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JD Wetherspoon: The managed operator has received a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming. The award recognises the fact that the company uses barn or free-range eggs as opposed to battery eggs.
Sustainable fish supplies: Brakes says it sold more than 350 tonnes of fish caught from sustainable sources to caterers in 2006 and predicts sales of over 500 tonnes in 2007.
Soft drinks: A Coca-Cola report suggests that more soft drinks are consumed with
food than any other category. Sales at
meal times make up around 30% of total drinks sales. This is great news since Britvic just revealed that sales of soft drinks are growing faster than beers and spirits in the on-trade.
Rational UK: The equipment manufacturer has been awarded a royal warrant from the Queen for its SelfCooking Center. It entitles the company to display the royal arms on its products, stationery, advertising, vehicles and exhibition stands.
Urban pubs: Research shows that 75% of 25 to 35-year-olds in up-market metropolitan areas and affluent towns plan to eat out in pubs after the smoking ban.
Bad month for
Carbon dioxide emissions: Equipment manufacturer Aga has published a draft environmental code to reduce the foodservice industry's carbon footprint. For more info visit www.agafoodservice.com.
Salt: Britons are consuming less salt, according to research by the Food Standards Agency. New data shows that average daily salt consumption has fallen from 9.5g to 9g.
Darts players: The rise of the gastropub has been blamed for the decline of darts playing in pubs. Geronimo Inns boss Rupert Clevely has challenged Phil "The Power" Taylor - the face of the Save Our Darts campaign - to a darts competition at one of his gastropubs.
Brussels sprouts: It's official - sprouts have fallen out of favour with Brits. According to research by the Office of National Statistics, they have been replaced by broccoli. Bog standard vegetable oil and brie are also being given the boot by UK consumers.
Government: Consumers trust celebrity chefs more than the Government when it comes to food issues, according to a new survey.
