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The beans beat the usual contenders of peas and potatoes with 85% of gardeners planning to include them in their vegetable plots. Peas were next in line with 70% of gardeners choosing them, followed closely by carrots at 68%. Traditional favourite...

Ciaran and Samantha, both aged 17, will take to the centre stage in front of the judging panel as well as more than 200 people from the hospitality industry to battle it out in the new 'chef ability award' class. This category is new IFEX competition...

The awards recognise the innovations, best practice initiatives and achievements of businesses across Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. They also consider companies from all areas of the sector including food retail...

Winner's included Javier Mellado (Liverpool) who picked up the Restaurant of the year award, Arancha Campo (Exeter) walked away with the Best New Restaurant title, and Fernando Freita (Broadgate) won the Customer Service Restaurant of the Year award...

The conference, titled 'Healthy Indulgence – Challenges and Opportunities', reviewed the impact of consumer health for manufacturers, with speakers focusing on the progress in food reformulation, new ingredients, overeating and satiety. Speakers from...

The British Hospitality Association's Bob Cotton said that he "went berserk" when he heard the plans but has since made informal contact with the LPC and was told the technical review would only involve the junior rate of 16 to 17 year olds. But a...

The event, jointly hosted by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and London Technology Network, was just a stepping stone in the work towards implementing FDF's Five-fold Environmental Ambition. The issues discussed included carbon reduction, the...

Figures from the Rural Payments Agency have found that between April 2007 and March 2008, milk production in the UK decreased to 13.2 billion litres. This figure has fallen from the 2006/2007 figure of 14.1 billion litres. This reduction in the...

The latest move comes after months of preparation. Mark Kent, senior food and brand development manager at Debenhams, said: "We had to source a number of new products for our menu, including hot chocolate, which is quite considerable but something we...