The shortlist for Footprint Awards is announced, revealing the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives.
Footprint Awards remains the only initiative to honour the achievements of companies in the area of sustainability and responsible business practice in the out of home sector and its supply chain. These awards are open to organisations at every stage in the food supply chain from growers, producers, manufacturers and distributors, through to all hospitality and foodservice operators in both public and private sectors, their suppliers and other stakeholders such as NGOs and specialist support services.
Organised by Footprint, and judged by senior industry specialists, the Footprint Awards have become synonymous with best practice and dedication to sustainability. Now into its 8th year, the Awards have seen yet another record number of entries evidencing the increased importance placed on sustainability within the corporate policy mix.
The shortlists for the award categories open to nominations in alphabetical order are:
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Award
M&J Seafoods
Mars Foods
Sambazon
Innovations in Packaging Award
Cup Print
Deliveroo
Innocent Drinks
Vegware
W.K.Thomas
Waste Prevention & Waste Management Award
Coca-Cola European Partners
Elior UK
KFC UKI
Westfield in partnership with Veris Strategies
Winnow
Sustainable Supplier Award
Fundamentally Sustainable Food
Kuehne+Nagel
Mondelez International
Energy Efficiency Award
Adande Refrigeration
Hobart UK
Hoshizaki UK Ltd
Sustainable Catering Equipment Manufacturer Award
Adande Refrigeration
Hoshizaki UK Ltd
Meiko UK
Toasty Products
Economic Sustainability Award
LeanPath UK
National Trust
Waterscan and Greene King
Stakeholder Engagement Award
Bidfood
Bunzl Catering Supplies
Paper Cup Recovery & Recycling Group
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Social Impact & Diversity Award
Mondelez International
Sambazon
Sodexo UK & Ireland
Sustainability in Education Award
Brookwood
Chartwells at Oxford Brookes University
Thomas’s Battersea
University of Brighton
*More than 3 companies represented in any category of the shortlist indicates where scores are tied
The Footprint Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday 24th May at Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place W1B 1NT. Book tickets HERE
Thank you to all Footprint Awards sponsors and partners. Without this support Footprint Awards would not be possible: Nestlé Professional, Essential Cuisine, Greene King, innocent, Leanpath, London Linen, Kuehne+Nagel, Sodexo, SWR, Westminster Kingsway central London’s College, Bidfood, Hoshizaki, Coca-Cola European Partners and Quorn.
Thanks also to our panel of judges: Gelf Alderson, Julie Barker, Ian Booth, Martin Caraher, Rich Clothier, Alistair Dillon, Vance Fairman-Smith, Eleanor Morris, Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL and Neil Whittall.
