Health & Vitality Honours

  • New calorie reduction development tool launched

    THE FOOD Network Team, part of the Department of Health, has produced a Calorie Reduction Pledge Development Tool to support current and future partners to the calorie reduction pledge.                     The…

  • Sodexo’s healthy eating lesson for school bursars

    AN ENGLAND rugby legend and a registered dietician were among the lineup from Sodexo to join the debate at the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA) catering day.                       Sodexo ambassador…

  • Sugar tax could tackle rising obesity

    DAME SALLY DAVIES, Chief Medical Officer for England, has said that a sugar tax may have to be introduced to help reduce the rising obesity figures.                            …

  • Elior launches new scheme for colleague health, nutrition and wellbeing

    ELIOR HAS launched You and Life; a company-wide programme designed to encourage a culture of healthy eating and well-being among its 10,000+ employees and their customers.   Recently launched to all senior and operational staff across the business via a…

  • Record entries to the Health & Vitality Honours 2014

    RECORD LEVELS of entries have been announced for this year’s Health & Vitality Honours, highlighting the huge strides being made in the foodservice sector amid changing attitudes towards health, nutrition and wellbeing across the industry.          …

  • Something to fear

    FOODSERVICE OPERATORS are concerned about inconsistencies when it comes to nutritional labelling on menus. Footprint is therefore working with industry leaders and government on how to adapt the Responsibility Deal pledge.                  …

  • 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…

  • “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,…

  • 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…

  • Where next for the Responsibility Deal?

    LEADING FOODSERVICE figures met on the second birthday of the governments wide-ranging health deal to discuss whether it’s been a success and what challenges lie ahead. The government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal is reaching a critical stage. Last month the…