Amanda Ursell
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Foodservice operators and supply chain urged to highlight initiatives and best practice at industry Honours
BUSINESSES RANGING from restaurants and public sector organisations to contract caterers and food manufacturers are being urged to highlight best practice in healthy eating provision, sourcing and encouraging behavioral change, by submitting their initiatives to the only industry scheme celebrating… Read More
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Let’s not be hung about what we can’t change and look at what we can do, and excel in it
Phil Hooper, Corporate Affairs Director, Sodexo UK & Ireland comments on why the health agenda remains one of the most burning topics in our industry. As an… Read More
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“Unleash your creativity to drive the health agenda forward” urges chair of the Responsibility Deal
“DON’T FEEL restrained by the Government’s Responsibility Deal current pledges, unleash your own creativity in your quest to move the nutrition, health and wellness agenda on.” – that was the message to the foodservice industry from Dr Susan Jebb, OBE,… Read More
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Could chefs make sustainable food sexy?
CELEBRITY CHEFS were recently branded as a “hidden contributing factor to Britain’s obesity epidemic” in a paper published in the Food and Public Health journal. Their recipes contained “excessive amounts of total fat, sugars and salt” which were influencing the… Read More
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Industry-wide nutritional labelling system launched
A NEW consistent front-of-pack nutrition labeling system is being launched today by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry, in an effort to help consumers make more informed food purchasing decisions. The new label will combine traffic light colour-coding and nutritional… Read More
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Health agenda debated by foodservice industry
REPRESENTATIVES FROM the whole foodservice supply chain gathered yesterday at a summit to discuss the challenges faced by the industry in driving forward the nutrition, health and wellness agenda. … Read More
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Prize display for champions of healthy living
ACCORDING TO dubious research cooked up for a marketing campaign a few years ago the third Monday of January deserves the title of “Blue Monday”. That’s when people are at their most miserable, thanks to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold… Read More
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An Innocent Smoothie with…Caroline Fry
THE CHIEF executive of CH&Co’s business and industry arm talks about the company’s new sustainability strategy and the ‘quirky things’ her chefs have achieved with cakes. David Burrows (DB): Good… Read More
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Companies rewarded in first ever Health & Vitality Honours
LEADING PERSONALITIES from the foodservice and hospitality industries, including the likes of Raymond Blanc OBE, LACA’s Anne Bull and Westminster Kingsway’s Gary Hunter, teamed-up with health and nutrition expert Dr Susan Jebb and Sodexo Health Ambassador Matt Dawson MBE to… Read More