Written for www.qualityfoodawards.com One of my first projects as a product developer was to reduce the cost of the coating on a choc ice. After weeks of replacing cocoa with wacky ingredients (carob, cassia and more) I delivered my report to the client. Executive Summary: your chocolate coating tastes bad now and everything we have […]
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Natural Product News is no more and this is why it matters
Yesterday I received an email from NPN Editor Rosie Greenaway to tell me that Diversified are no longer publishing the magazine with immediate effect. This is very sad news for Rosie and the rest of the team, but also for me as a sometime contributor and regular reader. NPN always championed the natural foods industry […]
EGOP?
EGOP stands for The Expert Group On Organic Production – full details here EGOP “provides comprehensive advice to the organics Four Nations Working Group (FNWG) via the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Advice is provided on future organic policy and technical issues requiring specific expert advice. The group also helps to review […]
Quality Food Awards 2022!
On November 7th at 1100 you can see this year’s QFA winners, presented here by these two likely lads in matching pink shirts
Highly Delicious but Still Vegan and Gluten Free Chocolate Fridge Cake
I needed to find out if Wicked Kitchen chocolate was easy to bake with and the answer is a resounding yes! Here is how I made the chocolate fridge cake Melt 300g (2 bars) of Wicked Kitchen chocolate in a bowl over boiling water Add 175g of vegan spread such as Pure and stir til […]