Gordon Ramsay Holdings, the business that co-ordinates the chef’s expanding portfolio of restaurants and bars, has reported that its profit rose by an impressive 182 per cent, a level achieved as a result of cost-cutting. Net income for the period to 31 August increased to £1.46 million from its 2009 position of £515,373. Revenue, however, [...]

The Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), regarded as one of the country’s ‘Pro5′ buying organisations of a collaborative nature, has unveiled a new catering framework comprising various providers that can be approached by schools, colleges and other such public bodies, in respect to potential contracts. As part of the new framework, ESPO, which covers the [...]

Ahead of proposed regulatory changes next year, the Food Standards Agency has put forward a new factsheet designed to make those in the catering sector aware of when they can label a food as ‘gluten free.’ FSA’s publication and unveiling of the factsheet coincides with Coeliac UK’s National Awareness Week, ‘The Gluten Free Challenge,’ which [...]

A report released by the UN food agency has revealed that a staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food goes to waste every year and has suggested that bringing down levels of wastage in developing countries could make an ‘immediate and significant’ impression on the world’s poorer populations. In its report, the UN Food and Agriculture [...]

As part of plans to reduce Parliament’s supported catering bill, it has been suggested that the Palace of Westminster should be opened up to the public when not in use by the Commons. A proposal that was put forward by the Commons Administration Committee, it has also been recommended that even the historic setting of [...]

The Lincat EB3F-PB is one of the most popular water boilers on the commercial catering boiler market today. It’s functional without being complicated, reliable, easy to use and compact to store. It offers a push button boiler system and an inbuilt system for filtration, with a hot water output of 31 litres an hour. The [...]

The recent decision surrounding country of origin labelling on the part of ENVI, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, is likely to prove the most challenging aspect in discussions over food information, as well as being detrimental to small businesses, says industry opinion following an April vote in Parliament. These remarks [...]

Following shortly in the footsteps of news surrounding the impending availability of turkey eggs through premium retailer Waitrose, it transpires that the upmarket food vendor has also started selling edible flowers. Targeted at shoppers wishing to take their salad dishes to new dimensions, the long over-looked edible flowers are currently making their debut at a [...]

Amadeus, the catering business of NEC Group, has confirmed itself one of the most sought after contracts of the 2012 Olympic Games, catering for up to an anticipated 100,000 people a day, according to reports. As such, the catering enterprise will be supplying almost 50 per cent of the events scheduled to take place at [...]

Obesity among children currently costs the UK capital of London £7.1 million to treat every year, with this figure capable of rising to almost £111 million a year, if today’s young population continues its obesity into adulthood, as the London Assembly has warned based on newly-published data. Levels of childhood obesity are more significant in [...]