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Below are some interesting facts and figures: Some 24% of research respondents said steak & kidney is their favourite filling followed by chicken & mushroom (19%).

London has grabbed the opportunity offered by this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games to adopt a raft of initiatives it hopes will establish a ‘food legacy’ and act as a blueprint for similar schemes in other cities. The inspiration has been the London 2012 Food Vision document, which was published in 2009 and pledges the capital to serve the best of British food at the Games, launching in July.

"National newspapers were quick to run the headline that some care homes are spending as little as £2.27 per resident, per day, on food.

The chairs of ‘Fair Society, Healthy Lives’ and ‘The Early Years: Foundations for life, health and learning’ respectively will top the bill of speakers at the UK’s first children’s food conference, launched by the Children’s Food Trust with the School Food Trust.

Nurseries, childminders and other providers of early years services now have extra support on providing healthy meals for young children, and to help reduce obesity in under-fives, thanks to new national, voluntary guidelines just launched. For the first time, childcare providers have a nationally recognised source of information about the food they should offer young children, portion sizes, sample menus and recipes, advice on tackling fussy eating and involving children in food and cooking activities.

Starting in January with the consumer announcement of the anniversary, the campaign will build through the year with direct support for the industry through a series of activities designed to highligh

A major new survey by the UK’s leading independent contract catering group, Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), owner of contract caterer BaxterStorey and state schools caterer Caterlink, reveals that the recession is having a significant impact on people’s food choices and attitudes. Alarmingly almost a quarter of surveyed parents of schoolchildren have said that the impact of the recession has reduced their ability to make healthy eating choices for their children.

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