ENCOURAGING CONSUMERS to adopt sustainable diets is important for health, environmental and social reasons. But there is difficulty in defining what such a diet is and how to communicate this to the consumer in a way they can engage with says Louise Neville, Sustainability Officer, Quorn. [...]
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UNILEVER FOOD Solutions (UFS) has launched an industry-first health and nutrition training programme to help lecturers raise awareness and improve catering students knowledge of nutrition in the workplace. ?? The interactive programme called Understanding Nutrition in Commercial Kitchens will help chefs better understand [...]
THE SELF-REGULATION of food advertising to children has been criticised in a new report which showed that in some European countries exposure to junk food ads has increased. New report shows children’s exposure to junk food ads remains high Advertisements for fatty and sugary foods to [...]
THE IMPACT of buying and selling local food produce is to be investigated in a major research project by the University of Essex. Funded by the East of England Co-operative and the British Academy, the year long project will set out to prove [...]
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HCA hits back at campaigner claims
By footprint on November 22, 2012
Published in: Comment, Foodservice News, Health and Vitality, News, News Analysis and tagged Better Hospital Food, Government Buying Standards for Food, HCA, Hospital Caterers Association, Hospital Trust in England, Janice Gillan, NHS Trusts, RSPCA. | 1 Comment
THE HOSPITAL Caterers Association (HCA) has hit back at claims that much of the food served in hospitals is coming from animals reared in low-welfare conditions. The RSPCA and the Campaign for Better Hospital Food said that in a survey of every Hospital Trust in England [...]