Food News
Channel 4 launches The Big Food Fight season
Channel 4 launches The Big Food Fight - a season of programming which aims to raise awareness and encourage debate about food production, animal welfare and healthy eating.
A cool new concept in food retail
Food Inc., the fun food market retail store, is to open as part of the re-branding of Whiteleys in May 2008. Created by Harvey Nichols Foodmarket and Restaurants founder Dominic Ford and business partner Pat McDonald, Food Inc. aims to delight customers by bringing ‘a restaurant approach to elements of food shopping.’
Taste the sweet life at Harrods
A favourite of Winnie the Pooh, and a firm breakfast favourite served with toast: honey has been a popular staple since Egyptian times. With the launch of Life Mel honey, priced at £50 for 113g, this product is now being elevated to a luxury food, with fans including Sienna Miller and Kylie Minogue.
Morrisons launch a cheese-lovers heaven
Cheese lovers will be racing to the seasonal aisle at Morrisons this Christmas with the launch of The Best Cheese Butter Biscuits range. With three tempting flavours, all ideal for sharing, parties or just as a treat you certainly won’t be stuck for tasty nibbles to offer this festive season.
Taste the finest chocolate from Madagascar this Christmas
Malagasy, the first Equitrade chocolate for real connoisseurs is now stocked in Sainsbury’s across the UK – with sensational award winning taste and so much more.
Aldi takes on the big four
Aldi, the supermarket renowned for quality groceries at affordable prices, struck Gold on the 28th November, 2007 at the Quality Food Awards.
Anglesey sea salt joins gastronomy’s elite
The only sea salt from Anglesey has joined the ranks of the food and drink elite in a recent competition judged by Michelin-starred chefs. The highly-acclaimed Feria de Gastronomía voted the range of sea salts from multi-award winning company Halen Môn, as one of the world’s top five gastronomic products.
Melton Mowbray pork pies crowned
Melton Mowbray pork pie baker Dickinson & Morris was last week crowned with a top quality award from leading food industry experts. Dickinson & Morris received the award for best pie at the Quality Food Awards at a prestigious ceremony held in London.
Adults crying out for jellie babies
Jelly babies are the nation’s favourite childhood sweets, according to a national poll from Taveners Proper Sweets. The classic treats, which will be 90 years’ old next year, beat chocolate éclairs, fruit pastilles, wine gums, chocolate limes, American hard gums, flying saucers, sherbet lemons and aniseed balls in a survey of nostalgic treats.
Have a blue and white Christmas
Rococo Chocolates have long been famous for their exquisite packaging and now they have produced items with the fabulous design for Christmas 2007.
Australian Christmas puds impress Londoners
Pudding Lane’s (puddinglane.uk.com) sumptuous handmade festive dessert range attracted crowds of food lovers at London’s BBC Good Food Show last weekend (16 to 18 November 2007). Visitors were on fine foodie form at the show in Olympia, west London, as they shopped ‘til they dropped for Christmas treats, presents and dinner party goodies.
Morrisons launch range of festive puddings
Morrisons have launched its most delectable range of Christmas puddings to date with a selection so scrumptious you’ll be spoiled for choice. It’s enough to make your mouth water just thinking about them.
Novelli’s still on the Market
Jean Christophe Novelli may be off the dating market, following the announcement of his engagement to Michelle Kennedy, but you can still get your hands on his amazing Findus ready meal range.
Fill up on Free From at Morrisons
Due to its popularity with shopper, Morrisons are extending their range of ‘free from’ products to over 130 lines, of which 40 are Morrisons own label. The full range, which will be in stores by the end of November, will offer an even greater choice of everyday essentials and tempting treats to food intolerance and allergy sufferers.
Chefs go around the world in 60 dishes to support cancer charities
Top celebrity chefs, including Gordon Ramsey, Brian Turner and Delia Smith, have donated recipes to a cook book produced by BUPA to raise funds for three cancer charities and celebrate the company's 60th anniversary.