2019 Footprint Awards Shortlist of Sustainability Elite Announced

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 9th 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

Adnams

Biofase

Leanpath

Southern Water

Innovations in Packaging Award

BioPak

Captivate

Panda Packaging

pokito from W.K.Thomas

Tri-Star Packaging

Waste Prevention & Waste Management Award

Gather & Gather

Greene King

Sodexo UK & Ireland

Vegware

Winnow

WRAP

Sustainable Supplier Award

Brakes

Eden Springs

Winnow

Winterhalter

Energy Efficiency Award

Adnams

Synergy Grill Technology

Welbilt

Winterhalter

Sustainable Catering Equipment Manufacturer Award

Hoshizaki UK Ltd

Meiko UK

Synergy Grill Technology

Welbilt

Winterhalter

Economic Sustainability Award

Brakes

Leanpath

McDonald’s UK & Martin Brower

Environmentally Efficient Logistics Award

Eden Springs

Fowler Welch

McDonald’s UK & Martin Brower

Stakeholder Engagement Award

Bristol Waste Company

Lexington Catering

Canary Wharf Group

Social Impact & Diversity Award

CH&Co Group

Clarity & Co

Meiko UK

*More than 3 companies represented in any category of the shortlist indicates where scores are tied

The Footprint Awards Dinner will take place on Wednesday 5th June 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, innocent, Kuehne+Nagel, London Linen, Meiko, Nisbets, Quorn, Sodexo, Westminster Kingsway, Bidfood, Hoshizaki, Winnow and WRAP.

Thanks also to our panel of judges: Julie Barker, Alistair Dillon, Vance Fairman-Smith, Mike Hanson, Eleanor Morris, Dean Pearce, Glenn Roberts and Sue Vaughan-Lightfoot.