Foodservice News and Information

Every year in the UK, between 40 and 45 million day-old make chicks are killed in the egg industry – usually by gassing – because they can’t produce eggs and are not suitable for meat production. This process, called ‘hatch…

The damaging consequences of chemical toxicity are “greater than is generally appreciated”, according to a new report that drew on peer-reviewed studies and more than 50 interviews with scientists, start-ups and NGOs. Public health and toxic chemical pollution – including…

The majority of consumers believe fish should have the same legal protection as other farmed animals we eat, according to a large survey conducted by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Most of the 9,127 adults polled also supported stronger fish…

Up to 30% of peanuts never make it from pod to plate due to pests and diseases, according to Mars. And just 1 in 100 peanuts are good enough to become Peanut M&M’S, the company said. The losses cost farmers…

More than £1 billion will be funnelled into improving critical infrastructure and collections of recycling, Defra has confirmed. Food industry representatives welcomed the news, which comes ahead of their first bills under the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations.…

Durham University has been awarded a major research grant to transform crops using naturally-occurring bacteria. The project, in collaboration with Azotic Technologies, will develop an innovative method to temporarily programme plants with new traits using a natural microbe found in…

Campaigners have welcomed a breakthrough for climate transparency after Albert Heijn became the first global food retailer to publicly disclose its methane emissions. In a recent update to its sustainability report, reported by the environmental NGO Mighty Earth, the Netherlands’…

More than three quarters of the UK public are concerned about ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to new survey data. This places UPFs as the second biggest food issue of concern for the UK public, having leapfrogged food poverty and inequality…

The number of people employed in green jobs has jumped by more than a third in the past decade, according to official statistics. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 690,900 people in full-time equivalent (FTE) roles…

Parents want to see rules governing the quality of school meals in England properly enforced ahead of a government review of standards. In June, the Department for Education said the School Food Standards would be updated for the first time…