LACA NEWS
02/05/2018 07:05
In the run up to Hospitality Action’s breakfast seminar this month (17 May), the charity is calling on you, the industry, to fill in its short questionnaire, to help it better understand mental health issues in the hospitality workplace.
Focusing on employee stress – also the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week – the questionnaire will help Hospitality Action “better understand your needs and those of your colleagues” and to improve its services so it can “better support everyone within the industry”.
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02/05/2018 07:05
Wholesaler JJ Foodservice is to host a number of open days across the country this summer, to showcase the products and services that it offers to customers, including schools and local authorities.
As well as a giving away free products and discounts on food, drink, disposables, packaging and hygiene items, there will be a series of fish and chip workshops and accompanying lunch from caterer, Flipping and Frying.
Terry Larkin, group general manager, said: “JJ Foodservice is keen to...
01/05/2018 07:05
Registration is now open for the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) annual Healthy Eating Week (11-15 June), with three times as many workplaces and universities having already signed up compared to this time last year.
The event, which aims to increase knowledge about healthy eating and wellbeing, physical activity, food provenance and cooking, will play a prominent role in over 2,000 schools and nurseries - representing circa 990,000 children and young people - and 700 workplaces, colleges and universities....
27/04/2018 07:04
Sustainability expert WRAP has today (26 April) launched its UK Plastic Pact, with the hope of “transforming the plastic packaging system in the UK and keeping plastic in the economy and out of the ocean.”
Signed by 42 businesses so far, including trade body UKHospitality and soft drink brand, Britvic, the pact will see retailers, manufacturers, recyclers and NGOs across the country come together to cut plastic waste..
By 2015, WRAP aims to:
- Eliminate problematic or unnecessary ...
27/04/2018 07:04
Plans to limit the number of fast food takeaways near schools in Luton have been approved by councillors, according to BBC reports.
The move by the borough council follows its recognition that about 42% of the town's children in year six, aged 10 to 11, are "overweight or obese".
Luton Borough Council's Food Plan for 2018 to 2022 aims to raise awareness of the importance of a balanced diet and good food in order to...
26/04/2018 08:04
Drainage company Lanes for Drains has launched its ‘Fatberg Fighters’ campaign – working with schools across the country to “teach children about how to treat the UK drainage system with care and in turn, teach their families.”
The initiative comes as the company, part of Lanes Group Plc, continues to find “strange” items during its underground excursions and said 5 to 11 year olds are often “more receptive” to new ideas and habits.
With 46% of Brits admitting to pouring cooking oil or fat down the sink, the new...
26/04/2018 07:04
With over 380,000 perfectly edible meals thrown away by UK food and drink retailers each day, food waste start-up Too Good To Go is calling on consumers to help tackle the issue tomorrow - Stop Food Waste Day (27 April).
An online marketplace for surplus food, Too Good To Go operates in eight countries worldwide, connecting food retailers with surplus food with local consumers who “purchase, collect and enjoy it” via the app.
The company is now “challenging the British public to join (it) in rescuing...
26/04/2018 07:04
A burger created by primary four students at Morrison’s Academy (Scotland) in partnership with local butcher, David Comrie and Son, has won a gold award in the Scottish Craft Butchers Awards last week (19 April).
The partnership was set up to “interact with children and young people to educate them on where the food on their plate comes from, and how products such as sausages and burgers are created.”
As such, the 7-8 year old pupils were challenged to develop a burger recipe inspired by Alexander...
25/04/2018 12:04
LACA Ltd and Premier Foods’ flour mix brand, McDougalls, have today announced a new sponsorship agreement for the School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) competition, starting from the 2019 competition.
The 2019 competition will be launched at the LACA Main Event on July 11 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
The competition has been running for over 25 years and every year receives significant interest from both the industry and consumers with extensive TV and press coverage. It is...
25/04/2018 07:04
A new study has found that storytelling and the use of other engaging media is more likely to encourage children to eat fruit and vegetables.
By making such foods ‘fun,’ researchers discovered that children ate more carrots after having been read a story about rabbits and carrots, for example, and even more when the story was supported by use of props.
The study – published in the journal ‘Appetite’ – is hoped to inspire UK...
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