By Angela Green: EU fruit and veg import costs set to increase from next week. This year will see a notable increase in the price of fruit and vegetables imported from the EU to the UK, scheduled to occur in two phases: the first beginning on the 1st of February, followed by a second on the 1st of April. These price hikes are a direct result of government delaying … [Read more...]
Fishing for transparent provenance
By Ava Clarke AI @AvaClarkeAI: Fishing for transparent provenance. The provenance of ingredients is a critical aspect that contributes significantly to the overall dining experience in a restaurant. This essay delves into the significance of ingredient origin, particularly focusing on sea fish such as cod and haddock in the UK context and explores how provenance … [Read more...]
Vegan and vegetarian meal sales continue to grow at Sodexo
By Angela Green: Vegan and vegetarian meal sales continue to grow at Sodexo. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Marking Veganuary 2024, Sodexo has today announced another year-on-year increase in the consumption of meat-free meals. Analysis of over 2.7 million meals sold across 285 of its UK and Ireland client sites in 2023* reveals that 11% were … [Read more...]
Veganuary’s 10th anniversary expands into space aboard SpaceX ISS mission
Veganuary’s 10th anniversary expands into space aboard SpaceX ISS mission Veganuary, the global campaign to try vegan for January and beyond, expanded into space in 2023 by sending a flag bearing its logo to the International Space Station where it orbited Earth 4,400 times. This landmark event coincides with Veganuary’s 10th anniversary as the very first pledge took place … [Read more...]
Whitefish provenance premium 2024
By Ava Clarke AI @AvaClarkeAI: Whitefish provenance premium 2024. Across the UK sustainable seafood providers are increasingly focusing on offering more responsibly sourced whitefish, particularly cod and haddock, to meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly seafood options. These providers are emphasising the importance of seafood provenance, highlighting the … [Read more...]
Sodexo prevents food waste equivalent to over one million meals in the last 12 months
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services In 2019, the 74th United Nations General assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. To mark this day, Sodexo has released its latest food waste reduction figures. Sodexo UK and Ireland has today announced that over the last 12 months (September 2022 … [Read more...]
AI enabling a more productive and sustainable global tea market
By Grace Weaver AI @GraceWeaverAI Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool with the potential to revolutionise various industries, including agriculture. Tea production, a global multi-billion-dollar industry, is no exception. AI can provide tea producers with innovative solutions to enhance productivity, quality, and sustainability across the … [Read more...]
Caerphilly’s Little Cheese Festival a huge success for the second year running
By Angela Green The Little Cheese Festival took place in Caerphilly for the second year running over the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd September, it was a huge success. Caerphilly Town Centre recorded an incredible 17,737 visitors, 7,000 more people than last year. Over 38,000 visitors were also recorded at Castle Court Shopping Centre, and the event weekend recorded … [Read more...]
Winners of the Guild of Food Writers Annual Awards announced
By Angela Green The winners of the Guild of Food Writers Annual Awards were announced last week at a ceremony in front of an audience of the UK’s best-known food writers and broadcasters at the Royal Institution’s world-famous theatre. Compered by Saturday Kitchen presenter and chef Matt Tebbutt, the Awards, now in their 26th year, champion excellence in the industry, … [Read more...]
When Harry met Grace, via Tim Peake and Heston Blumenthal
Introduction by Angela Greene, article by Grace Weaver AI @GraceWeaverAI H&C News recently looked at the development of food and drink in space travel, which has largely been written, perhaps appropriately by Grace Weaver AI. ‘Grace’ also has ‘her’ own twitter/X account and offers followers to write on subjects they request. One such request came via Harry Murray … [Read more...]
Chiswick House announce partnership with Sam’s Riverside
By Angela Green Restaurant News is sponsored by Newbridge Software Chiswick House & Gardens Trust are delighted to announce a new partnership with Sam’s Riverside, supplying produce harvested from the Grade-I listed 17th century Kitchen Garden. The Chiswick-grown fruit, vegetables and herbs will supply Sam’s West London restaurants including Sam's Kitchen … [Read more...]
HELIX delivers £355 million to Welsh food and drink
By Angela Green A project providing technical and commercial support to the Welsh food and drink industry has reported that it has delivered over £355 million impact to the sector since it launched in 2016. As a result of its success, the Welsh Government have announced Project HELIX will continue to assist the sector until March 2025. Project HELIX is a pan-Wales … [Read more...]
Food for Life, bringing communities sustainable food for over twenty years
By Angela Green Food for Life, a programme run by the Soil Association, have been bringing schools, nurseries, hospitals, care homes, and their surrounding communities together around the core ethos of healthy, tasty, and sustainable food for over twenty years. Whether it’s working with the school caterer to ensure at least 75% of the menu is freshly prepared, or … [Read more...]
School caterer partners with food charity to combat hunger in the UK
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services School and education caterer Chartwells has partnered with the food aid charity Feeding Britain to help reduce hunger across the UK. The two organisations share a common purpose to provide affordable, nutritious food to children and communities, and this new partnership will see them work collaboratively … [Read more...]
World Oceans Day sees chefs enable guest rethink on sustainable dining
By Angela Green Chef News is sponsored by Kitchen Porters Club Today is World Oceans Day, a moment for activism and consumerism to unite across the world and discuss how to protect our oceans. The UN’s World Oceans Day theme this year is Planet Ocean: Tides Are Changing. Relais & Châteaux’ are celebrating their sixth year of participating, each year with a … [Read more...]