In the current economic climate, when profit margins are tight and businesses need to be as competitive as possible, it's more important than ever to trim down your costs. But while you're chasing sales, negotiating deals and counting every penny, you're probably also spending money on energy you don't need. If you think reducing your carbon footprint will take too much time and money, think again.
The horsemeat scandal has exposed two major flaws in our food system: too little traceability and too much processed food. Too few of us now know where our food comes from, and when it comes to food in our schools and hospitals, we cannot even check the label. This is why the Soil Association has taken up the challenge of transforming catering across the UK.
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Research commissioned by Food Tourism Connect, the campaign to promote food in the Liverpool City Region has found that many people still aren't aware of the many local food producers in the region. Similarly, purchasing local food appeared relatively unimportant for most of those surveyed, with just seven per cent saying that they felt that buying locally sourced food was very important to them. Despite this, many respondents could identify several reasons for eating locally sourced food.
Bodega is driven by a passionate love of olives, antipasti and the rich flavours of the Mediterranean. Having journeyed extensively to bring you authentic taste straight from the olive groves of Italy, Spain and Greece they invite you to join them in tasting their travels. Whether you are already a connoisseur, or want to start exploring the world of olives, Bodega will guide you to the flavours that will fire your imagination and capture your senses.
A brand new national vegetarian, vegan and meat reducer food show has been launched by seasoned event organisers, F2F Events. Taking place from the 7th - 9th June 2013 this year at London's Olympia, V Delicious will be a fabulous gastronomic and culinary entertainment day out, where visitors can revel in their passion for vegetarian and vegan food, drink and living.
