The good and the great of the foodservice waste prevention and management industries, gathered for the 2018 waste2zero Awards Dinner – headline sponsored by Bunzl – last night at the In & Out in London’s St.James’s Square.
The management and prevention of waste has changed dramatically over the last few years from being something of an elephant in the room to a core business discipline.
Waste, however, remains endemic and one of the biggest challenges to the foodservice and hospitality industry. Food waste, in particular, has emerged as one of the defining sustainability issues of our modern food system, whilst packaging and other non-food waste presents a perpetual and colossal problem.
Now in its second year, the objective of waste2zero – the first awards of its kind in the sector – is to specifically give the out of home industry a platform to showcase best practice and recognise excellence in this vital area.
Our congratulations to all finalists. Those receiving applause were as follows:
BEST WASTE PREVENTION PROJECT AWARD (FOOD)
Sponsored by kp
Winner: Cranswick
Runner Up: LeanPath
BEST WASTE PREVENTION PROJECT AWARD (NON-FOOD)
Sponsored by Bunzl
Winner: Gather & Gather
Runner Up: EY with ISS
BEST RECYCLING PROJECT (PRIVATE SECTOR)
Sponsored by Leanpath
Winner: KPMG
Runner Up: Café Spice Namaste
BEST RECYCLING PROJECT (PUBLIC SECTOR)
Presented by WRAP
Winner: Bristol Waste Company
Runner Up: kp
RECYCLED OR UPCYCLED PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Presented by FPA
Winner: James Cropper
FOOD REDISTRIBUTION AWARD
Sponsored by Bunzl
Winner: St.Monica Trust
Runner Up: Cranswick
BEST CLOSED LOOP PROJECT AWARD
Sponsored by Winnow
Winner: Canary Wharf Management
Runner Up: Vegware
BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT AWARD (FOOD)
Sponsored by Bidfood
Winner: LeanPath
Runner Up: BaxterStorey
BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT AWARD (NON-FOOD)
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
Winner: EY with ISS
Runner Up: Vegware
BEST PRODUCT, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARD
Sponsored by RPC-bpi
Winner: Waterscan with Greene King
Runner Up: Colpac
BEST WASTE PROJECT COMMUNICATION & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by Coca-Cola European Partners
Winner: ALDI with SWRnewstar
Runner Up: Bristol Waste Company
THE 2018 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Lubna Edwards of kp
A very special thank you to the 2018 Judges:
- Jane Dennyson, Business Development Director, ISS
- David Jackson, Head of Marketing, Winnow
- Lugano Kapembwa, Director, LuKap
- Sue Lightfoot, Director, Sustainable CSR Solutions Ltd/Aramark
- John Twitchen, Director, Env23
- Neil Whittall, Commercial & Contracts Director, Huhtamaki
*Judging of the Waste2Zero Awards is completed in isolation. Individual judges do not judge all the entries. Any conflict of interest (competitive or otherwise) is avoided and judges do not know which categories their colleagues are assessing. Each judge applies the benefit of their knowledge to the entries, without the influence of their colleagues, so that it is their knowledge and perspective alone that enables them to reach their scores. All judging is accomplished online and Footprint have no influence which provides of layer of integrity that cannot be challenged
