Plans for calorie contents to be included on the labels of alcoholic bottles and cans should be tabled by the European Commission (EC) at the latest in 2016, MEPs said today.
Knorr gravy has teamed up with Michelin-starred TV chef Phil Vickery to spearhead a new campaign aimed at encouraging chefs to experiment with gluten free as part of the upcoming Allergen Awareness Week.
Research commissioned by Aviko reported that roughly 60% of consumers did not know that chips are not necessarily gluten-free, meaning they could be unknowingly ordering meals containing the wheat protein which can cause serious health issues in coeliac...
The new food offer focuses on the Mitchells & Butlers owned chain’s trademark grilled meats with a range of customisable salad options and new desserts.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has recognised 50 “Food Stars” it considers to have made worthwhile contributions to the UK’s economy.
For £17, guests enjoy two courses plus coffee with dishes including spinach and feta salad with Kalamata olive Puy lentils, Asian chicken broth with edamame, bean shoots and chilli and the very popular poached egg on wholegrain toast with crushed avocado,...
Operators are fearful of members of staff passing on the wrong allergen information to customers and keeping on top of daily allergen information to communicate to diners in food and beverage outlets.
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed MEPs’ calls for country of origin labeling for meat as an ingredient in processed foods made on Wednesday 21 January.
Calorie labels for alcoholic drinks should be displayed on pump clips, menus and beer mats alongside the number of units a drink contains, according to the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
Operators can expect new regulations forcing them to serve healthier meals if Labour gets to power, according to Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) strategic affairs director Kate Nicholls.
Food service firms have effectively been given longer to reduce the level of artificial trans fats in the foods they serve under the Public Health Responsibility Deal with the Government.
Concerns about “over-stated and over-played” alcohol-related hospital admissions could be alleviated by a new consultation looking at the methods used to collate such information.
Unless I missed something the three alcohol licence applications refused by Edinburgh Licensing Board at the end of last month are the first examples of a local authority invoking Scotland’s fifth licensing objective – the obligation on licence holders...
A number of leading operators are ignoring guidelines on providing calorie information as part of the Government’s Responsibility Deal, according to a new report by consumer group Which?.
Mitchells & Butlers brand Harvester has seen calorie consumption drop by an average 25 calories per customer since introducing menu calorie labelling six months ago.
Sixty per cent of UK adults think drinks packaging should have health warnings, similar to cigarette packets, according to a survey. Although 95 per...
Most consumers would be happy to have nutritional information on menus - but they want to have a choice about how details are displayed. In a survey...
