Foodservice News and Information

UK shows first price deflation in 50 years
FOR THE first time since March 1960, the UK has recorded a negative CPI figure, with overall CPI at -0.1% this month. According to the Office of National Statistics, prices…
Unilever saves 1m tonnes of C02 and commits to using 100% renewable energy
UNILEVER HAS revealed that innovations such as using waste marmite to make energy has helped the company’s factories to save more than a million tonnes of CO2 and €244m since 2008. …
Canary Wharf turning food waste into energy
SEAB ENERGY will pilot their unique waste-to-energy micro-power plant at Canary Wharf after winning the second phase of the Cognicity Challenge. The micro-power plant uses microbial technology…
PizzaExpress adds to sustainability credentials with new waste management contract
PIZZAEXPRESS HAS appointed Specialist Waste Recycling (SWR) to deliver recycling and waste management services to over 300 of its UK restaurants – all of PizzaExpress’ sites where recycling isn’t determined by a landlord or the local council. …
Charlton House makes more salt cuts two years ahead of target
OVER 1,500 foods hit new salt reduction targets as business delivers on Government Public Health Responsibility Deal Pledge. On the first anniversary of its commitment to the Government’s 2017…
Study finds 40% of UK imports from countries with areas of high water risk
WWF URGES businesses to address water management issues. Businesses must secure their future by addressing the mounting global water crisis, experts said at the launch of WWF-UK’s report ‘From Risk…
North Bristol NHS Trust wins award for its sustainable food chain
THIS YEAR’S NHS Sustainability Award for Food went to North Bristol NHS Trust for the commitment they showed to providing local, sustainable food to their patients. The trust worked with their…
Community pub beats targets
THE FORMER Enterprise pub, The Antwerp Arms, in Tottenham has reopened as a community enterprise. Annie, as it is known locally, is now owned by a community of 300 shareholders, and run by a 12-person management committee. …
Food waste an ‘enormous’ economic problem say G20 ministers
WITH CLIMATE change impacts intensifying pressure on food supplies, action must be taken to prevent 1.3bn tonnes of annual food waste, say agricultural ministers. The two-day G20 meeting focused on the…
Crowd-funded FoodCycle celebrates 6 years
IN THE 6 years since its creation, FoodCycle has served 125,000 meals across 19 projects and saved 146,000kg of food from going to waste. The charity combines volunteers, surplus food and…