Great weather, great food and great company – the 2011 media lunch, hosted by the New Ice Age and Aldo Zilli at Zilli Fish in London, continued the ‘fresh versus frozen’ debate with the national media. Discussions at the event highlighted the cost, waste and taste benefits of frozen over chilled food equivalents. And, to…
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As prices rocket, will British crop help dry onion tears?
As prices rocket, will British crop help dry onion tears? Drought in New Zealand has sent onion prices soaring. But suppliers hope they will fall again when the British crop is harvested. Julia Glotz reports The price of onions in the supermarkets is reaching eye-watering levels, following an exceptionally poor growing season in New Zealand.…
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Andy Lee leaving Foodnet for Australia
Andy Lee will be leaving us today to start a new life in Australia, joining his son and daughter, and all of us here at Foodnet would like to wish him all the best.
New addition to the Foodnet team
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gianluca Oberto to Foodnet’s technical department to compliment our existing technical team.
New Season Crop Report 2011
Root Vegetables – UK & European Crops The best place to start will be UK crops as the next few weeks will be critical with regards output. Peas (purchased in £) – The recent spell of dry weather has come at the worst time for the UK Pea crop and output for new season will be…
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