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  • News review

    Crisis at DEFRA With spending cuts in the region of 30% announced in this week’s spending review, it’s no surprise that DEFRA staff are feeling a little blue. A survey of staff at the department revealed that less than a… Read More

  • News review

    IT APPEARS THAT all 19 government requests for bans of GM crop cultivation are expected to go unchallenged by biotech companies, paving the way for two thirds of the EU’s farmland and population to remain GM-free. According to information it… Read More

  • News review

    Kids’ meals league table Jamie’s Italian has come top of the class in the Soil Association’s latest assessment of the food available to children in 21 of the high street’s leading restaurant chains. The company scored 64 out of 80;… Read More

  • Mitie toasts to £38m waste and cleaning contract with Mitchells & Butlers

    MITIE, THE FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, has been awarded a £38m waste management and cleaning contract with Mitchells & Butlers, the leading operator of restaurants and pubs in the UK.               The new… Read More

  • Kids’ menus under the spotlight

    WETHERSPOON IS one of the few chains doing well at catering for children, who are getting a ‘raw deal’ all too often according to researchers.   Wetherspoon might not be the first port of call for health- conscious parents, but… Read More