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Date: 25/01/2012According to the Food Standards Agency’s latest public attitudes tracker, the main food safety issue that causes people most conce... more >Needle in a digital haystack
Date: 12/01/2012Amid continuing gloom on the High Street, and major supermarket chains bemoaning disappointing Christmas sales (although I’m strug... more >Slacks? I think not
Date: 04/01/2012Now that we’re all back in the saddle, I have a grim reminder of a wonderfully indulgent Christmas. It’s a shocking image an... more >The claim to fame game
Date: 05/12/2011So there we all are, happily ensconced in a Parisian restaurant (a stone’s throw from the Moulin Rouge) perusing the wine list. Fi... more >Must try harder...
Date: 22/11/2011No one can deny that the challenge ahead is an awesome one, but the Food & Drink Federation and Improve are riding into battle toget... more >Where IT's at
Date: 15/11/2011When it comes to developing software solutions, I never cease to be amazed by the awe-inspiring vision and capabilities of those at the ... more >Bring on the beer
Date: 25/10/2011The global beer industry will no doubt be raising a glass this week to the news that sales are starting to creep up, as revealed in Cana... more >The extra mile
Date: 17/10/2011‘People are our weakest link – but also the most important,’ observes Leatherhead’s food security and crisis man... more >Celebrating success
Date: 26/09/2011I was hugely honoured to be at the European HQ of LycoRed this week in the presence of those responsible for an amazing business achieve... more >A question of calories?
Date: 06/09/2011According to a new survey, two out of three UK adults believe that all fast food restaurants should publish a calorie count for their pr... more >N-ice work, BFFF
Date: 10/08/2011I had a Narnia-esque experience this week, courtesy of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) and its ‘pop-up’ restaurant... more >Olympic effort
Date: 27/07/2011I was lucky enough to get a glimpse of the new Olympic stadium last week thanks to the fabulous views afforded by smoked salmon firm For... more >A nudge in the right direction?
Date: 13/07/2011Nudging, it seems, is the new buzzword when it comes to encouraging consumers to make informed (for informed, read 'healthy') choices re... more >Fizzing with pride
Date: 06/07/2011Was honoured to be a guest at the official opening of the fourth UK Coca-Cola Education Centre in Sidcup, Kent, this week. The myth-b... more >Communication is key
Date: 21/06/2011The recent E-coli scare has shaken what often appears to be a fragile consumer trust in food safety. But that distrust frequently seems ... more >Watch this space...
Date: 13/06/2011Boy, have they got some impressive new kit at Campden BRI! I’m referring to the food and drink research centre’s capabilitie... more >I'll drink to that!
Date: 03/06/2011Took a trip to sunny Southwold this week to meet Andy Wood, the chief executive of Adnams Sole Bay Brewery, and hear all about the compa... more >Twittering with Terry
Date: 26/05/2011Was shamed into dusting off the @foodanddrinktec Twitter account this week by a high-profile new follower… So take a bow, Mr T... more >Well-oiled...
Date: 19/05/2011Another week, another omega-3 revelation in the ongoing debate linking EPA and DHA with mood. This time, it’s an Italian study cla... more >A costly Geneva convention
Date: 12/05/2011When it comes to shows, Vitafoods has long been a favourite of mine – both from a professional and personal point of view. And thi... more >Expensive? Naturally...
Date: 05/05/2011For those of you who are feeling flush this month, how about splashing out on having your product evaluated as part of a new report from... more >Water or wine?
Date: 21/04/2011Was amused to read that, among the latest batch of EFSA evaluations on ‘general function’ health claims, was a dismissal of... more >Kids... who'd have 'em!
Date: 13/04/2011As the Easter holiday rumbles on, my boys are this week safely ensconced with their grandparents. But readers, I don’t want you... more >Life is a rollercoaster
Date: 08/04/2011Question: What have Mickey Mouse, green tea and barbecue marinades all got in common? Answer: They’ve all featured rather prominen... more >Friday on my mind
Date: 25/03/2011Am writing this blog on a Friday afternoon, with just the one lunchtime glass of wine for inspiration, and the dulcet tones of Adele gen... more >Enjoying the ex-factor
Date: 15/03/2011Had a brief encounter this week with a man who confided that, during his working life, he had been head of IT for a major credit card co... more >Lighting up time....
Date: 07/03/2011What people say they do and what they actually do are often not the same… That’s why Campden BRI has invested in some s... more >The ultimate sacrifice?
Date: 22/02/2011How’s this for a predicament? Aware that Lent will soon be upon us, I’ve been chewing my pencil and pondering what I might p... more >Taking chances
Date: 17/02/2011Had an interesting lunch this week (and one I struggled valiantly to hold on to during a white-knuckle ride back in the boss’s sup... more >Happy days
Date: 08/02/2011For various reasons, I’m a happy little blogger this week. Not that I’m ever really unhappy, you understand. Apart from when... more >A hasty exit....
Date: 03/02/2011Ventured up to London this week for a lunch date with a couple of esteemed members of the editorial board. I allowed them to suggest ... more >Top dog
Date: 27/01/2011Wonder if anyone spotted me lurking outside the London Dungeon this week. And, no, before anyone even dares suggest it, I wasn’t t... more >Toad away
Date: 20/01/2011Managed to shed the office shackles this week, and motored up to Reading to see those clever guys at RSSL. And let me tell you, what the... more >UK storms into thirst place
Date: 13/01/2011Have just returned from a press conference organised by Vinexpo, where the trade show organisers unveiled the results of research into t... more >Happy New Year (I think!)
Date: 07/01/2011I’ve finally emerged from under a pile of Christmas wrapping paper, discarded party poppers and empty sherry bottles to wish you a... more >Wait a minute, Mr Postman
Date: 10/12/2010Well, the December/January double issue of Food & Drink Technology has now gone to press, so let the festivities commence… A... more >Snow joke
Date: 01/12/2010As I type, the snow is still falling and my wet socks are steaming on the radiator behind me. Predictably, cars have been abandoned on t... more >Flying the flag for Food & Drink Technology
Date: 17/11/2010Just back from a brief but packed visit to HiE in Madrid. I gather it was somewhat smaller than in previous years, and I heard a few com... more >Normal service will be resumed shortly
Date: 10/11/2010Apologies to all you (okay, both of you) avid blog-followers for the disturbing lack of recent activity. I have no excuse other than the... more >Toilet trauma
Date: 19/10/2010Fear not, I did not go to jail but, sadly, nor did I collect £200. In fact, that is probably the tidy sum spent during the course ... more >Sweeping the board
Date: 08/10/2010Having just written two coverlines for the latest issue of the magazine – one about transit testing methods for wine and the other... more >You can't hide those Lion eyes
Date: 24/09/2010It’s been a long, old week. But that’s probably because I’ve taken a lead from editorial board member Richard ‘R... more >Busy, busy, busy
Date: 16/09/2010Been out and about a bit these last few days, hence the lack of blogging activity. But am back now (albeit briefly) before heading off a... more >Straight up...
Date: 03/09/2010Returned from summer hols this week – a glorious 10 days in Tuscany. Far too much wine quaffed, pizza scoffed and over-enthu... more >Let me spell it out... I'm off on holiday!
Date: 18/08/2010If acronyms were to be permissible in a game of Scrabble, fans of the word game working in the food industry would be guaranteed a heads... more >Cereal offenders
Date: 13/08/2010Kellogg’s has announced that it is to cut the sugar in its Coco Pops cereal by 15% – largely as a result of parental pressur... more >Clone moan
Date: 05/08/2010News that cloned beef has entered the UK food chain has filled plenty of column issues in the national press, where it has met with a mi... more >Hare-brained plan
Date: 27/07/2010As the government continues is its quest to end the binge-drinking culture blighting Britain, the creators of a new beer may have unwitt... more >FSA timebomb
Date: 13/07/2010Rumours reach us this week that the new coalition government in the UK is to scrap the FSA, a food watchdog set up in response to the BS... more >A sweet move?
Date: 02/07/2010It seems Americans are getting a taste for swallowing up British companies. First, amid much hue and cry, they got their claws on Cadbur... more >Getting Ratty
Date: 17/06/2010I know it’s been a few days since my last blog, but it has taken me the best part of a week to recover from the first England game... more >Mirror, mirror...
Date: 02/06/2010Now, few will ever have heard me complain about my role as editor of a food and drink magazine – and all the wining and dining it ... more >Destination Death Valley
Date: 25/05/2010I knew it was too good to last. The sun teases us with its presence on Sunday and is clearly so pleased with itself, it comes back on Mo... more >Having a Ball in Barnes
Date: 20/05/2010Just back from a trek to darkest Teddington to see the laboratory analysis experts at LGC. And very nice they were too. As was Teddingto... more >Veg out
Date: 17/05/2010Had to laugh when I read about a group of unsuspecting schoolchildren who were roped in to taste a new range of vegetable-flavoured ice-... more >Teething troubles and pork scratchings
Date: 13/05/2010There’s been a lot of excitement in the office this week, but also much wailing and gnashing of teeth. If you’re reading thi... more >
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