Foodservice News and Information

Environmental certification schemes are “offering a false promise of sustainability”, according to a review of the major seafood, palm oil and textiles initiatives. In its report, Changing Markets found that “in the vast majority of cases”, evidence of benefits to…

The good and the great of the foodservice and hospitality operators and the industry supply chain gathered last night at the Royal Institute of British Architects for the annual Footprint Awards Dinner to recognise the work that organisations are doing to redress the balance for the…

The government has been urged to go “further and faster” to bring in strong measures to reduce childhood obesity after food businesses failed to reach their first year target for sugar reduction. Public Health England’s (PHE) first assessment of progress…

Public Health England (PHE) has set new sugar reduction targets for juice and milk-based drinks, including hot chocolates and sweetened coffees. The beverages are currently exempt from the government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy, so they have now been added to…

The Mayor of London will consult on a wide-ranging new food strategy for London which includes restrictions on hot food takeaways opening near schools. The draft London food strategy is built around six ambitions: to reduce food insecurity and hunger;…

Disposable coffee cups and plastic bottles will be eliminated from the House of Commons and House of Lords as part of a range of measures aimed at drastically reducing Parliament’s consumption of single-use plastics. From this summer, the UK Parliament…

Scotland’s forthcoming obesity plan will include tough new measures to tackle junk food promotions, including a clampdown on multi-buy offers that encourage overconsumption. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined the measures during a meeting with chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver in…

Industry-led regulations that are supposed to reduce exposure to junk food marketing are a “shocking sham”, according to advertising executive turned health campaigner Dan Parker. The advertising of unhealthy food is currently self-regulated by the Committee of Advertising Practice. The…

Devaluation of the pound, expensive eco-packaging and problems with potatoes could result in the price of fish and chips rising this summer. Six months ago a kilo of haddock or cod frozen at sea cost around £4 and £5.20 respectively,…

Workers at some TGI Friday’s outlets will this month take their first strike action in a dispute over tips and “minimum wage abuses”, according to the union Unite. The American dining chain, which has 81 restaurants in the UK, will…