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In Focus
Can salmon farming ever be sustainable at scale?
Farmed salmon has become a foodservice staple, but evidence of environmental damage, welfare failures and food colonialism raises the question: is this fish as clean as it claims?

Is foodservice prepared for its next packaging pain point?
A harmful group of ‘forever chemicals’ commonly present in convenience food packaging is in the crosshairs of regulators, triggering a rush to seek alternatives
Can caterers lead a revival in Britain’s forgotten meat?
From football fans to squaddies, wild venison is being introduced to new audiences as a more sustainable, affordable alternative to beef
Is nutrient density the next frontier in sustainable agriculture?
As science begins to explore how different farming practices affect the health properties of food, there are new opportunities to incentivise farmers to produce nutrient-rich ingredients
Back to the future on food regulations
Plans for the UK to realign with EU food laws will reduce import costs but leave a raft of unanswered questions including over the future for cell-cultivated meat.
Can foodservice be the engine of beans’ growth?
Just 5% of beans are currently eaten outside of the home. Ambitious plans to double consumption will only be achieved if caterers step up to the plate

Friday Bites
Businesses rail against reuse
More than 100 businesses – including foodservice and drinks companies like McDonald’s, Restaurant Brands International, Heineken, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola and Molson Coors – are putting pressure on the European Commission to postpone some of its most ambitious packaging regulations

Agonising over agonists
New survey data has revealed an estimated 8.25 million people in the UK, around 15% of the population, have either taken, are taking or are considering taking GLP-1 receptor agonists

The Small Print
Soy sustainability at a crossroads
Jonathan Gorman from the UK Soy Manifesto highlights the current risk to food businesses sourcing soy from the key Amazon region and discusses the potential for alternative feed sources to replace soy at scale

Can businesses close the ambition-action gap on animal welfare?
Nicky Amos of Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare tells Nick Hughes how foodservice businesses are progressing on animal welfare and why the focus must shift from targets to delivery

Footprint Awards is the established market leading awards scheme for environmental sustainability and responsible business practice

Can regenerative agriculture seize the moment?
Join Footprint and Nestlé Professional during London Climate Action Week for an expert roundtable exploring how regenerative agriculture can scale across the food system amid growing market and climate pressures

Unilever the focus of new cage-free eggs campaign
Unilever has become the latest target for animal welfare campaigners after the Hellman’s owner quietly dropped a global pledge for cage-free eggs.

€111bn – alternative protein boost for the EU
Scaling plant-based foods, cultivated meat, and fermentation-made ingredients could deliver major economic gains for the EU, while improving food security and agricultural resilience.

A first look at the industry experts and sustainability leaders confirmed for Footprint Festival 2026

Sustainability Bites in association with Nestlé Professional. Episode 7: How to demonstrate impact from regenerative agriculture
Explore how farmers and businesses along the supply chain can evidence impact for adoption of regenerative practices and confidently report it.

Sustainability Bites in association with Nestlé Professional. Episode 5: Scope 3: Measuring Industry Progress in association with Nestlé Professional
In this episode of Sustainability Bites we do a deep-dive into industry progress on all matters Scope 3. Scope 3 remains one of the sector’s biggest challenges

Is the future of ham and bacon nitrite-free?
The risk to health associated with eating nitrite-cured meats is starting to gain traction with the public

Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, in association with Nestlé Professional.
This new report Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale is the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional.

Making Reuse Simple – Marston’s Leads the Way in Glass Reuse for Hospitality
The hospitality industry has long faced the challenge of packaging waste, with glass bottles representing a significant proportion of the sector’s environmental footprint.

Downton Distillery: Redefining Spirits Through Craft, Conservation and Circularity
What began as a small rural operation has become a respected example of how circular design and ecological restoration can underpin a drinks business.

Footprint Legal Roundtable in association with DWF: implications of the UK-EU Common Understanding agreement
Register for the latest roundtable, where we will explore plans for the UK to align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation

Chop and change in deforestation laws creates confusion
The EU Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, was designed to ensure that products placed on, and exported from, the EU market are no longer linked to deforestation or forest degradation

How to navigate a legal minefield in 2026
As 2026 gets into full swing it’s becoming ever more challenging to keep pace with a fast-changing global regulatory landscape

Report, react and reduce
Data can help foodservice companies keep pace with reporting rules and deliver their 2030 reduction targets.

Educating Britain one label at a time
Eco-labels are bringing transparency to the climate and nature impact of our meal choices but more data is needed to understand the effect they have on behaviours.

Consistency as standard – the drive to define scope 3
Moves aimed at harmonising how food and drink businesses account for value chain emissions have the potential to unlock a range of benefits.

apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods New Food Production Facility Plans Approved
Leading meals provider, apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods has announced that it has secured planning permission for its new world-class food production facility, ‘Kitchen West’

Charging Ahead: Electric Fleet Rollout Achieves Major Milestone
Leading meals provider, apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods has marked a major milestone in the rollout of its ‘industry-first’ refrigerated electric vehicle (EV) fleet