Comment/Opinion

Mid-morning milk

27th Apr 2015 - 07:24

Organised by Cool Milk as part of the company’s campaign to promote the new legislation that came into effect this year as part of the School Food Plan, a London school welcomed a celebrity guest a

Insight...with Steve Penk, managing director, Melitta

2nd Apr 2015 - 11:29

After acquiring MSS UK in April 2012, Melitta Professional Coffee Solutions have spent the last three years restructuring the business in the UK.

Steady growth in food to go

27th Feb 2015 - 12:50

Lunch can be anything from a snack or a quick sandwich at your desk to a sit-down meal in a pub or a restaurant.

Better hospital food

9th Jan 2015 - 10:33

We’ve all seen the photos of unappetising meals snapped at patient bedsides that typically appear across the media whenever a story on hospital food hits the headlines.

For various reasons, the standard and quality of lunches provided to children of primary-school age has been declining for many years now. Whether willingly or not, policy makers, and to some extent the teaching and catering professions, have effectively turned a blind eye to this. There are those who would argue that a blanket approach to providing all Key Stage (KS) 1 children with a free lunch is a retrograde step and a total waste of national resources, or that this approach should be limited to low-income families.

Success at The Hut

20th Feb 2014 - 13:42

What is your recruitment strategy at Pizza Hut?

Patient recovery

2nd Jan 2014 - 15:08

Plans by the government to set up a Hospital Food Standards Panel to review the quality of food for patients and then report back by autumn 2014 sound like the answer to a long-expressed demand for action in this area. It will be led by Age UK’s chairman Dianne Jeffrey and has the support of Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter MP. The panel’s findings will be used as the basis for new government and NHS England guidance and regulations.

Free school meals are a bad idea

14th Nov 2013 - 09:27

At first glance, a government initiative such as this can seem to be a great idea because most of us know that childhood obesity is a growing problem and that good nutrition habits among the young are vital to the future health of our nation. Wanting our young people to have the chance to eat well every day is an aspiration we all share. But we are talking about a £600million outlay here – a monumental amount of money – with a highly dubious return on investment.

The future of OOH coffee

11th Nov 2013 - 15:05

Is the out of home coffee market facing any challenges and opportunities? Research shows that somewhere in the region of 99 million ‘lost’ coffee sales in the OOH market can be attributed to poor quality; consumers have high expectations and are happier to go without than compromise.

Solutions 4 Caterer offers top tips for expanding hospitality business

2nd Oct 2013 - 10:19

Peter Flaxman, director of Solutions 4 Caterers, commented: “As consumer confidence slowly begins to recover, many companies are looking to expand into new sites and grow their business. This is a trend we are seeing amongst many of our clients, and that is supported by the latest industry figures.