Yes, the on-line judging is all done so last week we were able to publish the shortlist for the 2017 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards - you can check out all those shortlisted entrants right here. Indeed, most of the 'in-person' judging is now done as well – when our judges go out, …
Nutrition
Natural Solutions to Dementia and Alzheimer’s
OK, so I have not quite reached this stage yet but.... That free bus pass, useful though it is, has a down side. In its wake comes the nagging worry that your failure to remember telephone numbers let alone where you left your phone, that you forgot to go to the dentist …
Random thoughts on freefrom and millennials
The annual FDIN FreeFrom seminar took place last week, focusing very much on the future both in terms of those millennial and Generation Z shoppers and the export markets that we believe should be in the sights of all freefrom manufacturers. All the presentations (which were …
Has the legislation requiring eateries to know about food allergens helped?
According to recent research from the Food Standards Agency – the legislation has helped, but not spectacularly. The agency used interviews and food diaries from food allergic and intolerant people across the UK, both before and a year after the legislation came into force, to …
Coeliac Awareness Week and ‘real’ bread
There is a whole load more huff and puff in today's press following the ESPGHAN report suggesting that gluten-free products are higher in fat and lower in protein than non GF products. Well yes, they often are – but far less so than five years ago – and good progress is being …