Comment/Opinion

The popularity of high quality drinking chocolate is currently booming. As consumers are becoming more aware of single-origin chocolate and its intense quality, it is creating a real opportunity for coffee shop and café owners to up the ante and provide customers with a hot chocolate experience that will keep customers returning, and provide attractive profit potential too: What are the latest trends in chocolate?

Amy Teichman, quality and nutrition manager at Alliance in Partnership, award-winning education caterers, commented on the report. Whilst the report appears somewhat harsh, it is fair to say that some packed lunches brought into school by pupils leave much to be desired in terms of nutritional goodness – with lunch-box contents being high in processed foods with a high fat and sugar content.    

Nick is the founder of the Harris + Hoole coffee shops, which he runs along with his Australian siblings Laura and Andrew. The trio secured financial backing from Tesco, in the form of a non-controlling investment, to launch the new high-quality coffee proposition in 2012. Before establishing Harris + Hoole, the Tolleys founded Taylor St Baristas, an independent coffee brand with nine branches in central London. How has your business benefited from the Tesco backing?

What are the tea trends in the US? Tea is a growing segment and the out of home market has been growing steadily both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States it’s growing so quickly that it’s outpacing coffee consumption.  Some of the biggest growth areas are organic, premium gourmet teas that are sourced ethically and protect the farmers.

The changes will see ISO 7010, which promotes the use of internationally recognised symbols on safety signs, become EN 7010 and the change means the standard could become written into both UK and EU law as opposed to simply being a recommendation.

The changes will see ISO 7010, which promotes the use of internationally recognised symbols on safety signs, become EN 7010 and the change means the standard could become written into both UK and EU law as opposed to simply being a recommendation.

The NACC (National Association of Care Catering) welcomes the news that a new, strong, independent Chief Inspector of Social Care will be appointed to protect the elderly and other vulnerable people in care homes. The Government confirmed the move as part of its official response to the Francis report, which looked into the failings at Mid Staffordshire Hospital.