Amy Fetzer

  • Costa appoints new corporate responsibility programme manager

    Costa has appointed Victoria Moorhouse as Corporate Responsibility (CR) Programme Manager.   Kerry Parkin, Head of CSR and Communications at Costa, said: “Victoria will be responsible for the development, execution and delivery of Costa’s CR Strategy, coordinating programme activities to…

  • News in review: Food waste, shocks and shortages

    THE NEED for better food management has been stressed again this week as new research highlights the action needed to tackle food waste, amid warnings of future food shocks as a result of climate change. Focussing on food waste, a…

  • Foodservice heavyweights urge government to act on litter

    A NATIONAL litter strategy is needed to tackle the UKs £1bn litter problem, say businesses and campaign groups. Signatories to the Litter Manifesto include retailers McDonald’s and Wriggleys; associations such as the Packaging Federation, Beer and Pub Association and British…

  • Red grouse in short supply

    POOR WEATHER at the start of the year has led to a shortage of red grouse this season as chicks failed to survive the wet, cold spring conditions. According to the British Association of Shooting and Conservation, game dealers are…

  • Diageo turns whisky waste into heat

    WASTE FROM Diageo’s whisky production at its Scottish factory will be turned into energy which powers the distillation process.     The anaerobic digestion plant is expected to generate 2 million cubic metres of biogas a year. Designed by Clearflue,…

  • Apetito joins ethical trading initiative

    APETITO HAS joined the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) to support worker rights around the globe. The company, which provides frozen meals to hospitals, care homes and local authorities, has said it is committed to improving working conditions throughout their supply…

  • Defra invites industry to help devise new strategy

    DEFRA HAVE invited the UK food and farming industry to help develop a 25-year plan for the future of food and farming. The consultation kicked off this week when 80 representatives from across the UK food and farming industry met…

  • Restaurant introduces four-day working week

    TO IMPROVE working conditions and to attract and retain talent, restaurateurs Sat and Amanda Bains have decided to move their restaurant and rooms to a four-day working week. The decision hopes to address the problem of attracting and retaining talented,…

  • Restaurants and pubs urged to show calories

    THE LOCAL Government Association (LGA) is urging pubs, restaurants and cinemas to display calorie information as part of a voluntary initiative.   Representing more than 370 councils, the LGA hopes that displaying calorie information will help to tackle Britain’s growing…

  • Ikea first national retailer to promise living wage

    IKEA, THE Swedish retail giant, has become the first national UK retailer to promise to pay its staff the living wage. This means that staff throughout its 18 UK stores will receive a minimum basic rate of £7.85, or £9.15…