Foodservice News and Information

  • 7% of fish mis-labelled

    FISH AND chip shops, restaurants and supermarkets are selling cod and haddock that are actually cheaper substitutes, according to new research.   The BBC has reported details of a new study showing that 7% of cod and haddock – two… Read More

  • Sustainable plane food

    AIRLINES ARE not often synonymous with sustainability, but Virgin Atlantic Airways has just become the first to agree to have its food operations assessed.                       The Sustainable Restaurants Association (SRA)… Read More

  • Blanc hails ‘birth of an international common language of restaurant sustainability’.

    FORGET MICHELIN stars, there’s a new global restaurant ratings system to help diners choose where to eat. Maybe not. But the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) decision to roll its ratings system out globally will mean that chefs can compare their… Read More

  • Horse meat found in Edinburgh schools

    A BATCH OF frozen mince containing between 1% and 5% horse meat was supplied to a primary school in Edinburgh prior to the product being recalled by distributor 3663.   Eighty-five meat product samples have been taken from the City… Read More

  • Potato processor uses technology to cut water usage by 70%

    CONTINUING TO lead the way in water efficiency, potato supplier Greenvale has reduced its water usage by 70% at its Floods Ferry site in Cambridgeshire; as well as unveiling an innovative new water efficient irrigation system.        … Read More

  • Foodservice told to commit to British farmers

    COMPANIES IN THE foodservice sector must commit to British farmers and pay them a fairer price for their milk. That’s according to the Dairy Coalition, which has warned that milk supply could be jeoparised if no progress is made on… Read More

  • Retailers set example on milk pricing

    TESCO ANNOUNCES a boost for British farmers as it increased the price it pays its dairy farmers for their milk.   The 700 farmers who make up the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group will now receive the new price of up… Read More

  • Organic food – tale of two sectors

    SALES OF ORGANIC food in the UK fell again in 2012, down 1.5% to £1.64bn.                   Supermarkets have been blamed for the downward slide, with reduced shelf space and cuts to their… Read More

  • New food waste guide

    FOODSERVICE OPERATORS in Scotland will soon have a new guide designed to show them how to cut food waste in their operations.   The guide will look at ways of reducing this food waste at source and will cover all… Read More

  • Products shrink but prices don’t

    WITH RAW material prices on the increase and health groups encouraging some food brands to decrease their portion sizes, product shrinkage should be a good thing.   Not according to Which?   The consumer campaign group has discovered that products… Read More