Companies in France & Spain receive tax credit for 60% of book value of donated food whilst in Portugal, its up to 140% of the value
DEFRA Secretary Liz Truss has laid out her priorities for simplifying the CAP during a meeting with EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan
Australia will introduce mandatory country-of-origin food labelling from 2016, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday
Carl Morris & Laura Morris open @YardandCoop Manchester's newest restaurant inside a former office building
McDonald’s in Tokyo is opening 'Restaurant M' for one night only on July 27 serving de-constructed Big Macs
Fresh Meat and Food-to-go retailer, @CrawshawButcher plans business invest £200m, opening 200 stores and creating 2,500 jobs by 2022
Lidl UK is to build a brand new head office in Tolworth, south west London, after buying a site from Kingston council for £10m
Carron Fish Bar has been ordered by Aberdeenshire Council to remove a banner claiming it to be the 'birthplace of the deep-fried Mars bar'
Coca-Cola has put in demands that Fifa use an independent third-party to oversee the reform at football’s governing body
Local residents in Shoreditch, London complain that the new 'Pret A Manger' on Brick Lane "doesn't have a soul"
Report on productivity in food service claims 993,000 new staff required by 2022, with 870,000, needed to replace existing employees
UK Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss claims 10,000+ food industry jobs & £m's of investment will be created by Food Enterprise Zones
Over 22% of UK consumers are part of a loyalty scheme at a coffee shop or restaurant with 45% sharing personal details to receive offers.
M&S is slammed on 'floundering' clothing sales - yet food is what it is good at now, so is it time to give up the knitting?
Chef Jamie Oliver will front Jamie’s Sugar Rush, a new Channel 4 show on July 30, aimed at changing people’s behaviour about sugary foods.
Lisa Brook joins Foodco as UK GM. Foodco has 58 retail outlets in UK - 420 worldwide. Lisa is to increase market share sales & profitability
EU finds 8 manufacturers & 2 distributors of retail food packaging trays guilty of participating in cartels & set fines of €115.9 million
Carol Welch, Brand & Innovation director at Costa talks about its marketing strategy, expansion, and why it doesn't advertise on TV




