So, the FreeFrom Food Awards judging is over for another year. Two weeks, nearly 450 products, 65 judges and thousands of judging sheets. And although it is seriously full on (6am to 9pm when-you-fall-into-bed 'full on') it is hugely enjoyable both for all of us and, it seems, …
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The Telegraph needs to get a grip of the facts
Dr James le Fanu's weekly roundup in today's Telegraph carries the following : Sue Hattersley, head of the department at the Food Standards Agency responsible for imposing the “bureaucratic nightmare” of new regulations complained of by 100 leading chefs and …
The Allergy Show struts its stuff in the Grand Hall at Olympia
I do love Victorian ironwork. Whether it is the soaring arches of St Pancras Station, the Palm House at Kew or – the Grand Hall at Olympia. And, in terms of 'grand', you cannot get much grander than The Grand Hall at Olympia. The roof, 115 feet high and constructed from 85 …
#SBS (Small Business Sunday…) and other social media-ery
Dragon's Den would not be on my 'must watch' list of programmes (t'be honest, not a lot is...) but I do admire Theo Phaphitis for having done some really imaginative brand extension with his #SBS – or Small Business Sunday on Twitter. For those who have not heard of it: If …
FreeFrom Skincare Awards
Cressida and I have been pretty focused on organising the FreeFrom Food Awards party on March 25th, but even we could not have ignored the ever bigger deliveries of samples arriving on a daily basis for Alex – not only our social media 'man' but the coordinator of the FreeFrom …