Junk food TV adverts will be BANNED before the 9pm watershed

Junk food TV adverts will be BANNED before the 9pm watershed as part of Boris Johnson’s anti-obesity campaign Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to unveil a new anti-obesity strategy next week His weight may have contributed to brush with death after contracting Covid-19 Ban on online junk food adverts is also expected, as well as … Read more

‘Sentient’ homes and ‘intelligent’ food could feature in the lives of our children 30 years from now

It is never easy to predict what society and technology will look like in the coming decades, but one futurist used the imaginations of children to come up with ideas. Futurist Brian David Johnson spoke to kids aged 8-13 as part of a study into their vision of life in the 2050s  for the Institution … Read more

Sales of trifle, powdered custard and instant mash surge more than 700% in lockdown

In times of crisis, foods from our childhood can provide a lot of comfort. And apparently, our dish of choice is trifle – we’ve been buying mountains of the stuff during the pandemic. Sales of packet trifle kits have risen by 738 per cent this year, compared with 2019, researchers have found. Other Seventies dishes … Read more

Writer says raw food cleanses, dating younger men and yoga keeps her looking young

This is what 57 looks like: Writer says raw food cleanses, dating younger men and yoga keeps her looking young Writer Kym Vincenti is single and lives in Leigh-on-Sea, where she runs retreats Mother-of-one says  her previous relationships are with men 10 years younger  Added a raw food cleanse and doing yoga everyday keeps her youthful … Read more

Ministers told UK was on brink of running out of food after Macron warned he would close borders

Macron ‘forced Boris’s hand on lockdown’ by threatening to close border and ministers were told Britain was on brink of running out of food Matt Hancock was told at start of crisis UK’s food supply chain about to ‘fall over’ Macron warned to act now or France will close borders – 3 days before lockdown … Read more

Tesco gives investors some food for thought: Grocer pays rare dividend

Britain’s biggest supermarket was set up in 1919 at the height of the Spanish flu epidemic. Today Tesco has a commanding 26.9 per cent share of the grocery market, thanks to a strategy of offering value under such celebrated slogans as ‘pile-em-high, sell-em-cheap’ and Every Little Helps. During the current pandemic it’s a proposition that … Read more

M&S launch meal kit food boxes to rival Hello Fresh after Morrisons also launch an at home box

M&S becomes the latest supermarket to launch a meal-kit box to rival popular services such as HelloFresh – with ingredients to make three meals for two people for £32 EXCLUSIVE: Marks & Spencer is today launching an at-home recipe box Kit contains enough for three meals for two people at cost £32 (£6 per portion) First … Read more

Morrisons is set to take on trendy meal kits such as Hello Fresh with a family recipe box

Morrisons is set to take on trendy meal kits such as HelloFresh with a £30 recipe box delivery service containing ingredients for TWENTY servings of family favourites Morrisons kit contains five meals for four people, costing £1.50 per portion Packages include spaghetti bolognese, cottage pie and mixed bean chilli Unlike other recipe boxes, the box … Read more

IKEA launch vegan alternative to their famous meatballs made from pea protein

IKEA meatballs go vegan! Swedish furniture giant finally launches a plant-based alternative to its famous dish, made from yellow pea protein, oats, potatoes, onion and apple IKEA is set to launch a vegan version of its meatballs from next month  Pea protein alternatives will be available from bistro and food hall on 3rd August Restaurant will be … Read more

Women ‘throw phones, shoes, food and metal boarding sign at Spirit Airlines staff in Florida airport

Three women ‘throw phones, shoes, food and a metal boarding sign at Spirit Airlines staff in a Florida airport after their flight home to Philadelphia is delayed’ Danaysha Cuthbert Dixon, 22, Kaira Candida Ferguson, 21, and Tymaya Monique Wright, 20, were arrested Tuesday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport An altercation broke out after a Spirit Airline flight … Read more