Health

Restaurant chains serving children's food 'unacceptably high in salt levels'

14-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant chains have been accused of serving children’s dishes that contain unacceptably high levels of salt.

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Podcast: sustainability and health key trends for 2021

19-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Sustainability and a focus on animal welfare as well as health will drive customer choices when eating out this year, according to predictions from Arla Foods.

Children's meals in restaurant chains are "getting saltier"

05-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant, pub and fast food chains must act to reduce “shocking” levels of salt found in children’s meals, a campaign group has warned.

'Customisable' restaurant Vita Mojo raises £10m funding

29-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Vita Mojo, the restaurant which lets diners design their own meals, has raised £10m funding to expand.

Friday Five: the week's top stories

23-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A round-up of the biggest hospitality stories you might have missed this week

Acai Berry chooses Chelsea for second site

16-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Brazilian ‘superfood’ brand Acai Berry has opened a second grab-and-go site in Chelsea following the success of its inaugural bricks-and-mortar location in Soho’s Kingly Court.

How I Got Here: Mark Lilley

13-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Mark Lilley founded healthy eating chain Abokado in 2004 with his wife Lindsay. The company has grown to 23 locations across London with further growth planned for next year.

Freaking out: restaurant milkshakes accused of containing 'grotesque' sugar levels

13-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant brands Toby Carvery and Five Guys have been singled out for serving milkshakes with ‘alarming’ and ‘grotesque’ levels of sugar by health charity Action on Sugar.

'World's healthiest restaurant and bar' to launch Seven Dials flagship

22-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Vegan, gluten-free and alcohol free restaurant and bar Redemption will launch its third site this winter, having successfully crowdfunded the money needed to finance it.

New guidelines to impose calorie cap on some restaurant dishes

12-Oct-2018 By MCA

Public Health England is set to unveil new guidelines that would set a calorie cap for certain dishes.

The Lowdown: World Mental Health Day

04-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Top chef Sat Bains is encouraging the industry to get behind World Mental Health Day.

Abokado to open six more stores by end of 2017

16-Nov-2016 By Emma Eversham

Grab-and-go healthy food concept Abokado is planning to expand from 28 to 36 stores over the 12 months. 

Wahaca apologises for norovirus outbreak and vows to find source

03-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Founders of Mexican-style casual dining group Wahaca, Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, have vowed to find the source of the suspected norovirus outbreak that closed nine of its sites.

Restaurants already make tap water freely available

26-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham & Hannah Thompson

Restaurateurs have responded to demands from the Local Government Association (LGA) to make tap water more freely available to diners by saying it already is. 

Global Wellness Day: Hospitality businesses urged to pledge their support

20-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

The UK representative for an international event designed to encourage health and well-being is rallying hotels and restaurants to get behind it and make the most of its promotional opportunities. 

Imported egg warning in wake of salmonella outbreak

19-Aug-2014 By Carina Perkins

Caterers have been urged to avoid imported eggs in the wake of a national Salmonella outbreak that has so far been linked to a restaurant, takeaway and hospital.

Pizza Express, Wagamama and La Tasca among restaurants voted best for healthy eaters

16-Jul-2012 By Emma Eversham

Pizza Express, Wagamama and La Tasca are among the high street restaurant chains who have been voted best choices for healthy eaters by health food magazine Healthy Food Guide. 

Healthy-eating chain Tossed to expand to 25 sites by 2013

30-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

Healthy eating restaurant group Tossed has announced plans to operate 25 sites by 2013, after receiving a £1.5m development fund from venture capital company Beringea