Category: News

Brilliant Bakes Speciality Breads is launching five new products this month: Red letter day Delight your customers with a unique chocolate experience from Kitkat Ruby. Made from the all-natural Ruby cocoa bean, Ruby chocolate offers an intense berry taste and a characteristic pink hue. This breakthrough innovation was achieved through a unique natural process without the…

Plant-based eating is now a firm fixture on out of home menus as consumers focus on their health as well as sustainability. The growth of vegetarianism and veganism has continued apace, and is being driven in part by a growing army of flexitarians, who choose meat-free meals on several days of the week. The knock-on…

I’ve spent 35 years eating out as a vegan and there’s no doubt things have improved massively in that time. The vegan movement is steadily growing and savvy restaurants have woken up to the fact that they need to offer vegan options. In a group booking there may well be one vegan and if catering…

A new league table ranking children’s food and drink at the UK’s top visitor attractions has revealed children’s menus are typically more unhealthy than adult versions. The Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign uncovered unhealthy pre-packed lunchboxes, dodgy ingredients, and a lack of vegetables in the UK’s most popular museums, art galleries, zoos, visitor centres,…

Food waste has moved up the sustainable food agenda in recent years with growing pressure on caterers to improve their practices. A staggering 20% of all food bought by the UK hospitality sector is wasted – amounting to around £2.5billion of food per year – and caterers have a responsibility to play their part in…

Food for Life has launched the Great Roast Dinner celebration to encourage more pupils to eat a healthy school dinner. The celebration puts great school food in the spotlight through a series of roast dinner themed events taking place throughout the academic year. Schools and nurseries are being encouraged to invite parents and other family…

A pioneering project to improve the nutrition and wellbeing of older people in care settings is making huge strides. The Soil Association’s Food for Life Better Care programme – funded by a £1.25million grant from the Big Lottery Fund – uses good food to reduce loneliness among lonely people. It is currently working directly with…

Yorkshire Tea and the Star Inn The City restaurant in York have teamed up to launch an exciting Yorkshire Tea-themed festive pop-up, which will be open to all over the Christmas period. The acclaimed restaurant’s popular riverside terrace is being transformed into a winter wonderland to be known as the Yorkshire Teapee, complete with cosy…