Category: Labelling
3 key steps to getting your food or drink product listed in farm shops and delis
1. Plan carefully. It is really easy to get over-enthusiastic and start approaching farm shops and delis before you are ready to sell. Here’s a quick check-list of the things you need to make sure you have in place to help you sell your food or drink product to the farm shop and deli managers: Costings…
Is your packaging attracting the consumer or confusing them?
Recently a friend did the following selective attention test on me. Some of you may know it already – if not give it a go! You may be surprised at the results. If like me you were so focused on what you had been asked to do that you missed the obvious – don’t worry,…
It’s how you describe it that sells it……
I’m currently working with some Canadian clients who are looking to export their food and drink products into the UK. We have had lots of discussions about the differences between consumers and packaging and also brand names that don’t translate well to the UK market (despite having the same language!) I’ve also spent a large…
Food Labelling Course
New rules on food labelling are being brought in These include: mandatory nutrition labelling on pre-packaged food more country of origin labelling improved date marking (including date of first freezing) clarity and legibility of food information labelling of non-pre-packed foods allergen information, including on food sold loose and in restaurants, cafes etc The new rules…
5 Things a Retailer Nutritionist Looks for in a Product
1. How the product fits into a healthy balanced lifestyle – GDA’s (Guidance daily amounts ) or RNI’s (Reference Nutrient Intake) as they now need to be labelled can be helpful. All major retailers have nutrition strategies and policies and basic information on these will be detailed on their website. 2. Does the…
5 Hot Nutrition Topics
1. SUGAR There has been a lot of press surrounding the sugar content of foods in the UK already this year, but this attention is likely to stay for some time to come!. A new lobby group has been set up to address the sugar content of foods and their associated health risks – Action…
Food Labelling – have your say!
Companies producing a range of foods are being invited to have their say about the possible mandatory labelling of their products’ origin. According to the current EU rules, an indication of origin should be provided on foods whenever its absence is likely to mislead consumers as to the origin of that product.Origin labelling is already…
