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Nutritics, the market leader in food and health software solutions, has today announced the strategic acquisition of Ten Kites, a menu publishing platform that empowers food businesses to publish fully compliant, personalised digital menus across multiple customer touch points, including web pages, mobile apps and digital displays. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, will enable … Continued
We were delighted to be a headline partner at Peach 20/20, the UK hospitality industry’s most prestigious conference and awards. Over the course of the conference, 350 senior sector delegates heard from a roll call of industry legends, discussing the challenges and opportunities across the sector. Unsurprisingly, sustainability was top of the agenda. While it’s clear … Continued
The Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation has set up a £2.2m clinical trial aiming to improve treatment of allergies. The study will examine whether commonly available peanut and milk products can be used as an alternative to expensive pharmaceutical drugs to ‘desensitise’ patients with allergies. If successful, it could make life easier for people with food … Continued
Over three-quarters (78%) of consumers say it’s important to them to buy food that has a low environmental impact. Conducted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), ‘Food and You 2’ is a biannual survey of adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its purpose is to measure self-reported consumer knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to … Continued
The UK Food Information Amendment, also known as ‘Natasha’s Law’, was introduced in October 2021 to protect allergy sufferers and give them confidence in the food they buy. Natasha’s Law states that for all pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS), the name of the food and all ingredients must be listed on the packaging with allergenic … Continued
Keeping food label information up-to-date and accurate has never been more important with most food businesses now having a legal obligation to provide detailed ingredient lists with accurate allergen listings. The Nutritics LabelMagic system enables real time sharing of verified food label information from production sites to different locations in a read only format. Printing … Continued
94% of staff consider a company’s social and environmental responsibility when choosing a place to work – staff sustainability is a relationship which is growing in importance. And more than four in five (84%) professionals are more likely to stay in a hospitality job for longer if their employer has a positive environmental impact. Keeping … Continued
How long was the journey of your meal, how far did your food travel? Simply put, food miles are the distance a food travels from where it’s grown to your plate, usually via farm, factory and the local supermarket or supplier. In our latest article, we look at the environmental impact of food miles, as … Continued
Food waste remains a massive issue for the hospitality and foodservice (HaFS) sector. With the UK Government targeting a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030 as part of Scope 3 Food and Drink protocols, it’s only going to become more pressing in the years ahead. Of course, all food and drink production has an environmental impact … Continued
Using claims on foods can be tricky, and it’s important to get them right. We get lots of questions about how to use claims on foods. Here are the ones we get asked most often: Who sets nutrition claims? Nutrition claims are established by the Annex of EU Regulation 1926/2006. Who enforces nutrition claims? … Continued