Foodservice News and Information

  • Thousands more jobs in hospitality

    THE HOSPITALITY sector looks set to generate thousands more jobs as Pret A Manger and Whitbread both publish ambitious expansion plans.   Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn and Costa, announced an increase in like for like sales of 3.7% and…

  • Advertising laws still too soft on junk foods

    RULES DESIGNED to clamp down on online advertising  junk food to children have been slammed.   Two years on from extending the non-broadcast advertising rules to cover websites and social media, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is failing children. Food…

  • Caterers criticised over horse meat

    CATERERS HAVE again come under fire for their part in the horse meat scandal.   Lord Haskins, the former boss at Northern Foods, said caterers had “pretty haphazard” systems in place to manage their supply chains.   Speaking at the…

  • Children taught benefits of eating fish

    A NEW PROGRAMME to educate children about the benefits of eating fish has been launched.                   The initiative, run by Seafish and industry partners including Young’s Seafood, has been designed to encourage…

  • H&W of food sector to be mapped

    THE HEALTH and wellbeing of the UK’S food and drink sector staff is to be evaluated, and then compared with other sectors.   iGlobalWellness, which provides corporate health and wellness programmes, is launching the “Food & Drink sector Stay Active…

  • CESA and CEDA join to meet sustainability challenges

    THE TWO leading trade associations representing catering equipment manufacturers and distributors have announced plans to work more closely together to drive down the sector’s carbon footprint.                     CESA, the Catering Equipment…

  • UFS sets school meal challenge

    UNILEVER FOOD Solutions (UFS) has pledged to donate 150,ooo meals to children in Indonesia.   The target has been set as part of the company’s support for the World Food Programme, and its aim to end child hunger in Indonesia.…

  • Footprint Awards 2013 shortlist announced

    THE NOMINEES for the 2013 Footprint Awards – the industry’s only awards scheme encouraging sustainability and responsible business throughout the supply chain – have today been announced following a record number of entries.              …

  • Reviews of horse meat scandal announced

    THE WAY in which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to the horse meat scandal will be assessed as part of an independent review.                           Whilst the agency’s…

  • Big opportunity for new products

    VISITORS TO SCOTLAND next year are expected to spend almost £33m on food and drink. But food businesses must be prepared if they are going to enjoy a slice of the pie local food pie.   Scottish Enterprise research shows…