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UK towns with best and worst average food hygiene ratings revealed

UK towns with best and worst average food hygiene ratings revealed

Everyone loves a top 10 That fabled green sticker, those six circles in the middle counting from 0 up to 5, the five star rating that beckons you and says ‘come in and eat, I won’t give you food poisoning’. That is the beauty of the Food Standards Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating which people in […]

1 week ago

Why has McVitie’s changed the name of Digestives and Hobnobs?

Why has McVitie’s changed the name of Digestives and Hobnobs?

Shoppers have been left baffled after seeing packs labelled ‘Together’ and ‘Buzzing’ McVitie’s has issued an urgent clarification after biscuit fans were left baffled by some rather unexpected new names appearing on packs of Digestives and Hobnobs.  Shoppers have been taking to social media after spotting packs labelled ‘Together’, ‘Giggling’ and ‘Buzzing’ – leading some […]

1 month ago

Shoppers are only just realising what SPAR actually stands for

Shoppers are only just realising what SPAR actually stands for

It’s a real mouthful In the UK, SPAR is an interesting enigma of a supermarket, not known amongst the big boys, but always there when in your neediest of moments. It surely isn’t one of the first shops people think of when naming supermarkets on our humble isle, but it comes as shock to realise […]

3 months ago

UK households told to put A4 sheet of paper in fridge today

UK households told to put A4 sheet of paper in fridge today

It’s time to conduct a food-saving experiment It is pretty flipping hot out there with red weather warnings and some thunderstorms plaguing parts of the nation. With this rather warm weather gripping the nation, British folk need to be careful with their refrigerated goods as the sweat-inducing weather continues. With temperatures potentially hitting 40°C and […]

4 months ago

UK households told to put A4 sheet of paper in fridge today

UK households told to put A4 sheet of paper in fridge today

It’s time to conduct a food-saving experiment It is pretty flipping hot out there with the record for the hottest May bank holiday ever being broken yesterday. With this rather warm weather gripping the nation, British folk need to be careful with their refrigerated goods as the sweat-inducing weather continues. With temperatures sitting at 30°C […]

5 months ago