Caroline Fry
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Foodservice must fight the flab
Forget the barriers and the lack of powerful policy, it’s time for action on obesity reports Amy Fetzer. You wouldn’t expect an event about a widely panned policy instrument to have an upbeat, positive vibe, but this week’s Footprint Forum:… Read More
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Is foodservice ahead on gender equality?
Britain’s boardrooms need more women but the foodservice sector is well ahead on gender equality, argues CH&Co Group’s Caroline Fry. I was interested to read the recent Lord Davies recommendations about ensuring that the boards of FTSE 350 companies are… Read More
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Charlton House makes more salt cuts two years ahead of target
OVER 1,500 foods hit new salt reduction targets as business delivers on Government Public Health Responsibility Deal Pledge. On the first anniversary of its commitment to the Government’s 2017… Read More
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Workplace plays key role in improving the nation’s health suggests new nutrition study
AS GOVERNMENT data confirms that obesity will cost the UK more than £27 billion by 2015, a new project conducted among employees at Gatwick Airport and published in Complete Nutrition reveals that workplace interventions really can make a positive impact… Read More
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At sixes and sevens
NEW RESEARCH has suggested that five-a-day guideline for fruit and veg consumption should be lifted to seven-a-day. Footprint asked foodservice experts whether it’s achievable and, if so, how. Nicky Martin is head of nutrition at Compass Group UK & Ireland… Read More
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CH&Co becomes first British catering group to receive full Marine Stewardship Council certification
CH&Co HAS become the first British catering group to receive certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) demonstrating its commitment to sustainable sourcing of fish. No other British catering group has managed to achieve certification across its entire business network,… Read More
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Charlton House shakes 900kg of salt out of diet – more cuts to come
CATERER COMMITS to new salt targets as it delivers on its first Governmental Public Health Responsibility Deal salt pledge. Charlton House is the first catering company to commit to the… Read More
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Forgotten fruits
DID YOU know that the UK has one of the largest fruit collections in the world? The National Fruit Collection, owned by Defra, is home to 3,500 named apple, pear, plum, cherry, bush fruit, vine and cob nut cultivars. It’s part… Read More
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Demystifying the deep
A NEW online tool will help foodservice businesses compare and contrast the 16 seafood certification schemes on the market. Sustainable sourcing of seafood is one of… Read More