Foodservice News and Information

  • Glass recycling rate passes 70% mark

    LATEST GLASS recycling figures for the EU show also there is now far more glass recycled than ever before. Since the 1990s, recycling rates for glass have increased by a whopping 131% in Europe. Using recycled glass replaces virgin raw…

  • WRAP looks at redistribution to tackle food waste

    THE WASTE & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has issued a new study which suggests that food waste could be cut through the redistribution of surplus products by retailers.                       The…

  • Climate Change to affect food security

    THE UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest study reporting that the impact of climate change will be felt most keenly in Africa, South America and Asia predicting droughts, food shortages and a rise in diseases…

  • 7-a-day keeps the doctor away

    A STUDY carried out by University College London has found that eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the currently recommended five.                      …

  • New rules for pig meat inspection

    THE FOOD Standards Agency has started a six-week consultation on new rules for pig meat inspections which will come into force from June 2014.                     The new rules are set to…

  • RPC joins SAVE FOOD initiative

    RPC, THE leading rigid plastic packaging manufacturer, has joined the SAVE FOOD initiative to highlight and fight global food loss and waste.                     The SAVE FOOD campaign was set up as…

  • Waen AD food waste plant to generate power for 1,500 homes

    RENEWABLE ENERGY specialists, BIOGEN have been commissioned to build a recycling plant which will generate power from food waste in three counties across Wales.                     The £7.5m Waen anaerobic digestion (AD)…

  • UK voters tell politicians to pull their weight on environment

      UK VOTERS have delivered a stark warning to our political leaders not to neglect environment and climate change policy with the next General Election little more than a year away, according to new research commissioned by WWF-UK ahead of…

  • Nestlé to cut water use across Europe operations by 40%

    NESTLÉ HAS committed to making significant cuts to its water use across Europe, reducing water consumption by 40% in its European production sites by 2020.                     The global food and drink…

  • Aramark makes a splash for World Water Day by expanding charity project to record number of sites

    ARAMARK HAS marked the United Nations’ World Water Day by reaching a new charitable milestone.                   The company has extended its ‘One Water’ bottled-water project to a record number of sites. More…