Features

Ethnicity and Hospitality: time to deliver on diversity. An industry collaboration.
A survey by not-for-profit Be Inclusive Hospitality published in June 2021 found high proportions of professionals from Black (53%), Asian (68%) and Mixed Ethnic groups (57%) reported experiencing racism in the workplace either individually or at a company level.
Footprint Sustainability Index 2022 in association with Nestlé Professional
The 2022 Index identifies key trends and opportunities to help foodservice leaders capitalise on opportunities and conquer challenges.
A Caterer’s Guide to Better Meat in association with RSPCA Assured
The way meat is produced and consumed has come under the spotlight as evidence mounts of its contribution to climate change and other environmental pressures. The UK’s Climate Change Committee says meat and dairy consumption needs to fall by 20%…
Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards 2021 in association with Matthew Clark Winners Announced
Brands and operators of the drinks and hospitality industries gathered in the famous Long Room at Lord’s Cricket Ground this evening for the return of the Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards dinner, after the hiatus of the pandemic forced the 2020 event to…
Back to business (as usual)
The prime minister is showing his true colours and they are far from green. But the public and businesses have other ideas, says David Burrows. Rewind to the start of lockdown and there was a haunting feeling that the coronavirus…
Footprint Investigation: Parliament burnt by compostable pledge
A Footprint investigation has discovered that large volumes of new compostable packaging from the Houses of Parliament are being sent for incineration due to shortcomings in the waste supply chain. By Nick Hughes. More than a year after UK Parliament…
Health & Vitality 2019 Roll of Honours Announced!
The initiatives demonstrated in 2019’s Health & Vitality Honours programme have highlighted the advancement in attitudes to health, nutrition and wellbeing in the industry. We have again seen great strides made this year, demonstrating just how important this subject is to…
Weather issues and exchange rates among the factors keeping prices of food and drink at historic highs
Inflation in foodservice prices reached 3.2% in July 2018, the new Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals—extending an upward trend that has seen prices of many food and drink items hit record highs. The figure of 3.2%…
Caterers make huge savings from cutting food waste
Caterers can expect to save £6 for every £1 they invest in food waste reduction initiatives, according to a new study. The research carried out by WRAP and the World Resources Institute (WRI) on behalf of the Champions 12.3 initiative…
Food-to-go brands rapped for muffin sugar content
Blueberry muffins sold by leading foodservice brands contain more sugar than a can of Coke, according to new analysis. Action on Sugar and the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) surveyed 28 muffins and found huge variations in both their size and…