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The average family spends less than eight minutes eating breakfast, according to new research. The poll of 4,000 UK parents, carried out to mark the start of British Egg Week, found that the quarter of an hour dedicated to breakfast 20 years ago has now halved. The research also discovered...

The UK egg market is set to enjoy a third consecutive year of growth, following the publication of the third quarter sales figures for 2009. The growth in the market has been fuelled by free range egg sales, which have grown by almost a quarter since 2006, and now account for more than 40%...

New research commissioned for British Egg Week (5-11 October 2009) shows that people spend on average just eight minutes having breakfast today - half the time they spent 20 years ago (15 minutes). And although eggs are a favourite for most people, the nation struggles to cook basic...

This year there are more reasons than ever to celebrate Farmhouse Breakfast Week, 22nd to 28th January, as recent studies have found that eating eggs at breakfast may help weight loss, by keeping you fuller for longer. The latest research from Surrey University, found that eating eggs at...

Everything you wanted to know about eggs but were afraid to ask can now be found with the click of a mouse following the relaunch of British Lion eggs’ website, www.britegg.co.uk. Visitors to the site have access to more than 200 egg recipes, step-by-step cooking videos, detailed...

Ten year old Lauren Jones from Flint Mountain, Flintshire was crowned Eggs Factor 2009 champion at the final held in London today. Lauren impressed a panel of judges led by Annabel Karmel and X Factor finalists Same Difference with her recipe, Eggrap, made for Snoop Dogg the rapper. Ten...

Ten children from across the UK have beaten hundreds of entrants to win their regional Eggs Factor cook-off. The children aged between 7-11 were judged on the taste and originality of their signature dish – designed for a character or celebrity – by a local celebrity chef. • London -...

Children across the UK will be cooking dishes with the Eggs Factor for high profile chefs including Michelin Star chef, Sat Bains, and Martyn Nail, Executive Chef of top London hotel, Claridges, as the regional cook-offs of Eggs Factor 2009 get underway. Among the delights facing the...

Lion Egg producers have welcomed the use of the British Lion mark as the only brand to feature in the new Marks & Spencer advertising campaign. The Lion mark’s appearance is testament to how far the iconic mark has come in the last 10 years. The British Lion mark on eggs was launched in...

X Factor finalists Same Difference put their kitchen skills to the test in an egg-cooking masterclass held to launch the Eggs Factor, British Lion eggs’ cooking competition. Sean and Sarah Smith, the pop duo from Portsmouth, joined First News Junior Reporter Saskia Coles in professional...