Healthy eating
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Independent education caterer Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has added a Worcester primary school to its burgeoning portfolio of contracts in the Midlands. Worth £315,000, the three-year deal kicks off at Cherry Orchard primary school at the start of the new academic year in September.
Posted: 02 August 2011 | 11:52
Calorie labelling on menus does little to deter customers from choosing more fattening options, research in New York has found. Only a minority of people, about one in six, pays attention to calorie information on menus when eating at fast-food outlets such as McDonald's or KFC...
Posted: 27 July 2011 | 11:53
Caterer and Hotelkeeper recently brought together a selection of industry experts to discuss the issues and benefits of aligning hospitality businesses to the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Janie Stamford reports
Posted: 25 July 2011 | 11:33
This award recognises the company that has shown the greatest commitment and taken the most innovative steps towards developing food that meets the growing demand for healthier, nutritional eating. And in this, the Hesley Group has certainly proved itself.
Posted: 15 July 2011 | 16:31
The Government has revealed it has no intention of introducing nutritional standards in academies and free schools, despite pressure from local authority caterers. Sandra Russell told the LACA conference she had received a letter from Sarah Teather, minister of state for children and families.
Posted: 15 July 2011 | 11:07
With a national focus on health, ever more operators are signing up to the Public Health Responsibility Deal and volunteering nutritional information. Glynn Davis reports on the help available to make menu labelling a reality
Posted: 30 June 2011 | 17:44
Charlton House has introduced a new type of rapeseed oil into its staff restaurants under the caterer's Wellbeing Being Well healthy eating initiative.
Managing director Caroline Fry said...
Posted: 28 June 2011 | 11:19
Nutritional standards need to be enforced and made mandatory in academies and free schools, according to the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA). LACA members want to know why nutritional guidelines that are mandatory in state primary and secondary schools do not apply to academies and free schools.
Posted: 13 May 2011 | 11:55
Healthy fast-food chain Pod is to open 16 new sites across London by 2013, having secured £3.5m of funding from investors. The company currently has nine sites in the capital and annualised turnover approaching £10m.
Posted: 11 May 2011 | 11:09
Catermasters is going for gold and has sponsored an athlete from Leamington Spa, where the company...
Posted: 09 May 2011 | 17:22
Wetherspoon's, Punch Taverns and Hungry Horse Pubs have been criticised over "dangerous" salt levels in pies. The research, carried out by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) as part of National Salt Awareness Week, revealed that levels exceeded the maximum recommended daily allowance (MDA).
Posted: 18 March 2011 | 16:49
This week's launch of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's Public Health Responsibility Deal presents hospitality with an opportunity as well as a challenge. The deal aims to encourage private companies to take voluntary steps to improve health in the areas of food, alcohol, physical activity and health at work.
Posted: 16 March 2011 | 15:17
Industry leaders urge operators to sign up to Government pledges on public health to avoid possibility of compulsory regulation. Janie Stamford reports
Posted: 16 March 2011 | 12:28
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Jamie Oliver launches new cheeses and Food Revolution truck and kitchens...
Posted: 14 March 2011 | 10:47
Exclusive new research conducted in association with Oreo suggests demand for on-the-go snacks is increasing at pace and there's now a real appetite for healthy options, reports Chris Druce
Posted: 11 March 2011 | 11:24
National School Meals Week has boosted take-up of school dinners, according to a survey of achievements from the 2010 event. The results of a questionnaire completed in January found that 74% of respondents saw an average increase in meal numbers of 6.3% during the week.
Posted: 28 February 2011 | 15:27
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Jamie Oliver brands Sarah Palin a 'Froot Loop'; breast milk ice-cream debuts in London salon and more...
Posted: 28 February 2011 | 10:34
A local council has defeated a takeaway proposal near a primary school on the grounds that it contradicted its battle against obesity. The case went to appeal after Barking and Dagenham council refused permission for a branch of Dominos Pizza to be opened near Parsloes Primary School.
Posted: 22 February 2011 | 16:02
Would you offer nutritional information on your menu? With the government set to launch a voluntary scheme, Caterer last week hosted an online debate to see if there is a workable solution. Janie Stamford reports
Posted: 18 February 2011 | 12:34
Not content with raising the rate of VAT, and sending fuel and alcohol duty sky high, the Government looks set to pose another challenge to the industry in the coming months through a voluntary code asking operators to put more nutritional information on menus.
Posted: 18 February 2011 | 11:53
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