Judging food awards is, you would think, a fairly simple business – as long as you have some understanding of food and relatively well trained taste buds, you are away. But this is not really so for our awards because, as in all things to do with allergy, it is just not that …
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Dairy-free Advent Calendars – Very Exciting!
Way back in the day (well, actually in the mid '90s) when we were still selling dairy free chocolate, the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow was a dairy-free Advent calendar. But the problem is that Advent only lasts for four weeks and the packaging for a calendar with …
Allergen labelling – and Green and Black’s
The Food and Drink Federation has just set off another round of huffing and puffing amongst food manufacturers by suggesting, perfectly reasonably and correctly, that allergen labelling is a mess. Their new paper, 'A vision for Allergen Management Best Practice in the Food …
FreeFrom Food Awards 2011 Really Kick Off!
It has been very busy in the Foodsmatter office this week as today is the cut off date for the discounted early entry to this year's FreeFrom Food Awards – so the end of the week saw a mad rush of entries all trying to squeeze in before the deadline and get their 10% off! (Those …
Face Your Food!
The interactivity of the modern internet has certainly allowed full reign to creative spirits! Take the latest viral campaign from the lobbying group FairFood who use social media and on line communications in their attempts to raise levels of sustainability in the food and drink …