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Hear us roar – its the year of the Tiger

Feeling brave?  Chinese New Year will usher in the Year of the Tiger on the 14th of February so expect the unexpected.
People born in this year are lively, lucky, forthright and engaging. And after an all too muted, credit-crunched 2009, we say bring it on!
Know any Tigers?  Those born in 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, [...]

My New Years Resolution - Walk more

When is it officially too late to be making new years resolutions?  I’m not entirely sure but I can tell you that my nearest and dearest are still “resolving” for most of January.  So with ‘old family tradition’ to back me up in this final week of January 2010, my new year’s resolution is to [...]

Quorn on One Planet - listen online

This week, our very own Head of Innovation, Tim Finnigan, was interviewed by the BBC World Service One Planet programme to expound on the making of Quorn.  One Planet provides a weekly view of global development and the environment and Tim contributed to the ‘Future of Food’ segment.
Seeing as livestock are responsible for 18 per cent [...]

Quorn on Twitter

If you’re a fan of Quorn and a Twitter regular, be sure to check out the Quorn community musings here.  From thoughts on lunch and dinner to new recipes (RT @jogblog Quorn and red onion bolognese http://bit.ly/vL4pd), it’s all there.  Happy tweeting.

Food in the news – July highlights

Whilst dire reports on swine flu hog the front pages (pun fully intended), your plucky Quorn blog labours harder than ever to bring you your monthly fix of the food news round up!
A fat lot of good - New research has shown that a high intake of healthy fat may lead to inflammatory bowel disease.
Frappuccino [...]

Thousands try healthier Quorn mini snacks

The Quorn sampling campaign found a happy home in charming Peterborough, East of England last week.  Residents there sampled the delights of the Quorn mini snacks range where the Quorn picnic eggs and new mini sausage rolls really hit the spot.
If you’re based near Peterborough, keep a look out for some great coupons in some of [...]

Guilt-free takeaway? I’m there!

Ladies and gentlemen, The Healthy Takeaway has landed!  If you’ve ever wondered (prayed) about that ultimate food miracle – seriously tasty takeaway food without the seriously heavy calorie burden – then all roads lead to Slough.  The clever Quorn cooks have rustled up a menu for the UK’s first ‘Healthy Takeaway’ which opens today on [...]

Let them eat Quorn at Meadowhall

Hi everyone.  Just a quick update on the Quorn sampling last week at Meadowhall.  Literally thousands of you visited us and tried out some of the great Quorn products available at our stand.  Our stand looked fabulous and we had some great feedback from you with recipe booklets flying off the shelves.  Why not try [...]

Quorn for all at Meadowhall shopping centre

Quorn sampling is kicking off at Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre this week.  If you’re in the area, make sure you visit us and try some of the glorious food on offer at our fabulous new stand - from classic Quorn Bolognese to Quorn picnic eggs.  A great recipe booklet is also available at the stand  [...]

On top of spaghetti … all covered with cheese

Consider the meatball – such a happy little member of the food chain.  So round and unassuming and yet, they bring joy wherever they go.  One of those brilliant food inventions that happened, no doubt, by pure accident.  There are rumours of origins in Persia.  The Persian word koofteh means herbed meat with recipes which [...]