Archive for August, 2009
BUY BRITISH? IF ONLY WE COULD!!!
VANISHING livestock herds and disappearing farmland are putting our ability to feed ourselves at risk.
Since Labour came to power, thousands of acres where crops once grew are no longer used for cereal, fruit and vegetables.
Manchester Catering
Hawksby & Dickens – The Business Caterer are redefining expectations on the Business Catering scene in Manchester.
Business Deals Can Rest On Biscuits
The type of biscuit served in the boardroom could make or break a business deal, according to the world’s first “business biscuit study”.
Breakfasts @ Hawksby & Dickens
The trend in morning meetings means that we have focused our Breakfast service to ensure that we offer a catering service that is valued.
What we do at Hawksby & Dickens
Hawksby & Dickens – The Business caterers; Manchester Catering, Manchester Caterers, Manchester Caterer, Bolton Catering, Bolton Caterers, Bolton Caterer, Salford Catering, Salford Caterers, Salford Caterer, Buffet, Buffets, Meeting lunches, Meeting lunch, Outside catering, Catering delivery, Sandwiches, Sandwich, flatbread, event catering, event caterer, event caterers, Contract catering, contract caterers, contract caterer, Delegate lunches, training sessions, Director [...]
Are natural foods always healthy?
Food manufacturing companies spend millions each year to persuade the public that their natural foods are healthy, regardless of the ingredients. Some of those ingredients, like artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils and trans fats, have been linked to serious, life threatening diseases. Repeatedly, some products are cleverly disguised as healthy, natural foods, when in fact they [...]
Bolton’s annual Food and Drink Festival is back….
Bolton’s annual Food and Drink Festival is back from Friday 28 August to Sunday 30 August featuring Bolton born chef Paul Heathcote. The three day food event has bags to do and sample and will be centred on a marquee in the town’s Victoria Square – kicked off (or kick started) by the Hairy Bikers. [...]
Cereal health claims may be withdrawn
Breakfast cereals may be forced to withdraw health claims they use to promote their products to parents and slimmers under new regulations from the European Union. Many products in Britain’s £1.3 billion a year cereals market use claims of healthy “goodness” based on a few ingredients even though they also include high levels of unhealthy [...]
Low-fat food is of no use
Experts warn that some ‘skinny foods’ are no different than chocolates or other high-fat options. They insist that having so-called light food can sometimes result in consuming the same amount of kilojoules as eating ‘full-fat’ varieties. Experts caution that over-eating of low-fat biscuits, light yoghurts and low-carb beers can be waist-bloating. And though many of [...]
Is bread vegetarian?
Most bread sold in shops is not fit for vegetarians because it is baked using animal products, food campaigners say. At least 90 per cent of loaves are made with additives which could include enzymes from the pancreas of pigs.These are used to speed up the baking process. But because they are destroyed during cooking, [...]
