The Staff Canteen • 19th May 2025

Oliver Kaviani, Restaurant Manager, Joro Restaurant, Sheffield: “The vision has always been to create an inclusive restaurant”

“Situated in a shipping container, there isn’t a physical divide between the front and back of the house, so I’ve always been exposed to watching our kitchen team work,” says Oliver.

Learning a lot from chef-patron Luke French and many other chefs at JÖRO over the years, through developing his organic and deepening understanding of ingredients, flavours and pairings, Oliver now naturally transfers this knowledge into the restaurant’s drinks development and pairings.

The Staff Canteen • 19th May 2025

International Women's Day 2024

Gender equality is a global priority that needs to be shared at all levels in hospitality. Efforts by the United Nations (UN) have enhanced this by embedding gender equality into their 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Today, though, the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. In fact, at the current rate, it will take 140 years to achieve equal representation in workplace leadership.

19th May 2025

New guidance on lowering nutrition deficiency in Tanzania

As we celebrate World Health Day, a research study publishes new recommendations for reducing nutrient deficiency and gender inequality in accessing better nutrition in the East African country.

19th May 2025

Make plant-based meat ‘tastier and more affordable’ to fight climate change

The UK’s Climate Change Committee is calling for tastier, more affordable plant-based meat offerings as part of measures to counteract the nation’s environmental impact.

19th May 2025

Business charter aims to increase female representation in food industry

Industry insiders have developed a Food Business Charter to raise the number of women working throughout the global food and beverage (F&B) industry.

19th May 2025

Nordic countries need tougher food waste reporting, new research finds

The Nordic Council of Ministers has released a report recommending how the region can tackle its food waste problem to achieve reduction targets.

18th May 2025

Sustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity

Food insights provider SPINS unveils the latest trends in the sustainable grains field, exploring how seven leading grains show healthy growth despite challenges in the global value chain.

18th May 2025

European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

18th May 2025

How insecure are our global food systems?

Countries across the globe are struggling to secure safe and accessible food, according to recent reports.
Food price inflation remains high in low- and middle-income countries’ domestic markets, according to the World Bank’s latest Food Security Update.

ConfectioneryNews.com • 18th May 2025

Why US shoppers still prioritise treats despite rising food costs

US trade organisation, the National Confectioners Association (NCA), releases its State of Treating report for 2025, detailing how the country’s sweet treat sales reached $54bn (€50bn) in 2024.

Based on current trends, the NCA anticipates that US confectionery sales will grow over the next five years to surpass $70 bn (€65bn) in US outlets by 2029.

ConfectioneryNews.com • 6th May 2025

Farmers’ short end of the supply chain deal is not over

October marks Fairtrade month, a significant event this year amid the continuing cocoa crisis and its impact on farmers’ livelihoods.

ConfectioneryNews.com • 5th May 2025

Farmers’ short end of the supply chain deal is not over

October marks Fairtrade month, a significant event this year amid the continuing cocoa crisis and its impact on farmers’ livelihoods.

5th May 2025

Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises small-scale farmers’ livelihoods as well as the wider agricultural landscape.

5th May 2025

European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

5th May 2025

Industry fights New York age limit for supplements

As New York state pushes forward with its regulation imposing an age limit for certain weight loss and muscle-building supplements, the nutraceutical industry is pushing back.

5th May 2025

UPF policies stall amid confusing science

As a new WHO report puts processed foods in the same harmful category as tobacco, confusion behind ultra-processed food (UPF) science remains, stalling policy and regulatory creation.

5th May 2025

Most US consumers still confused about ultra-processed food

Despite growing consumer awareness – and concern – about ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a significant gap persists between knowledge and perceptions of the category. Recent research shows that many US consumers cannot correctly identify UPF products and vastly underestimate their consumption of these foods.

5th May 2025

Demands for urgent action to limit acrylamide grow

As European consumer organisation SAFE launches a campaign to legally limit acrylamide, global guidance to minimise the substance remains unenforceable.

5th May 2025

Could Mexico’s salt-cutting measures extend to reformulation?

Mexico’s consumer watchdog has called on food industry to reduce salt in processed products available in the country to reduce cardiovascular diseases.

5th May 2025

Latest EIT Food Trust Report finds declining trust in the European food system

European food innovation organisation EIT Food's latest consumer trust findings call for better consumer engagement to improve trust and access to information, processes, and decision-making.

5th May 2025

US legislative push to ban 7 food additives in schools

Proposed legislation would prohibit the use of seven additives – six artificial colours and titanium dioxide – in food and drink served in US state schools.

5th May 2025

Ultra-processed foods are the top concern among US consumers, study reveals

New data from HealthFocus International shows that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are the number one food concern for US consumers, ahead of saturated fats and sugar.

5th May 2025

Sainsbury’s reaches living wage goal for banana workers

UK supermarket Sainsbury’s announces it has achieved its industry commitment three years ahead of schedule and encourages other retailers to do the same.

5th May 2025

Trust, comfort, convenience, and reframing ageing dominate in the US

Clear communication, comfort choices, optimising eating occasions, and changing how we think about ageing are among North America’s top food and drink trends in 2024.