Health and Vitality

  • Footprint Forum Speaker Biog: Matt Dawson

    MOOD FOOD SPEAKER   Matt Dawson MBE – Sportsman, Writer, Broadcaster and Sodexo Ambassador You will all know Matt from his appearances in all kinds of media and on the sports field.   He’s also passionate about food and at the… Read More

  • Sexing up the Spud

    Shunned by the government’s 5-a-day scheme and marginalised by the rise of its trendier cousin the chip, the plain old potato is in danger of falling out of favour in foodservice. Can stronger innovation and better marketing hold the key… Read More

  • Compass go for 1% milk

    Compass continues to put health and wellbeing at the heart of its business, and following the launch of the Government’s Responsibility Deal in March this year the company has taken steps to ensure that they provide a wide range of… Read More

  • Harvester and calories – are they really going out with them?

    Is there any evidence of a change in behaviour as a result of the Government’s Responsibility Deal which  puts calories on menus?  Harvester has been tracking its customers’ response over the last 6 months and throws us a morsel of… Read More

  • MCDONALD’S – CALORIES ON MENUS FROM THIS WEEK

    First fruits of the Government’s Responsibility Deal are beginning to emerge.  Back in March, McDonald’s announced that it will introduce calorie information on its menu boards as part of the Government’s Responsibility Deal.   So, from this Wednesday (7th Sept),… Read More

  • Time for action on health

    It’s time the foodservice industry took health and wellbeing off the agenda and put it into practice, says 3663 communications controller, Lindsay Winser.   At 3663, we’ve always been passionate about our environment, products, communities and people. With more and… Read More

  • Raising the Bar on Staff Engagement

    What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you consider your CSR strategy? Reducing emissions? Cutting waste? Lindsay Winser, communications controller at 3663, explains how the company puts people first.   IT’S QUITE easy to forget that it’s the… Read More

  • Please Sir, We Want Some More

    Head teachers are facing a dilemma when deciding how to spend dwindling school budgets. Will this mean cuts to school meals and the return of the dreaded Turkey Twizzler? David Burrows and Nick Hughes investigate.   Ever since an outraged… Read More

  • Responsibility Deal is the Real Deal

    The Government is placing huge responsibility on the food industry to help improve public health with a new voluntary initiative. Sodexo is confident it will work.   “Public health is everyone’s responsibility and there is a role for all of… Read More

  • Is Health a Big Deal for Foodservice?

    The Government is pinning its hopes, and the nation’s health, on a voluntary initiative with the food and drink industry. But what does the Responsibility Deal mean for foodservice? Nick Hughes and David Burrows report.   For the Government, the… Read More