In the Press
Milk and Butter Price Fixing
Sainsbury’s and Asda have admitted joining with other companies in fixing the price of dairy products in Britain, the Office of Fair Trading has stated.
Also admitting liability were Safeway, now owned by Morrisons; Dairy crest; The Cheese Company, and Wiseman. They have agreed to pay penalties totalling more than £116 million. Cases against Tesco, Morrisons […]
Foodie Trends 2008
What trends are the marketing analysts touting for next year? Hedgehog Burgers? Marmite Yoghurt?
new applications for probiotics - coming soon to a non-yoghurt product near you (chocolate, cheese)
organic food for kids - despite growing controversy over marketing practises involved in selling foods aimed at children.
bold flavors for ageing taste buds - as we age our […]
Traffic Light Guidelines Changed
The Food Standard Agency has changed its guidance for cereal producers - they can now differentiate between the different types of sugars used.
The modifications are part of the second edition of the technical guidance on traffic light labelling.
These changes come after consumers questioned the difference between products high in added or artificial sugar and those […]
Sunday Times Top Food Books
The Sunday Times announced yesterday, with little fanfare, their Cookbook of the Year - Persia in Peckham by Sally Butcher.
In addition to this fine tome they list 10 other highly recommended food books for Christmas as detailed in the display below. This includes the excellent 1080 Recipes reviewed earlier on The Foodie List.
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Sunday Times Cookbook of the Year
Hidden in today’s Sunday Times Culture section is a list of recommended books with one, Persia in Peckham, Recipes from Persepolis by Sally Butcher, highlighted as their Cookbook of the Year.
“This gem of a book mixes alluring Persian recipes with tales of modern Iran and insights about running a corner shop in southeast London. […]