By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Dorset charity champions education on the food cycle from seed to plate. Community members including local councillors, charity staff and trustees, funders, volunteers, and gardening enthusiasts gathered outside The CRUMBS Project training centre on a bright summers day to celebrate the achievements of all those involved in … [Read more...]
BeanMeals project to promote the power of beans in schools
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: BeanMeals project to promote the power of beans in schools. Food for Life began a new project this month with BeanMeals, a collaborative project grant funded by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and led by Oxford University. Food for Life is a Soil Association programme that supports schools to get pupils eating … [Read more...]
Spiralling inflation and Cost of Living Crisis requires emergency budget, now
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Spiralling inflation and Cost of Living Crisis requires emergency budget, now. Following America’s central bank announcement yesterday of its largest interest rate rise since 1994, the Bank of England will later today reveal if and at what speed it follows suit. Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey and his colleagues on … [Read more...]
Sourcing ingredients sustainably
By Katherine Price, Sustainability Editor, H&C News: Sourcing ingredients sustainably Where we source our ingredients from is an issue that has come into sharp focus in the last few years, not only due to the increasing awareness of the impact our food choices have on the environment, but with the industry seeing shortages as well as fluctuating prices. For … [Read more...]
NFU calls on procurement stakeholders to collaborate on net zero ambitions
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: NFU calls on procurement stakeholders to collaborate on net zero ambitions. With public procurement and sourcing policies gaining more attention than ever before, more than 50 public procurement experts from local authorities and public sector catering organisations joined the NFU’s recent webinar ‘Delivering Net Zero … [Read more...]
Hormone treated meat on its way to the UK hospitality and catering supply chain soon
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Hormone treated meat on its way to the UK hospitality and catering supply chain soon. Documents freely available in the House of Commons Library show the UK had an overall trade deficit of £49 billion with the EU in 2020. This imbalance of trade is one of the forecasted negative consequences of Brexit and many independent … [Read more...]