By Sally Hughes, manager Food and Beverage Classification System, Heart Foundation.

A simplified, streamlined programme for food in schools and early childhood education services is about to be introduced. The Heart Foundation has been awarded a Ministry of Health contract to redevelop the Food and Beverage Classification System (FBCS).

Lion gives Kiwis a chance to win Orana Wildlife Park passes for hard-hit Christchurch families. Nominate a family you think should win a pass!

One year on from the first major Christchurch earthquake, Lion launched a campaign to show Cantabrians that Kiwis still care.
“Lions for Christchurch” was the brainchild of young, Christchurch-based Lion
employee Gina Harper.

Read how you can nominate a family to benefit from Lions for Christchurch.

Iconic New Zealand chef, Jo Seagar is set to share her Italian cuisine tips and tricks during a special dinner at Oamaru’s historic Pen-y-bryn Lodge.

By Robyn Yousef

The message which came back to the kitchen staff at Caughey Preston was by fax and very clear. Many of the residents had enjoyed the new French-style potato dish, Boulangere Potatoes, and they’d like it again please.

By Robyn Yousef

“Food is definitely a big part of caring for the elderly – it is very important they have nourishing meals,” says Sister Patricia of St Josephs, the Little Sisters of the Poor Retirement Home and Hospital in Herne Bay, Auckland.

By Linda Bennett

They say in tough times, help comes from unexpected places – and that was certainly the case when Christchurch-based White Tie Catering lost their premises in the February 22 earthquake.

Green on the menu

AsiaWorld-Expo – one of two major convention and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong – is now offering environmentally-friendly menus as part of its catering services. These include the CarbonCare Menu, which is endorsed by Carbon Care Asia as having a reduced carbon footprint; and uses local ingredients that require little transportation.

The Orange Group is very pleased to announce Keiran Frost has been appointed general manager.
Frost joined The Orange Group in July 2010 as the national group operations manager. In April this year he was appointed to the role of general manager by the board and has already managed and overseen substantial developments made by the group.