Foodservice News and Information

  • Healthy dishes are tasteless, say consumers

    The latest World Menu Report which researched consumers’ attitudes towards healthy eating when dining out, also revealed that 78% of consumers want to treat themselves out of home, but 53% often substitute part of a dish for a low-calorie option. To prove… Read More

  • Caterers to chat with tea growers

    CATERERS WILL be able to communicate directly with the communities producing their tea, thanks to a new project launched by Tetley.   To support their commitment to Rainforest Alliance, Tetley has launched a new social media initiative, facilitated by Facebook.  … Read More

  • FootprintComment: Responsibility deals are more than ‘ticking boxes’

    John Bennett, BaxterStorey co-chief executive, discusses the new salt pledges announced last week for caterers.                           THE SPOTLIGHT is firmly on Britain’s eating habits at the moment, so it’s… Read More

  • Healthy dishes are tasteless, say consumers

    MORE THAN half of consumers would prefer healthy options when eating out of home, but just as many think these dishes are tasteless, un-filling and overpriced, according to Unilever Food Solutions’ latest World Menu Report.          … Read More

  • Sodexo Prestige pushes unfashionable fish

    SODEXO PRESTIGE London is promoting less fashionable, under-used fish at its client restaurants and venues to help protect overfished species like cod.   Fish varieties like dab, gurnard and pouting are being given a culinary make-over and promoted as gourmet… Read More

  • Olympic effort for fish

    THE OLYMPICS may have had some criticism over its food policies of late but when it comes to fish the legacy will live on, according to a new report.   London 2012’s sustainable fish policy has received a big pat on… Read More

  • New pledges for RD

    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 Government’s much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their… Read More

  • ‘The Obesity Games’

    JUNK FOOD brands should be excluded from sponsoring sporting events, according to the Children’s Food Campaign.     London 2012 sponsors attacked in new report   In a hard-hitting new report, the campaigning group claims that the power of corporate… Read More

  • Shrinking wallets producing expanding waistlines

    WITH FOOD prices on the rise and the UK in tough economic times, consumers have turned to low cost, processed foods, according to a new study.   Britain’s Changing Diet in Difficult Times, compiled by Waste Watch, shows how this… Read More

  • Europe needs new emission target

    EUROPE SHOULD set a target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% on 1990 levels by 2020 in order to demonstrate political leadership in the run up to UN climate talks in 2015.     That is the verdict of the… Read More