Healthy eating
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Forget England manager Fabio Capello, it's the team's newly appointed head chef Tim De'Ath, formerly at West Ham and one-time caterer to Hollywood stars, who is leading the national squad to victory in South Africa this summer. Rosalind Mullen reports.
Posted: 27 May 2010 | 14:27
The Government has slashed the School Food Trust’s (SFT) budget by £1m as part as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s £6.25b of immediate spending cuts to bring down the UK’s £156b deficit.
Posted: 26 May 2010 | 11:04
"Draconian" healthy eating rules are driving kids to go in search of junk food, it has been claimed. The number of children eating healthy school lunches in Glasgow has plummeted by 30,000 since national nutritional standards were introduced, according to Cordia, which provides school meals to the City Council.
Posted: 20 May 2010 | 18:08
Fresh, local ingredients could save the NHS millions of pounds, a hospital trust has claimed. Catering managers at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre have made the switch to a menu of fresh food, sourced locally, which the Trust says represents a daily plate saving of £2.50 a day.
Posted: 14 May 2010 | 13:56
UK sales of organic food slumped by 12.9% in the last year as falling consumer demand and the toughest trading environment for 20 years took their toll. The hardest-hit organic products were fruit, vegetables, meat and bread, which have the biggest price differential...
Posted: 12 April 2010 | 10:17
Operators are delivering on demands for healthful menu options with better-for-you breakfasts. This article first appeared in the 1 March 2010 issue of Restaurants & Institutions (R&I). R&I is the USA's leading source of food and business-trend information and exclusive research ...
Posted: 05 April 2010 | 09:03
Consumers say they're ready for better-for-you food, and they're asking restaurants to help them make the right choices. This article first appeared in the 1 March 2010 issue of Restaurants & Institutions (R&I). R&I is the USA's leading source of food and business-trend information and exclusive research...
Posted: 05 April 2010 | 09:02
Acai and other superfruits add a healthful kick to drink menus. This article first appeared in the 1 March 2010 issue of Restaurants & Institutions (R&I). R&I is the USA's leading source of food and business-trend information and exclusive research on operators and restaurant patrons.
Posted: 05 April 2010 | 09:01
Story of the week: Heston Blumenthal has received £200,000 compensation following a food-poisoning outbreak at his three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant. A young sous chef at the Tate Modern has died after suffering from tonsillitis. Nathan Laity, 23, of Penryn, Cornwall continued to work long hours...
Posted: 26 March 2010 | 17:57
Jamie Oliver was reduced to tears while filming a new show in the US when locals told him not to preach over fatty food. Oliver's new show saw him go to Huntington, West Virginia, in a bid to help the world's fattest schoolchildren, following on from his efforts to improve school meals in the UK.
Posted: 23 March 2010 | 16:03
Sodexo has announced plans to celebrate 25 years of Healthwise, the firm’s healthy eating, well-being and lifestyle programme, with a series of events.The foodservice and facilities management firm will introduce staff pedometer challenges
Posted: 22 March 2010 | 16:07
Story of the week: England's visitor economy can grow from £97b in 2010 to £147b and create 225,000 more jobs over the next decade, according to VisitEngland.
John Footman is to become the new chef at the Goose in Britwell Salome, which was forced to close ...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 16:36
Cash-strapped students are resorting to the unhealthy option and even skipping meals in a bid to make their money go further, according to research carried out by Sodexo. 42% of students are adapting their diet in order curb spending and many are missing meals...
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 11:06
The publication of the Nutrition Action Plan in 2007 highlighted the steps that needed to be taken to combat the rising scourge of malnutrition among the elderly. While there is still a long way to go, Janet Harmer reports on some of the care homes and local authorities that improving their catering offer for the elderly.
Posted: 18 March 2010 | 16:42
Chef Simon Rogan is going back to basics. He has
acquired Howbarrow organic farm, which he will
use to supply his L'enclume and Rogan & Company
restaurants, where he aims to serve the ingredients
in their natural state. Andy Lynes reports.
Posted: 18 March 2010 | 14:41
Story of the week: Industry figures have paid tribute to Rose Gray, the co-founder of the acclaimed River Café in London, who has died aged 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer. It was Hotelympia 2010 this week, and to round off the five-day event, the godfathers of the British culinary scene...
Posted: 05 March 2010 | 16:10
Providing nutritional information in workplace canteens has helped to improve the health of staff at Unilever, the consumer goods giant has revealed.
The company is to offer all 7,500 UK employees advice on better diets and exercise after a workplace trial involving 175 employees last year...
Posted: 03 March 2010 | 11:35
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: pub landlord jailed for defying smoking ban; Grosvenor House hotel tipped to become residential scheme for ultra-rich; Yo! Sushi looks to expand in Scotland; Rocco Forte Collection posts £35.8m annual loss...
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 10:23
Malnutrition may have contributed to the deaths of nearly 50,000 patients each year in NHS hospitals, according to a study commissioned by government ministers. The figure is substantially higher than numbers reported previously. Ministers said last May that 239 patients had died...
Posted: 26 February 2010 | 16:27
With financial support from the government due to end next year, now is the time to help out the school meals programme, or risk wasting the work that has been done in the past five years to educate the young about healthy eating. Tom Vaughan reports.
Posted: 24 February 2010 | 14:43
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