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Today is World Egg Day!

On World Egg Day (9 October) countries around the globe celebrate the egg, one of nature’s most perfect foods. So get cracking this Friday with a delicious egg breakfast with an exotic twist. To celebrate World Egg Day, British Lion eggs has revamped the brunch favourite Eggs Benedict by...

Pupils creating new ‘Go to work on an egg’ advert this British Egg Week

On Monday pupils from Whitehouse Common Primary School in Sutton Coldfield were the first of four schools to film a new version of the classic ‘Go to work on an egg’ advert. Fifty years since the comedian Tony Hancock famously championed the benefits of an egg breakfast, the pupils stepped...

Bloggers scramble to celebrate British Egg Week

British Lion eggs is challenging a group of top bloggers to celebrate British Egg Week (5-11 October) by creating a classic egg recipe with a twist. It has been 60 years since the famous Tony Hancock TV adverts told us to “go to work on an egg” so British Lion eggs has been revamping some...

School packed lunches get eggy

Despite the current focus on making school meals more nutritious, two thirds of parents admit that it takes them ten minutes or less to prepare their children’s packed lunches. The survey, conducted by British Lion Eggs, also found that six out of ten parents put roughly the same thing in...

British Egg Week plans underway

With British Egg Week (5-11 October) now under two months away, celebration plans are well underway. Keep an eye out for a series of new recipes that will be appearing on www.eggrecipes.co.uk and for British Egg Week posters and recipe cards in participating retailers and cafes. British...

Eggs back on the breakfast menu following Government sugar advice

People may have to rethink their diet, including their breakfast options, as Government advisers call for the recommended daily intake of sugar to be halved. New guidelines suggest no more than 5% of daily calories coming from added sugar - about seven teaspoons. The Scientific Advisory...

#HealthyEggMeals Pinterest competition inspires bloggers

Hundreds of bloggers joined in a Pinterest challenge in June, creating #HealthyEggMeals Pinterest boards and sharing thousands of images of healthy egg meals. During the three-week challenge nearly 3,000 images were pinned and more than 100 original Pinterest boards were created. The total...

First stage of PhD study into egg benefits for the elderly presented

The first stage of a three-year programme of research into the potential for improving health in later life by increasing egg intake was presented at the Nutrition Society Summer Meeting, held 6-9 July 2015. The British Egg Industry Council is sponsoring the PhD project which is being...

BEIC office holders re-elected

Andrew Joret has been re-elected as Chairman of the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), following the Annual General Meeting of the Council on 10 June. The role of BEIC Chairman is held by the Chairman of the National Egg Marketing Association (NEMAL), to which role Andrew Joret was...

Treat Dad to an eggcellent breakfast this Father’s Day

Treat your dad by cooking him a delicious, traditional British breakfast this Father’s Day (21st June) but look after him too by giving it a healthy twist. Your dad may love a traditional cooked breakfast and now there’s no reason not to treat him on his special day. British Lion eggs have...