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British Lion eggs has boosted its ‘social’ presence with the launch of an egg recipes Pinterest profile, as well as new vlogger videos and an Instagram challenge, enabling egg fans to share inspirational egg recipes across multiple online platforms. With a strong online presence already in...

Thursday April 16th is Eggs Benedict day, a celebration of the 120 year old recipe loved by breakfast and brunch enthusiasts. The original recipe was a buttered English muffin with poached eggs, sliced ham and rich hollandaise sauce, which was first served in 1894 at the famous Waldorf...

The increasing popularity of eggs for dieters has been one of the key drivers for recent growth in egg consumption, according to British Lion eggs. Recognition of their health benefits, and the end of the confusion over their effect on cholesterol, means that eggs are now being widely...

The ‘brinner’ trend began in the USA and now eating breakfast for dinner has travelled across the pond. Undeniably eggs are the brinner star, the basis for a light, healthy but tasty and filling evening meal, as well as a breakfast favourite. With brinner, we can allow ourselves the time...

Official American advice on egg consumption looks set to change several years after limits were removed in the UK. The US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has recommended that limitations on dietary cholesterol be removed from the forthcoming 2015 edition of Dietary Guidelines for...

To celebrate Pancake Day (17 February 2015) the egg-heads at British Lion eggs have created a new collection of international pancake recipes to get your Shrove Tuesday off to a flying start! The pancake is about as versatile a dish as you can get. So this year try an experimental approach...

Visits to the egg recipes website have more than tripled since the launch of the British Lion eggs TV advertising campaign in January, with more than 29,000 consumers visiting eggrecipes.co.uk for recipe inspiration in the first two weeks after it launched. The Egg Recipes app has also...

The British Egg Industry Council is sponsoring a three-year programme of research into the potential for improving health in later life by increasing egg intake. Approximately 20% of older people in the UK are currently thought to suffer from inadequate protein-specific nutrition. Previous...

Many people will celebrate Breakfast Week with an egg – but exactly how you like your eggs in the morning is likely to vary according to where you live. According to Google Search[1] people in Brighton prefer a breakfast of poached eggs, yet their counterparts in Bristol choose to start...