The World Gourmet Society Festival will start on January 20, 2014 – Top restaurants across the globe offer their interpretation of the World Gourmet Society’s mission to discover new culinary landscapes through a specially designed menu. “Discover New Culinary Landscapes” is the mission of the World Gourmet Society (WGS) and its members. To bring this […]
Morrisons has unveiled its online grocery store, featuring a virtual bakers, butchers and fishmongers. Deliveries will begin across much of the Midlands on 10 January 2014, with customers to receive a one-hour time slot of when their goods will be delivered. Dalton Philips, chief executive of Morrison, said: “This fresh food offer will be the […]
Today’s fast-paced lifestyle can leave people drained and in moments of weakness, they can fall into the trap of making poor choices to replenish themselves. The Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, can be a helpful aid in this struggle, introducing a range of innovative products that help provide the good energy families want […]
The annual nutrition expert trends forecast is in – what fad diets are hot? What’s out? Which foods top the list? What are consumers eating? According to a survey of more than 500 Registered Dietitians conducted by the nutrition trade magazine, Today’s Dietitian, and a leading food, health and wellness public relations agency, Pollock Communications, […]
Post Foods launched a friendly competition between Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles to see which cereal is most popular among fans. Online and mobile competitions from January through September 2014 will rally support for each flavor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QamavYuJZ2E WWE Superstar John Cena returns to the front of Post Fruity Pebbles cereal boxes and will serve as […]
Marmite has lost its position as Britain’s favourite branded toast-topper to Rowse Honey as the UK’s love-hate relationship with the savoury spread took a turn for the worse. Sales of Marmite dipped 5% in terms of value and 1.2% in volume while sales of Rowse Honey soared nearly 18% in value and 21% in volume […]
getWaiter!, the smartphone app which makes it easier for diners to call their waiter, has found that more of us would sooner opt for stress-free over stressful this year. More people will eat out for their main Christmas meal, with favourite menu choices being the traditional Turkey dinner, Indian cuisine and steak. As it takes […]
Nestlé has inaugurated a new experimental farm on a 30-hectare site in Côte d’Ivoire to focus on plant science and research into nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development. The farm, located at Zambakro, some 18km from the capital, Yamoussoukro, will create 20 jobs by 2014. The ceremony was attended by Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Daniel […]
UK food retailers could soon be able to use low-glycaemic index labels, six years after they were withdrawn in a European ban. Leatherhead Food Research, which offers research and regulatory advice, says it is reviving its low-GI logo after finding a loophole around the ban. The low-GI logo was introduced in 2004, but withdrawn in […]
Employees and executives from right across the UK’s food and hospitality industries have come together in the last 12 months in an extraordinary demonstration of corporate charity fundraising. From some of the biggest names on the UK High Street to individual employees ‘doing their bit’, the sectors’ ‘Food for Good’ campaign has raised an impressive […]