Foodservice News and Information

  • Europe’s new resource efficiency manifesto

    THE EUROPEAN Commission has published its vision of what a resource efficient Europe will look like: more environmental reporting and fewer resource-intensive products.     In a world with growing pressures on resources and the environment, the Commission called for… Read More

  • Brits favour smaller portions over diet food

    AS A NEW year begins, the thoughts of many Brits will be on how to shed the excesses of the festive season and using January as a catalyst to realise their healthy lifestyle resolutions.   But while we may be… Read More

  • Footprint Annual Review: Cheap milk, pricey gas and unethical coffee

    THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”.   January/February   With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins,… Read More

  • Nutrition trends going wrong way

    THE GOVERNMENT has published its annual “Family Food” survey, which campaigners say shows worrying trends in terms of nutrition.   The survey provides statistics on food purchases by type of food and also estimates of nutrient content.   Most concerning… Read More

  • Illegal pork flowing into UK

    AROUND 40,000 “ILLEGAL” pigs an hour will be entering the European food chain in January and bacon, ham and pizzas containing their meat is destined for Britain’s supermarkets, corner shops and restaurants, according to the National Pig Association (NPA).  … Read More

  • Nestlé coffee award

    NESTLE’S WORK to help cocoa and coffee farmers adapt to environmental challenges has been recognised as an example of best practice by the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).   The company is helping farmers preserve crops vulnerable… Read More

  • Groups gather to tackle foodservice litter

    DETAILS OF THE first ever meeting of Europe’s leading 15 litter prevention organisations have just been released.   The group met in Brussels in November in a bid to create a Pan-European network which will share best practice on how… Read More

  • New CESA chair announced

    NICK ORYINO has been appointed chair of the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA).  As managing director of Carford Group he has considerable expertise in both equipment supply and servicing.                          … Read More

  • Vaccinate badgers, says new study

    NEW GOVERNMENT-BACKED research has revealed that vaccinating badgers can reduce the level of TB within an infected colony by 54%.      The results, from a four-year study by the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) and university departments, shows… Read More

  • Nestlé’s palm oil turnaround

    NESTLE HAS come a long way since that viral in 2010 – the one with the bored office worker who bites off a finger of a Kit Kat that turns out to be a bloody orang-utan finger. Campaigners at Greenpeace… Read More