All articles by Helen Gilbert – Page 38
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NewsWing Yip crowns Young Chef of the Year
Wing Yip has named a Birmingham cook as its ‘2013 Young Chef of the Year’.
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NewsNatural colours in food overtake artificial for the first time
The use of natural colours in food and drink is soaring in popularity and has overtaken artificial/synthetic colours globally for the first time, new research has revealed.
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NewsCowboys and Indians better than computer games, kids claim
Make-believe games such as Cowboys and Indians or Doctors and Nurses are still considered the most popular with children today, research from Sainsbury’s has revealed.
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NewsCompass Group launches Eatfair fairtrade range
Compass Group has launched a new Fairtrade retail range in a bid to help famers in Uganda become more sustainable in the way they produce coffee and food crops.
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NewsUB defends new chocolate digestive recipe after taste test criticism
McVitie’s has insisted it has not changed the recipe of the biscuit part of its chocolate digestives after blind taste test panel concluded the new version with more chocolate tasted worse.
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NewsBeckham to star in new Active Kids ad for Sainsbury’s
A Sainsbury’s ad featuring David Beckham and Paralympian Gold medallist Ellie Simmonds will air during the Emmerdale advert break on Tuesday (26 February) to flag up its 2013 Active Kids voucher scheme.The sports professionals, who are both ambassadors for the retailer’s Active Kids campaign, will be shown reminiscing about their ...
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NewsHancocks to open new small-format depot
Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks will open its first compact-style depot in Leeds in March.
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NewsCo-op revs up for Fairtrade Fortnight with coffee-powered car
The Co-operative Group is gearing up to spread the Fairtrade message in a car powered from waste coffee beans.
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NewsTesco voted 'worst UK supermarket' in Which? poll
Tesco has reiterated the £1bn investment it is making in customer service after a survey ranked it the worst supermarket in the UK.
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NewsNew Zealand latest country to introduce plain packaging on tobacco
New Zealand has become the second country after Australia to announce it will put all tobacco products in plain packaging…
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News60p in every £1 spent in supermarkets
Shoppers are flocking to supermarkets to spend their cash with nearly 60p in every £1 spent in stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, new research shows.
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NewsHorse meat: Frozen burger sales slump 40%
Frozen burger sales have plummeted by 40% year-on-year in the wake of the horse meat scandal, new research has revealed.
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NewsSave the Children calls for health warnings on baby milk
Danone has voiced concern over a call to introduce large health warnings on the front of baby milk packaging and described the potential move as ‘counterproductive’ and ‘confusing’ for new mums.
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NewsLeading doctors call for tax on fizzy drinks and more restrictions on HFSS product ads
Soft drinks industry leaders have warned that a tax on fizzy drinks will not help tackle rising obesity levels and reiterated the financial burden it will place on cash-strapped shoppers.
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ProfilesWhere are they now? Former Asda director Paula Minowa
Minowa studied at the University of Hull where she graduated in 1989 with a BA in business studies and German…
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NewsBudgens targeted by nimbys for trying to open in Surrey village
Budgens has found itself the unlikely target in a leafy Surrey village…
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Absolut rolls out one-off Unique vodka bottles to off-trade
Pernod Ricard will roll out limited-edition bottles of its Absolut Unique vodka to the wider UK-off trade from February 13.
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Scottish suppliers urged to adopt sustainability strategy
Scottish food and drinks firms are being urged to abide by the country’s first pan-industry sustainability strategy.
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NewsMcBride back in profit despite sales fall
McBride is back in the black despite reporting an 11% fall in half-year sales.