I realise that it is over 10 days since I put finger to blog – for which I can only blame the last ten days' worth of entries for this year's FreeFrom Food Awards. For any potential entrant reading this blog, they close at midnight next Wednesday 12th. However, it has been …
Gluten-free
Getting your head around Facebook….
Did you know.....? • In October 2012, the countries with the most Facebook users were: United States with 166.1 million members Brazil with 58.4 million members India with 55.3 million members • According to a May 2011 Consumer Reports survey, there are 7.5 million …
Stir-up Sunday
Having heard on 'Sunday' this morning that today was 'Stir-up Sunday', the Sunday before Advent on which you should make your Christmas pudding, I thought I had better get on with it! Mind you, if I were doing the job properly, I would be making the pudding today for next year …
What does ‘freefrom’ really mean?…
'What do you mean, there is no accreditation authority?' demanded the South African voice on the end of the phone. 'How can you have a marque without an accreditation authority?' 'But 'freefrom' is not a marque,' I said. 'Not a marque?' incredulously.... 'But it must be – …
FreeFrom-ers need to remain vigilant
Once upon a time 'freefrom' food was made by people with a dietary problem for people with a dietary problem – coeliacs, people with a dairy, nut or egg allergy, lactose intolerants. But times have changed. These days, much free from food is made by companies who have little or …