Mood Food: how what we eat affects our productivity

Hold the cakes and disconnect the coke machine. Replace the meeting biscuits with fruit, nuts and smoothies. What we eat has a big impact on our performance at work – from mental clarity, to energy, stamina and productivity, food governs how well our bodies and brains function. Food makes our mood was the message from a host of speakers at a recent (22 March) Footprint Forum event held at the London Stock Exchange sponsored by Partners In Purchasing, the strategic catering procurement consultancy. Continue reading

From pasture to plate: Study shows British farmers can find fortune in foodservice

British farmers, who dig deep to nurture ingenious brand building strategies, can boost the uptake of their produce by foodservice operators and capitalise on a portion of the UK food and beverage market worth £40bn a year, reveals an award-winning report by Nuffield Farming Scholar and Managing Director of catering procurement specialist Partners In Purchasing (PIP), Diana Spellman.

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