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.