Big Food In Big Trouble?
Big Food has lost its way according to a new report from Rabobank, which claims that some of the world’s biggest food and drinks brands such as Kraft, Coca Cola and Kelloggs need to embrace radical...
View ArticleFree-From Products Contain More Than You Might Expect….
The recent Allergy Show in London Olympia was accompanied by a very interesting trade seminar that discussed recent developments in the world of free-from. Certainly the sector is in vibrant growth...
View ArticleSugar – Whose Side Are YOU On ?
The accusatory tone is deliberate: sugar is the next big conflict for the food industry. The battle lines have been drawn with the newly svelte Jamie Oliver on the side of prohibition / eye-watering...
View ArticleThe Best Dessert I Have Ever Eaten, Ever.
An excellent antidote to Dry January and New Year gastronomic austerity is to share your life with someone who has a birthday on January 9th. Preceding the excellent Mr Footes Other Leg at the...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor of Natural Products magazine
Dear NPN Craig Sams column is always the first thing I read in Natural Products magazine, and this months piece on certification was typically thought-provoking. Having been fully immersed in the...
View ArticleNo Finer Life, The Pleasance Theatre, London April 28-30th
Two of my friends from college days are bringing a play relevant to the organic, wellness and sustainable farm produce sector to The Pleasance Theatre Islington London, on 28-30th April. It’s called...
View ArticleWhy Eat Superfoods?
My background is in wholefoods. My first jobs were working for Unilever, Nestle and United Biscuits. That drove me into the arms of the nascent UK natural foods industry in the form of Whole Earth...
View ArticleA Whole New Thing – Design Your Own Ice Cream!
When I was in Colombia earlier this summer I tried a really innovative ice cream format that I had never seen before. The brand is Waves, and the outlet is situated in one of Bogota’s coolest...
View ArticleSoil Association Organic Trade Briefing, London, 23.09.14
UK Market Overview Mike Watkins, Nielsen Changing Shopper Behaviour Weakening Consumer Demand Rapid Store Expansion Growth of Discounters Shift To Online “Shoppers are looking to save money, expect...
View ArticleA Winning Recipe: Chocolate and Beetroot Cake with Ginger
I am inordinately proud of winning the Fruit/Vegetable Cake category in today’s Southfields Harvest Festival. Thank you to judges John and Sue from Salt and Pepper (www.saltandpepperfoods.co.uk) and to...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Fairtrade 2015
At Biofach in Germany last week I attended an excellent session masterminded by Harriet from Fairtrade Intenational which was designed to inform the process by which they determine future policy. Here...
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