Food and Drink
The latest news and updates on food, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Oct- 2018 -18 October
Manchester Irish pub wins award for ‘Best Chef in Europe’
A Manchester pub – O’Sheas on Princess Street – has beaten off competition from around Europe to win Irish Pubs…
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17 October
Restaurants ‘getting away with fish fraud’ experts claim
Restaurants have been “getting away” with passing off catfish as cod due to the seafood testing being intelligence-led, experts have…
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12 October
Calorie cap introduced for some restaurant dishes
Public Health England is set to announce calorie caps for certain restaurant dishes, the cap would see the limit for…
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11 October
Vegan restaurant By Chloe releases cannabis-infused dessert menu
Plant-based restaurant chain By Chloe has announced it will be launching its CBD-infused “FEELZ” menu on 15 October. FEELZ is…
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8 October
Tesco to end ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce
Tesco has announced it is to end best before date labels on 116 items as it aims to cut down…
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3 October
Costa advert banned for ‘avocado criticism’
Costa has seen an advert banned after it suggested an avocado was a “poor breakfast choice” adding that those who…
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2 October
Government invests £15m into reducing food waste
The government has announced a new scheme to reduce the amount of food waste generated in the UK, which is…
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1 October
InterContinental London’s O2 branch to source all produce locally
Intercontinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) London O2 branch is to source all produce for its Market Brasserie restaurant locally via a…
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Sep- 2018 -28 September
Coroner calls Pret A Manger labelling ‘inadequate’ in allergy death
Pret A Manger’s allergy labelling has been deemed “inadequate” by the coroner investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl who…
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21 September
Chefs admit free-from options will contain small amounts of ‘restricted ingredients’
New research has found that ‘free-from’ options at some restaurants “contain small amounts of restricted ingredients”, according to London chefs.…
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