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Food crime and fraud will affect pubs, say experts

Food Safety

Food fraud ‘very real danger to pubs’

By Nicholas Robinson

Food fraud and crime are very real and growing dangers to operators serving food, who should have strong preventative systems in place, a group of experts in the field have warned.

'Food safety must now become more of a priority for pubs,' experts have urged

News Analysis: Food Safety

‘Multimillion-pound fines’ for unsafe food operators

By Nicholas Robinson

Diners need to know the food they are eating at your site is safe but some experts fear budget cuts could see a reduction in safety measures. Nicholas Robinson investigates

Food safety concerns are likely to get worse, says FSA report

Food safety

Consumers' health 'put at risk' through Government budget cuts

By Nicholas Robinson

Complaints from consumers about food quality and safety have reached a high following Government budget cuts to local authorities, which has resulted in councils failing to carry out enough food safety inspections, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has...

Agnieszka Tyczka's partner Steven Smith accepted the award on her behalf

Top 50 Gastropubs

Double whammy for Freemasons at Top 50 Gastropubs

By Nicholas Robinson

Front-of-house manager Agnieszka Tyczka of the Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe, Lancashire, brought home the gastropub’s first award of the day at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.

Demand for meat-free food is on the up and is going to continue to rise

What’s next for vegetarian food in pubs?

By Nicholas Robinson

More people are considering meat-free dishes when they eat out and want to see more choice on the menu. Michelle Perrett unearths a potential new order

Steak and stout pie part of Bidvest's premium ready-prepared offer

Food

Bidvest relaunches own brand after name change

By Nicholas Robinson

Foodservice giant Bidvest has relaunched its own brand portfolio of food, drink and non-food products, less than a year after the hospitality supplier changed its name.

Independents face tough year against large chains

Independents face tough year against large chains

By Daniel Woolfson

Independent food operators worried about competing with larger groups need to "fight back" by demonstrating their individuality in 2016, an industry expert has advised. 

Grains, such as quinoa, will remain popular in 2016, according to Vegetarian Express

#TryJanuary

Vegetarian food draws customers to pubs in January

By Nicholas Robinson

Heavily-promoting healthy food options in January can tempt fat-fighting consumers through pub doors during the period of self-restraint, a vegetarian and vegan food distributor has claimed.

Key healthy food trends for foodservice sector in 2016

Trends

Healthy food options: what's coming in 2016?

By Nicholas Robinson

As more people decide they know what’s best for their own health, Alison Baker looks at how pubs can offer food and drink to meet requirements

Dirty cooker, microwaves and refrigerators

Food safety

Dirty pub kitchen lands boss with fine

By Nicholas Robinson

A pub kitchen boss has been fined almost £3,000 after environmental health (EH) discovered an array of hygiene issues at the Stourbridge, Dudley, site.

Meat-free dishes accounted for 31% of new menu items across the eating-out sector

Analysis

Flexitarian diets set to rocket in 2016

By Nicholas Robinson

The popularity of flexitarianism is set to reach new heights in 2016, following recent figures from consumer analyst Mintel that showed 35% of Brits now identified as ‘semi-vegetarian’.

All day dining in pubs

All day dining boosts pub food sales

By Nicholas Robinson

As consumers become increasingly demanding and more inclined to turn their backs on traditional mealtimes, pubs need to change tack to keep pace. Nicholas Robinson reports on an All Day Dining Event that looked in detail at this trend

Christmas food and beer pairings guide

How to match beers with your festive food offer

By Daniel Woolfson

The Christmas rush is getting into full swing: kitchens are pumping out roast potatoes faster than machine gun fire and the sector’s chefs are most likely already bored to death of prepping winter veg. 

'Buyers who rely on the CPI may be acting in an ill-informed manner when negotiating with suppliers'

Food prices

Foodservice Price Index launched

By Nicholas Robinson

A Foodservice Price Index (FPI) has been launched to give operators access to more accurate data about commodity costs specific to the hospitality sector.

67% of men and 57% of women in the UK are overweight or obese

News analysis: sugar tax

First shots in sugar tax wars

By Nicholas Robinson

With billions being spent on trying to combat Britain’s growing obesity crisis and its subsequent diabetes epidemic, Nicholas Robinson and Daniel Woolfson take an in-depth look at the arguments for and against the latest quick fix to grab the headlines...

67% of men and 57% of women respectively in the UK are overweight or obese

Sugar Tax

Sugar tax and nutritional labelling enforced under lobby group’s plans

By Nicholas Robinson

Prime Minister David Cameron is facing increased pressure from the sugar lobby group Action on Sugar (AoS) to implement a heavy tax on sugary food and drink and to enforce nutritional labelling on menus to help tackle the UK’s growing obesity epidemic.

'Sugar has only four calories per gram,' says Making Sense of Sugar

Sugar Tax

Sugar myths ‘debunked’

By Nicholas Robinson

A campaign to dispel myths about the impact of sugar on diet and health has been launched ahead of National Sugar Week (30 November – 6 December), following celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s pressure on the government to implement a tax on high-sugary food...

There are 14 known allergens

Food safety

Allergen report: how are pubs performing?

By Alison Baker

They have variously been viewed with hostility, panic, suspicion and as an opportunity to stand out from the crowd. Whatever your starting point, the regulations on food allergy labelling are now a fact of life. Alison Baker looks at how the trade is...

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