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Win 12 litres of Simply Hibi for your next party!
Simply Hibi, is the UK’s first hibiscus based health drink which offers 17 times more anti-oxidants than other juice drinks on the market. It is an ethically produced, antioxidant rich, refreshing new drink produced from the flowers of a very special… More…
Win a place at a classic French cookery class!
Outdoors Abroad, a collection of the leading European holiday and travel providers, has developed the website www.destinationcooking.co.uk in response to the growing trend for family food holidays. Working in partnership with top French chef Christia… More…
Win a case of natural presses from Bottle Green
Win a selection case of delicious natural fruit presses from Bottle Green Drinks Co.
Add a splash of sophistication to your summer drinks collection with the delicious range of bottle green natural fruit presses. Lightly sparkling Cotswold spring … More…
Win a gift box packed with dinner party goodies!
My Secret Kitchen, the UK’s first nationwide food and drink tasting company, have launched three fresh new products that capture the flavour of spring and summer, and take taste buds to some exciting new places.
Kashmir Curd is delicately infused … More…
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20 March 2008 : Win 12 litres of Simply Hibi for your next party! | Simply Hibi, is the UK’s first hibiscus based health drink which offers 17 times more anti-oxidants … More…
19 March 2008 : Win a place at a classic French cookery class! | Outdoors Abroad, a collection of the leading European holiday and travel providers, has developed th… More…
18 March 2008 : Win a case of natural presses from Bottle Green | Win a selection case of delicious natural fruit presses from Bottle Green Drinks Co.
Add a splash… More…
18 March 2008 : Win a gift box packed with dinner party goodies! | My Secret Kitchen, the UK’s first nationwide food and drink tasting company, have launched three fre… More…
17 March 2008 : Win a Sir Stelios Easy Pizza party! | Pizza lovers across London can now enjoy top value meals thanks to the expansion of http://www.easyp… More…
07 January 2008 : Enjoy two of your favourite things on Valentine's | Why not treat yourself and a loved one to an evening of matching two of your favourite things, Kumal… More…
07 December 2007 : For dieters: how to keep trim this festive season | It can be hard to look forward to Christmas when you're dieting. What should be anticipated as a fun… More…
20 November 2007 : Drink your way to a healthy Christmas | By Dawn Copeman
Christmas is one of the most sociable times of the year as well as one of the mos… More…
01 October 2007 : Is healthy food just for the wealthy? | By Dawn Copeman
Once again the issue of food poverty has hit the news. Last week the Welsh Assemb… More…
25 September 2007 : Granny knows best when it comes to food wastage | Switching down to 30ºC and putting the paper in the recycling bin have become second nature in thous… More…
03 September 2007 : A day at an English vineyard… | By Helen Lewis
Photography by Scott Lewis (info@scottlewisphotgraphy.co.uk)
How do you make a sm… More…
29 August 2007 : Celebrate next week-FREE WINE & PREMIUM PR SERVICE | The first of food&drink towers' Get A Closer Look At...weeks begins on Monday September 3, 2007 with… More…
10 August 2007 : The world's largest tomato ketchup packet | By Helen Lewis
A plastic pouch filled with more than 1,000 pounds of Heinz tomato ketchup made its … More…
25 June 2007 : From everyday food to superhero | By Sarah Leighton
Forget blueberries or even exotic goji berries, latest findings show that the s… More…
03 April 2007 : How big is your footprint? | Spotted a fantastic product or ingredient from a far-flung corner of the globe? Fantastic. But how c… More…
21 March 2007 : Quality of food most important for 76% of shoppers | A new report from the UK Ashridge Business School suggests that food retailers and manufacturers are… More…
26 February 2007 : Brits want to be seen as healthy & virtuous eaters | Finally, the FSA's study into consumer attitudes has been unveiled. This year's study is a fascinati… More…
13 February 2007 : Valentine's Recipe from Phil Vickery: Dessert | BLUEBERRY & LEMON QUESADILLAS
Serves 4
4 Mission Deli Wraps (Original)
250g/9oz mascarpone
4… More…
12 February 2007 : Valentine's Recipe from Phil Vickery: Main course | CREAMY ORGANIC SALMON, SPINACH AND PINE NUT BAKE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
3 Mission Deli Wraps (O… More…
09 February 2007 : Valentine's Recipe from Phil Vickery: Sweet tooth | CHOCOLATE BISCUIT, DRIED CHERRY & MARSHMALLOW WRAPS
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 Mission Deli Wraps… More…
08 February 2007 : Valentine's Recipe from Phil Vickery: Breakfast | CRISPY GAMMON, MAPLE SYRUP AND SUN BLUSH TOMATO WRAPS
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 Mission Deli Wra… More…
08 February 2007 : Rising stars in the tricky kids food market | Helen Lewis reports...
Manufacturers in the children’s food market must sometimes get the feeling… More…
22 January 2007 : Mainstream retailers set ethical precedent | By Sarah MacKinlay
Ethical consumerism is firmly rooted in public consciousness, as highlighted in … More…
10 January 2007 : The Ten Top Trends for 2007 Tip Sheet | By Helen Lewis
1. Going green
Ethical consumerism is nothing new, but the pace at which it has s… More…
05 January 2007 : Retailers & politicians must join forces for good | Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged his support for British produce. Speaking at the Oxfor… More…
22 December 2006 : How not to poison your guests this Christmas | By Scott Lewis
Christmas is usually a challenge for anyone’s digestive system. Our poor stomachs … More…
06 December 2006 : Christmas Superfoods: remedies for over-indulgence | By Dawn Copeman
Christmas is known as the season of over-indulgence and that huge Christmas dinne… More…
23 November 2006 : Single Origin Chocolate: the new posh food trend | By Dawn Copeman
There's a new craze sweeping the nation; in specialist shops and at dinner partie… More…
09 November 2006 : EFSA gets stuck into Nutrition & Health Claims | The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) embarks on its second day of discussions regarding the upc… More…
01 November 2006 : The virtues of good old-fashioned comfort food | By Alby Bowers
Rearranging the food cupboards in the kitchen – mainly to avoid thinking about a big… More…
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Ten top features ideas- The inevitable impact of the European Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation on your product portfolio: just because it’s an EU law doesn’t mean you can ignore it any longer!
- Going green: how your brand can (and why it should) tap into the growing ethical market
- Brand trust: consumers are becoming increasingly sceptical of the motives of large multinationals – has this opened the path for a food industry led by innovative SMEs?
- The death of low carb and the introduction of the whole and natural diet: what next for the slimming world?
- Organic delivery schemes – how they could appeal to a wider audience with more flexibility in cost, product range and delivery times
- Why is it taking so long for multinationals to eliminate trans fats from their portfolio when Denmark removed them from trace in just a couple of years?
- How to encourage kids to eat healthier at break times and on their way to and from school, and not just at lunchtimes
- Drivers and trends behind the 8%-plus annual growth in alternative sweeteners in a market supposedly obsessed with whole and natural foods
- Understanding the anomalies in the food industry: rising levels of obesity are directly proportional to increasing gym membership; celebrity chef TV programmes are watched by millions but most viewers can’t even boil an egg
- Christmas is the ultimate foodie event: how to make the most of the day with the finest range of yummy products and truly impress your guests