Foodservice News and Information

Brands making specific ESG claims about their products are driving more value than those who use vague or moderately accurate ones, according to research by McKinsey and NielsenIQ. The study, of 6,000 product SKUs in the US over a four-year…

Complaints made to local authorities about foodservice businesses using banned single-use plastic items are not being treated seriously, according to an investigation. In October, new market restrictions came into force in England for disposable items made of plastic, including cutlery and polystyrene…

Food manufacturers are calling on the next government to provide funding for green initiatives to help the sector deliver on its net-zero ambitions. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) this week published its industry manifesto ahead of an expected election later this…

Regular meat eaters are more likely to choose a plant-based alternative if it packaged in red, new research has found. Although green is most often used in plant-based packaging to denote healthiness and eco-consciousness, the studyby Pro Veg International found that…

The UK has seen a 20% increase in the number of US-style ‘mega farms’ producing pig and poultry meat since 2016, according to a new investigation. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) found a sharp rise in the number of facilities…

The UK government should tackle obesity by expanding the sugar tax, taxing salt, implementing a pre-watershed ban on junk food advertising and investing in school kitchens and chefs. The call for stronger intervention on diets came from The Times Health…

Food should become a focal point for prison life rather than simply a function of prison regimes, according to a new report. Research by the charity Food Matters found numerous opportunities to drive positive change in nutrition and the overall…

Racial diversity is still lacking within environmental charities, although a higher proportion are now implementing inclusion-boosting initiatives than a year ago. The second instalment of The Race Report, which monitors diversity and inclusion within the  environmental charity sector, concluded that rapid action…

Large quantities of food are at risk of being wasted under new border rules for products entering the UK from the EU. A group of around 30 trade and professional organisations, including the Chilled Food Association and Dairy UK, has…

Current food systems are destroying more value than they create, according to new economic modelling of the global impacts of what we eat and how it is produced. The work by the Food System Economics Commission found that the recent…