FSA signals shift on traffic lights
Monday 8 March 2010
The Food Standards Agency will vote this week on proposed changes to its favoured ‘traffic lights’ labelling system. More on this
Mandarins park cars in name of prudence
Monday 8 March 2010
Financial Times - Travelling to work on public transport could save up to £80,000 per year for each top civil servant, giving a lead in cutting public spending in austere times More on this
Producers want PDO protection for Yorkshire pudding
Monday 8 March 2010
The Yorkshire pudding is the latest food bidding to win protected status under European naming rules. More on this
The painful limits of localism
Monday 8 March 2010
The Guardian - As the high-speed rail plans prove, the latest Tory attempt to distinguish between the national and the local is essential More on this
Too soon for food labelling change.
Monday 8 March 2010
UK retailers are at the forefront of providing the maximum possible nutritional information in the clearest possible way. More on this
British lamb gets pricey as producers sell abroad
Saturday 6 March 2010
British shoppers are paying up to 19% more for their lamb chops as processors capitalise on the growth of lucrative export markets. The cost of lamb chops in the big four is now £13.18/kg, 19% more
than a year ago [Grocer 33]. The... More on this
British Seafood: as debts go overboard, so do answers
Saturday 6 March 2010
The sudden capsizing of British Seafood has taken the industry by surprise. But just how far will the resulting waves be felt? Tom Seaman reports More on this
Chew on this: too much NPD can be a category’s undoing
Saturday 6 March 2010
Big brand spending has only damaged the gum market. Does its salvation lie in reminding people of when and why they should use it, asks Alex Beckett More on this
Gum brands get fresh with marketing action
Saturday 6 March 2010
Wrigley and Cadbury have outlined plans to restore the fortunes of the embattled chewing gum category. More on this
Hot Topic: Like chilli-flavoured chocolate, Delia and Heston make a surprisingly good combination
Saturday 6 March 2010
Waitrose signing up Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal to front a new advertising campaign is a masterstroke. The pair will star in a series of mini cookery shows broadcast on primetime ITV, some of
which will fill the entire ad break. More on this
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