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Brakes Group joins forces with Nestlé Professional and BNF

21st Jan 2013 - 14:23

Eileen Steinbock, Brakes’ head of Health and Nutrition, commented on the course, which has been developed by Nestlé Professional and the British Nutrition Foundation: “Understanding how to develop healthy and nutritious menus is becoming increasingly important for caterers, from all sectors and abilities, and this course offers a great value, simple and easy to follow introduction to doing just that.”

College caterer named Hellmann’s Sandwich Champion

17th Jan 2013 - 17:10

The winning sarnie is made of roasted mixed vegetables in a homemade pitta bread pocket with Hellmann’s Mayonnaise. After they voted it their favourite, it was taken through to the second stage of the competition and became one of the top 10 recipes for consumers to vote for. Hazel Paige, from Sweet and Savoury in Needham, and Ed Bardos, from Kua’Aina in London, were named runners up for their Carlsberg Special and Lava-Grilled Mahi Mahi Roll sandwiches.

British Hospitality and Tourism Summit announced for June 11

14th Jan 2013 - 12:55

An advisory group of senior industry leaders met recently to discuss the key issues to be raised.

Labour’s shadow environment minister commits to ‘zero food waste’

14th Jan 2013 - 10:09

The Wakefield MP made the commitment when she spoke to the conference of packaging manufacturers and distributors about reducing waste and increasing waste stream recovery.

Kenco Professional announces Coffee@Work sponsorship

11th Jan 2013 - 09:47

Coffee@Work encourages workplaces of all shapes and sizes to be a part of UK Coffee Week by inviting employees to make a one-off donation for their hot beverages made at work during the week of 22-

Half the world’s food never gets eaten, says new report

10th Jan 2013 - 09:27

The report has found that as much as half of all food produced around the world never reaches a human stomach due to issues as varied as inadequate infrastructure and storage facilities through to

British Sandwich Designer of the Year 2013 returns

9th Jan 2013 - 14:15

The aim of the competition is both to encourage innovation across the industry and also to recognise the skills of those involved in new product development.

BPEX catering awards – open for 2013

8th Jan 2013 - 14:03

There are six categories to showcase the diverse range of quality assured pork cuts and products being served up across the sector. They are: • Fresh Pork Cut • Pork Ready Meal • Best Cold Eating Product • Pork Bakery Product • Best Cured Product • Best Innovative Pork Product

The Food Standards Agency chair to step down

3rd Jan 2013 - 10:58

Rooker said: “When I joined the FSA I said that I was excited to be joining an organisation that puts sound science at the heart of what it does and places the interests of consumers first. I am proud that we have stayed true to those principles. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the FSA but wanted to be clear now that I will step down when my current contract ends.

‘New nation of coffee drinkers' fuelling growth of the UK coffee shop market

21st Dec 2012 - 10:21

The latest annual report by management consultants Allegra Strategies, which includes a national survey of 25,000 consumers, reveals that the total UK coffee shop market grew by 7.5% in 2012 to reach £5.8 billion in turnover. The market which includes branded coffee chains, independent coffee shops and non-specialist operators, grew to 15,723 outlets. The total number of coffee shop outlets grew by 4% over the past year alone.