Calorie Information

Government obesity measures ‘slap in the face’ for pubs

27-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls has said the Government’s obesity strategy, which includes compulsory calorie information on menus, signals extra pressure for businesses already struggling.

Charities say calorie labelling would magnify eating disorders

13-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Plans to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on pub menus would cause “great distress” for people with eating disorders, charities and MPs have warned.

Government’s big consultation on calorie labelling launched

14-Sep-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The Government has launched a massive public consultation on calorie labelling for out-of-home food and drink, which could deliver the ultimatum on mandatory calorie labelling on pub food and drink.

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Industry 'open-minded' to calorie labelling as more brewers look to join scheme

11-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Calorie labelling on beer is gathering momentum as more brewers are set to sign up for a voluntary scheme.

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Analysis: Will a wine brand's calorie labelling change the drinks sector?

08-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

The news one of the world’s largest winemakers, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), is to provide calorific information across its portfolio of bottled wine has further fuelled the debate over the availability of dietary information in the drink sector.

Trade criticises call for drinks calorie labelling in pubs

03-Nov-2014 By Mike Berry

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).

Orchid adds calorie information

26-Mar-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Orchid Group is adding some calorie information to its menus in response to consumer demand.

BII: 'Pubs should put calories online'

25-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Individual pub operators who would find it challenging to offer calorie information on menus could put guidelines online instead, according to the...

Harvester prints calorie info on menus

07-Mar-2011 By Jo Bruce

Mitchells & Butlers' Harvester has become the first UK-wide restaurant brand to print dish-by-dish calorie information on their menus.

Government denies calorie information legislation

09-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The Department of Health has denied it plans to introduce legislation that would force pubs to display calorie information on menus. Weekend press...

FSA seeks views on pub menu calorie labelling

04-Dec-2009 By Jo Bruce

The Foods Standards Agency is seeking views on how displaying calorie information on menus would work best in practice.