Event Reports
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Tread carefully along the thin green line
New rules relating to making green claims are confusing, which is bad news for food companies and good news for lawyers. David Burrows reports. “Green, green, it’s green they say”. Two researchers from the Centre for Climate Resilience at the University… Read More
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Footprint Forum report: Getting into the weeds of ‘regen ag’
Speakers at a recent Footprint Forum were excited about the potential to transform farming through regenerative practices but challenges remain around financing and the risk of greenwash. By David Burrows. Fairr play. Regenerative agriculture has captured the attention of pretty much… Read More
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Responsible Business Recovery Forum Report: Operational delivery & supply chain responsibility
Operational delivery and supply chain responsibility – 9th July 2020 Speakers: David Read, chairman, Prestige Purchasing Julian Hunt, VP public affairs and communications, Coca-Cola European Partners Justin Turquet, head of sustainability, Bunzl Stephen Brennan, supply chain director, Aramark Angela Cannon,… Read More
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Podcast from Footprint Forum: Sustainability In A World Of Evolving Data in association with Fourth
How data can be used to enhance sustainability endeavour up and down the foodservice and hospitality supply and value chains is evolving as fast as the sustainability agenda itself. Read More
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Footprint, Sodexo & PHE host roundtable event to discuss the government’s approach to childhood obesity
Footprint, Sodexo & Public Health England (PHE) hosted a roundtable event and to discuss the reduction and reformulation agenda for food suppliers in the UK. PHE presented the government’s plans to achieve a 20% reduction in calories by 2024 in products… Read More
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Customers want it: the business case for higher animal welfare
Forget that the government is in disarray and won’t be able to take a position on animal welfare post-Brexit for a while. Foodservice must lead by investing in higher welfare as a priority because customers want it, and it strengthens… Read More
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Meeting of minds at the Footprint summit
There was a real sense of urgency about tackling the public health crisis as industry leaders and academics met at Food Matters Live. By Nick Hughes. Maybe it was the coffee or the pressure of being literally in the spotlight… Read More
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Their lives in foodservice’s hands: foodservice must take action to raise standards, concludes Footprint Forum on animal welfare
Customers want it, but government will take too long to set standards, so foodservice must take action and use its clout to make higher animal welfare the norm. Amy Fetzer reports The key takeaway form Tuesday’s Footprint Forum: The Future… Read More
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Food Poverty and Food Redistribution makes for lively debate at Footprint Forum
Yesterday members of Footprint Forum gathered at Fruit Towers, kindly hosted by innocent drinks, to discuss the part foodservice can play in the solution to food poverty and food redistribution. As ever the Forum was a platform for lively debate,… Read More