Nick Cracknell

  • Packaging – is it all it’s wrapped up to be?

    Supermarket packaging is unsightly, unhealthy and unfriendly to the environment, but is it the lesser of two evils?   Whilst shopping in a well- known supermarket chain the other day it struck me how much packaging they use to wrap…

  • Bilateral thinking: A singular notion

    For many businesses the costs of going green seemingly outweigh the potential benefits, but soon we may not have the luxury of choice…   With hospitality businesses in awareness of the need to drastically this country reportedly wasting £540,000 every…

  • Stamp of Approval

    With so many different food accreditations out there, what should you be looking for when sourcing your produce? Nick Cracknell makes some observations   It might sound obvious, but trade is now fully global. We can order, purchase and receive…

  • Carbon off-setting, conscience or con-trick?

    There are few ‘buzz’ phrases nowadays with more business pertinence than carbon offsetting – that is, the concept of reducing the impact of carbon dioxide emissions from everyday activities by donating to an initiative that reduces carbon by the equivalent…