The FSA is issuing technical guidance to help small and medium-sized (SME) businesses comply with the new rules on allergen labelling and information, which take effect later this year. The guidance is being published following a public consultation. From 13 December 2014, food businesses in the UK will have to follow new rules in labelling pre-packed foods and non-prepacked … [Read more...]
Loungers y-o-y sales up 48% as it hits 50 sites
Loungers, the Bristol based café/bar group, has reached 50 sites with the opening of Como Lounge in Witney, Oxfordshire on 6 August. Loungers started life in 2002 as a 10-table café/bar in the Southville suburb of Bristol and initially grew fairly slowly, only reaching double-figures of sites in 2009. However since then the group has expanded at an ever-increasingly rapid … [Read more...]
Café Rouge launches new format at Victoria Place
Building on the success of its ‘express’ site at Euston station, Café Rouge, the chain of restaurants serving popular French style dishes, has opened at Victoria Place, London, and aims to be ideally suited for shoppers and commuters using the transport hub, thanks to its focus on takeaway items. Takeaway menu Alongside ever-popular items such as the Sampler Sharing board and … [Read more...]
Nearly half of foodservice operators unaware of allergen legislation
With less than six months to go until the introduction of new allergen legislation, research conducted for Unilever Food Solutions has revealed that nearly half of foodservice operators (44%) are unaware of the new law. More than half of respondents were unable to identify the allergens (53.7%), despite over 80% of operators saying they were sometimes, or frequently, asked … [Read more...]
Domino’s renew sponsorship of The X Factor app
Domino’s Pizza UK is returning as the sponsor of The X Factor app for the second consecutive year. The Domino’s brand will continue to run across the app, which is one of the hottest digital TV properties, as well as within bespoke second screen ad formats and unique interactive features. Viewers will once again have the opportunity to directly engage with the new series of … [Read more...]