Industry News

The main food safety issue that people continue to be concerned about when eating out is food hygiene, according to research carried out by Food Standards Agency.

Fish and chip shops will be able to put MSC certified plaice on the menu for the first time ever as of this April.

A fish and chip shop is the first food establishment in West London to be given a Healthier Catering Commitment Award in recognition of the way it cooks and serves its food.

Pastry company Jus-Rol Professional is encouraging fish and chip shops to get involved with British Pie Week by giving away five cases of its pastry lids, perfect for topping off the most popular pie fillings.

A 5p tax on single-use carrier bags is to be introduced into Northern Ireland from April 2013.

Denmark-based Asian restaurant chain Sticks'n'Sushi is to open its first UK site in London.

The Bay Fish and Chips of Stonehaven, Scotland, has been recognised alongside esteemed restaurants such as River Cottage, Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons and OXO Tower Restaurant Brasserie, who all scooped awards at the first ever Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) Awards.

The manager of a fish and chip shop in Northfield, Birmingham, is the latest winner of Meadow Vale Foods’ prize draw.

If you’re embarking on a sustainable business, then enter the Footprint Awards 2012, the UK foodservice industry’s only Awards programme dedicated to rewarding contributions to sustainability and environmental excellence.

The UK imported 41,897 tonnes of Norwegian cod, haddock and prawns in 2011 – an increase of almost 10% on the previous year. In export sales this equates to £112.9 million, up 16% from £97.2 million.