Views sought on Scottish junk food crackdown
Getty Images The government wants people to reduce the amount of fat, salt and sugar they are eating The proposals could see restrictions placed on “supersized” soft drinks, free refills, multi-buys and junk food displays at checkouts. The move would cover confectionery, biscuits, crisps, savoury snacks, cakes, pastries, puddings, and soft drinks with added sugar. […]
A former diet cola addict built a $100m firm
Anne Cassidy Business reporter Robert Meares Kara Goldin created the $100m business in her kitchen The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Kara Goldin, founder of US flavoured water company Hint. Kara Goldin says she unwittingly developed an addiction that impacted on her […]
Cardiff rat-infested restaurant had droppings throughout
Google Lilo Grill, on City Road, Cardiff, was found to have a “widespread and uncontrolled” rat infestation Conditions inside a rat-infested restaurant were described by inspectors as the worst they had seen in 15 years. The owners of Lilo Grill, on City Road, Cardiff, were ordered to pay £10,000 for 18 health and safety offences. […]
Australian trade deal fears justified, says ex-negotiator
Getty Images Australian livestock farms tend to be much larger than in the UK A former Australian government trade negotiator has warned that Welsh farmers are right to be concerned about the UK’s trade pact with Australia. Dmitry Grozoubinski told MPs there was little danger of Australian agriculture imports swamping the UK market in the […]
Lufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaos
Mary-Ann Russon Business reporter, BBC News BBC Despite assurances that plenty of food will be available, some shoppers have found empty shelves Germany’s Lufthansa is airlifting fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK on Wednesday as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports The airline said it is carrying 80 tonnes of […]
Tredegar volunteers help hundreds of people
Cymru Creations Philip Dobbs is one of the people who has been helped by community volunteers When retired steelworker Phillip Dobbs started self-isolating in Tredegar during the coronavirus lockdown, he had nobody to turn to for help. A relative in Birmingham was so concerned they notified the police. It was then they put him in […]
Are Christmas parties being cancelled over Omicron?
A pattern is forming over no-shows at Christmas parties because of a fear of Covid, a restaurateur has said. Chris Seager, who runs Seagers Restaurant in Gorseinon, in Swansea, said the festive period was “lucrative” for the hospitality industry provided they have Christmas parties. He added that despite some no-shows, cancellations were not “excessive”. Penarth […]
University smells project to recreate historic industrial and perfumed aromas
Matija Strlic Professor Matija Strlic smelling an historic book in the National Archives of The Netherlands The “foul and fragrant” smells of our past from industry to Marie Antoinette’s perfume are to be recreated in a £2.5m European project. Anglia Ruskin University is helping to build an archive of smells from the 16th to early […]
Sri Lanka’s tea farmers struggling to survive
Secunder Kermani BBC News, Kandy, Sri Lanka BBC Sri Lanka’s tea pickers are badly hit by soaring inflation Leaves from the lush green tea estates covering the hills of central Sri Lanka end up in cups across the world. Tea is the island’s biggest export, normally bringing in more than $1bn a year, but the […]
Calories in popular foods must be cut, say health officials
Nick Triggle Health correspondent wildpixel Targets are to be set to reduce calories in pizzas, burgers and ready meals as part of the government’s drive to tackle child obesity in England. Health officials believe the move is needed as people are consuming 200 to 300 calories too many each day. It could see the size […]