Archives for August 3, 2008

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Bringing an end to the food waste shame

Have you ever scavenged through a supermarket bin looking for your next meal? It’s a strange question to put to business readers – and most would shrink at the thought. But that’s just how the ‘freegans’ decide what’s for dinner.

Superfruits disturb the five-a-day balance, warns Datamonitor

By Jess Halliday

The popularity of exotic fruits has contributed to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in the UK, says Datamonitor, but the consequences of so-called superfruits muscling traditional products out of the diet could be grave.