Are you a Saint or a Sinner?
This new year, leading bar chain The Slug and Lettuce will be putting customers to the test with their new ‘Saints and Sinners’ menu. As part of the promotion, diners will be quizzed on their [read more…]
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A new dawn for the gin-naissance: Brits aged under 35 are the most likely to drink gin
Whilst the ‘gin revival’ has been in full swing for a number of years, younger consumers are now really ‘be-gin-ning’ to drive this spirit to new heights. Indeed, new research from Mintel reveals that although over half (56 per [read more…]
Food and drink industry needs to rise to occasion before National Living Wage is introduced
The boss of a leading recruitment agency for the food and drink/hospitality/cleaning industry has warned the sector that it needs to prepare for the impact of the new, compulsory National Living Wage. Derek Ferrol, from Glasgow-based [read more…]
Halo Foods launches Harvest Cheweee Fruit & Oat Bites
2015 ‘Kids Snack’ Product of the Year award winner* Harvest Cheweee is expanding its cereal bar range with the launch of Fruit & Oat Bites, a healthier fruit-based snack created to keep on-the-go-children fuller for [read more…]
Holland and Barrett join forces with I’m a Celeb and X Factor star Jake Quickenden
I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! star Jake Quickenden has been announced as ambassador of Holland and Barrett’s sports nutrition range. Singer and TV favourite Jake, 27, will work with the high street health [read more…]
PAPA Award winners announced – recognising the best in the Italian food industry
The best independent pizza and Italian restaurants are not where you might expect and the best supermarket pasta might surprise you. The Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Association (PAPA) Awards have recognised the best in [read more…]
Starfrost trio for top uk seafood firm
A leading UK seafood processor has invested £4m in a new production facility, featuring a trio of bespoke freezing systems from British equipment specialist Starfrost. Coombe Fisheries recently opened its multi-million pound seafood packing, freezing [read more…]
Bringing a range of spicy accompaniments to the hot sauce market
Sidekick, the London-based hot table sauce creator and manufacturer begins its drive to target food lovers in the UK with its new range of sauces. Created from a passion for developing new flavours and free from [read more…]
Clipper Teas picks up exporting honour at South West awards
Clipper Teas, the Fairtrade tea brand owned by Wessanen UK, has been named ‘Exporter of the Year’ at the prestigious 2015 Insider Made in the South West Awards. From its tea factory in Beaminster, Dorset, [read more…]
Maltesers overtakes Cadbury Dairy Milk as bestselling chocolate confectionery brand in £1bn convenience market
According to global insight leader IRI, Maltesers, owned by Mars, is the UK’s best-selling chocolate brand in convenience stores with sales of nearly £50m. Chocolate sales are worth £1bn a year to the convenience channel, [read more…]