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 wide-ranging deal had its second birthday [...]
IT MIGHT well be a British favourite, but fish and chips is not always a healthy option – especially if there’s extra salt. However, one fish and chip shop in Yorkshire is trying to help its customers eat less salt by serving the meals “Italian style”. [...]
PHIL HOOPER, Corporate Affairs Director of Sodexo UK & Ireland comments exclusively to FoodserviceFootprint.com on the importance of a commitment to salt reduction. Reducing the amount of salt in diets is a key step towards a healthier lifestyle. As part of our [...]
THREE NEW salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector, have been announced by the Department of Health (DH). The pledges, which are part of the Governments much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their commitment to improving public health through salt [...]
FOOD MANUFACTURERS and retailers have announced that they are approaching the limit of whats possible in terms of removing salt from their products. New research, commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) showed that there are methods to extract [...]
SUBWAY IS REPORTEDLY in talks with a head teacher to open a branch at a school in Manchester. According to the Manchester Evening News the food chain is in talks with Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury over the possibility of opening a [...]
THE GOVERNMENT’S Public Health Responsibility Deal is one year old, and campaigners believe it is failing. A report by Which? last week claimed that voluntary agreements do not work and is now calling for legislation on mandatory calorie labelling out of home. But what does the industry think? Is the initiative working? Is it, as [...]
ITS BEEN a year since the Government introduced its Public Health Responsibility Deal, and campaigners are suggesting it has been a wasted 12 months. Which? has assessed the progress of the Deal and is not impressed. The consumer group said the initiative has failed [...]
Editor’s Comment: Which initiatives are worth their salt
By footprint on April 2, 2013
Published in: Comment, Green Scene and tagged Boris Johnson, BRC, British Retail Consortium, David Burrows, FDF, Food & Drink Federation, Responsibility Deal, Takeaway Toolkit.
THE GOVERNMENT wants us all to eat less salt. We average about 8.1g a day but the target is to cut it to 6g. There are a number of ways to achieve this. Reformulation is one. Look at any of the top food manufacturers in [...]