The Takeaway - December 2025
Welcome to the December edition of The Takeaway! Yes, we’re going early this month - so you can catch up on the biggest food industry stories before we start winding down for Christmas and the end of 2025…
SLTA welcomes World Cup screening calls
You can’t have missed that Scotland have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years, and now The Scottish Licensed Trade Association has welcomed calls for special dispensation for pubs and bars to show matches during the tournament next summer. Wholesale News reports...
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Dairy industry welcomes ‘lactose allowance’ in sugar tax change
The government recently announced that the sugar tax will now include milk-based and milk substitute drinks, and though the legislation has sometimes been unpopular, according to The Grocer, the dairy industry has some positive feedback in regard to these new introductions...
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38kg of illegal bushmeat seized in London food crime operation
As per Farming UK, The Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit, working alongside the Metropolitan Police, carried out an operation in Deptford earlier this month in which 38kg of unlawful bushmeat was seized and a man arrested...
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The Easy Way To Let Your Waiter Know You're Done Eating At A Restaurant
It’s one of the most basic pieces of etiquette when dining out, and yet for many people there is still confusion when it comes to the best way of signifying you’re done with your meal. So, what are the do’s and don’ts and is there a universal standard? Over at The Takeout they drafted in an expert to reveal all...
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Coeliacs like me deserve a prescription for gluten free food
In a column for Metro, Alice Giddings explored the economic and health impact of the news that the South Yorkshire NHS are ending gluten-free prescriptions, and detailing the effects that the rising cost of gluten-free food is having on those with Coeliac Disease...
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