achieving food security across the globe will become increasingly elusive unless countries factor the planet’s nature-based services into agricultural and related planning, a… Read More

  • US vending machines get calorie labels

    VENDING MACHINES in America will soon carry information about the calories in the drinks on offer.   The new “Calories Count Vending Program” will be launched in municipal buildings in the cities of Chicago and San Antonio next year before… Read More

  • More caterers back sustainable fish

    RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES and Alliance in Partnership (AiP) have become the latest caterers to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.                     AiP had been purchasing MSC-certified fish for some time but, until… Read More

  • Grocers on track with waste targets

    THE GROCERY sector has delivered on its commitments to cut waste up and down the supply chain.                             New figures released by WRAP show that supply chain… Read More

  • Are chefs up for a food waste fight?

    First ever FootprintChannel debate highlights “cost, culture and communication” as key to waste reduction.                     A CULTURE CHANGE is needed in UK commercial kitchens if the foodservice sector is to deal… Read More

  • Pork profits from Olympics

    PORK AND pork products have been boosted thanks to the London 2012 Olympics.     Figures from Kantar Worldpanel, produced for BPEX, show sales were up 8% in value and 9% in volume during the Games period.   This was… Read More

  • Waste – What Next? Hospitality industry experts debate the waste Voluntary Agreement, its impact and future.

    Today, a FREE, interactive, online TV debate entitled Waste – What Next? can be seen live at 10.30am by anyone with an internet connection. The programme is also being beamed simultaneously to the Restaurant Show where it can be viewed… Read More

  • Concern over mackerel stock

    THE SCOTTISH Government is becoming increasingly “frustrated” by the continued over-fishing of the mackerel stock by Iceland and the Faroes.   Scientific advice points to the need for a cut in quota Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said the two… Read More

  • On-the-go gourmet in demand

    WHEN IT COMES to food-on-the-go, quality is what people want, according to new research by Horizons.   The latest “Ones to Watch” report shows that the focus remains on established favourites, such as burgers and hot dogs, but with a… Read More

  • Climate change cost hits $1.2 trillion

    THE FAILURE to act on climate change and limit emissions is already costing the world economy 1.6% of global GDP.                           This equates to some $1.2 trillion, but… Read More