Renowned chef Cyrus Todiwala addressed the audience at the Asian Catering Federation’s ‘Nutrition and Hygiene’ road show in Bristol, in association with Just Eat.

Todiwala stressed the need to produce healthier dishes, demanded by today’s diners. He focused on the importance of using quality, wholesome produce; abandoning the use of harmful food colourings and corn oil, and lowering the amounts of salt and sugar used in recipes.

In his keynote speech, Just Eat managing director Graham Corfield shared details on local online consumer habits, popular cuisine and dish choices, highlighting the demand for healthier choices has grown 64% on the Just Eat website.

Nutritionist Ruth Tongue, also speaking at the road show, said gluten-free diets were also becoming mainstream, with 15% of the population already avoiding food with gluten and 22% claiming to have a food allergy or intolerance.

The Nutrition and Hygiene road shows took place on 3^rd May at Holiday Inn Filton, Bristol and 9^th May Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh.