Foodservice News and Information

Hospitality supports push for healthier workplaces
Businesses including Nando’s, Burger King and Tesco are supporting a new government push to tackle a rising tide of ill health by building healthier, more resilient workplaces. The trio are part of a group of more than 60 early adopters,…
Ministers urged to set self-sufficiency goal
The UK should aim for 75% self-sufficiency in food production by 2050, according to a group of MPs who have warned that UK agricultural productivity growth has stalled. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture (APPGSTA)…
Tax moves can help sustainable diet shift: study
Removing VAT from healthy foods and applying taxes to unhealthy, higher carbon ones could “save lives”, according to researchers in Sweden. The changes would also be tax-neutral, the experts at the Chalmers University of Technology said. “Integrated tax reforms […]…
Weight loss drugs, food waste and the business lunch
Foodservice businesses may need to start thinking in strategic ways about how to cater to both normal and medically-suppressed appetites. So reported Footprint recently in a piece about the impact of appetite-suppressing drugs on hospitality and foodservice. This week, the…
Meat and dairy’s massive emissions in the spotlight as COP30 looms
The world’s major meat and dairy companies are generating combined greenhouse gas emissions on par with some of the biggest fossil fuel producers, according to new estimates from environmental and food policy experts issued ahead of the COP30 climate talks…
Food, animal feed and biofuels driving water consumption
Humanity now consumes around 5.6 trillion m3 of green water and 1.2 trillion m3 of blue water each year to grow crops. If this total volume (6.8 trillion m3) were a lake, it would be the sixth largest in the…
Climate change ‘doom and gloom’ talk clouds Oatly’s performance
“In the past, when people were talking about climate change or sustainability, it was in a doom and gloom, in a punitive, in a very negative . . . way. And people got fed up with that,” said Jean-Christophe Flatin, chief executive of the…
The Shortlist is announced for the 2025 waste2zero Awards
The judging has concluded and we are delighted to announced the Shortlist for the 2025 cycle of waste2zero, the awards scheme that recognises excellence in Waste Management and Prevention in the out of home food and drink sector. Among the…
Food businesses crack cage-free challenge
Most large food businesses have met their commitment to source cage-free eggs by 2024, although some are still lagging behind. A new report by the Open Wing Alliance found that 92% of cage-free commitments with deadlines of 2024 or earlier…
Climate resilient crops get funding boost
Underutilised crops like lentils, chickpeas and sunflowers are to receive a boost after a new network secured funding to help unleash their potential. The Novel and Underutilised Crop Network (NUCNet) will see a team of researchers work with farmers, retailers…