There is no doubt that 2013 has been a year of 'firsts' – not only the first 'freefrom' trade exhibition in Europe but the first FreeFrom Restaurant awards (yet to happen), the first foray of 'freefrom' into vending, the first time that Foodsmatter Twitter followers have exceeded …
The Allergy and FreeFrom Show 2013 – food and skincare
2013 Allergy and FreeFrom Show? Packed - humming - hectic – and that was at 10.30 in the morning. Come 1.30 – try rammed, jammed and 'don't leave your stand as you will never get back'... To be fair, large buggies swollen to twice their width by hundreds of bulging carrier …
Healthy vending – there is such a thing?….
That was the response of 80% plus of those who took part in our vending survey at the Allergy and FreeFrom Show last weekend. But why? A vending machine is only a box. There is absolutely nothing instrinsically either healthy to unhealthy about it. But because, over the last 40 …
Freefrom, freefrom and more freefrom…
As you might have noticed from the dearth of recent blogs, the last two weeks have been heavily taken up with freefrom food events – first the first European FreeFrom trade show in Germany, then the Allergy and Freefrom Show (complete with the presentation of the Freefrom …
Allergy Show gets rolling with the presentation of the FreeFrom Skincare Awards
Like 'freefrom' in general the Allergy and FreeFrom Show continues on its upward trajectory! Yesterday's opening day in the larger – and much nicer – National Hall at Olympia was packed with keen 'freefrom-ers', allergy sufferers, coeliacs, veggies and those who just wanted to …