Foodservice News and Information

  • Novel idea to cut salt in fish & chips

    IT MIGHT well be a British favourite, but fish and chips is not always a healthy option – especially if there’s extra salt. However, one fish and chip shop in Yorkshire is trying to help its customers eat less salt…

  • SMP’s criticise Brakes and Sodexo over horse meat info

    SCOTTISH POLITICIANS have criticised catering companies Brakes and Sodexo for their failure to publicise information about who supplied them with products contaminated with horse meat.   In a national food policy debate in Scottish Parliament this week, attention turned to…

  • School meals: Price ‘three times’ more important than quality

    THE TENDERING process for school catering in Scotland has come under attack during a debate in Scottish Parliament yesterday.   According to Labour MSP Claire Baker, price is “three times” more important to a contract than quality. Baker has urged…

  • Food industry unites in campaign to end hunger

    CATERERS, CHEFS and retailers have joined forces in a bid to end hunger in Africa. Sainsbury’s, Compass, The Co-operative and Marks and Spencer are among the initial sponsors of “Food for Good”, a new campaign being run by charity Farm…

  • Footprint Awards campaign wins Huhtamaki FPA Award for the second year

    WITH FOOTPRINT AWARDS 2013 just around the corner and entry deadlines looming end of March, Huhtamaki UK was the very embodiment that Footprint Awards is so much more than just another industry awards.              …

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…