Event Reports

  • Winners & Runners Up Announcement: Footprint Awards 2012

    IN A glittering ceremony that told a story of sustainability, last night’s “Footprint Awards” at the stunning 8 Northumberland in London, rewarded its winners for their contributions to sustainability and environmental excellence.         Details of the winners…

  • Full report and presentations: Agriculture Abroad Footprint Forum

    Footprint Forum 23 November 2011  (For Video at the Forum click here) The foodservice industry faces many headaches when it comes to international sourcing of raw materials. But October’s forum provided a clarity and vision that ensured it was only the…

  • Video: Footprint Forum at Fruit Towers (2 videos available)

    The Footprint Forum went to Fruit Towers to talk about Agriculture Abroad and the positive contribution that Foodservice can make to the global food system and sustainability.  For the written report of what went on at the Forum click here…

  • Video: Engagement and Sustainability

      The Footprint Forum in October, turned it’s attention to the issue of Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability. Hear some of the comments from the speakers at the Forum and read the report here

  • Footprint Forum: Advantage through Stakeholder Engagement

              As sustainability becomes more and more embedded in the day to day running of foodservice businesses, engaging stakeholders is the next step in implementing your sustainability plans and achieving success.  The Footprint Forum on 6…

  • Footprint Round Table: Early Adopters Group

    No Time to waste Footprint’s Early Adopters Round Table gets the ball rolling on WRAP’s planned voluntary agreement to reduce packaging and food waste in foodservice.                       Recent Events 14th June –…

  • Footprint Forum: Water – Why Worry?

    The news parts of England were in drought conditions set the scene for an inspirational Footprint Forum on water. The challenges we face are here and now, as David Burrows reports.   We hadn’t planned it – honest. The morning…

  • Footprint Forum: Preparing for change on ethical landscape

    Consumers who leave their ethics at home when eating out, poor guidance from government, pressure on margins and a confusing array of accreditation schemes and labels have made the ethical landscape a difficult one to navigate for the foodservice sector.…

  • Halal in the Spotlight

    Even snowy conditions couldn’t keep Government officials, global meat producers, Muslim groups dealing with Halal Accreditation and other industry representatives from this special Footprint Media Roundtable to discuss the hot topic of Halal.   Its been almost two months since…

  • Footprint Forum: Foodservice and Agriculture, What the Panel Thinks…

    The Footprint Forum Panel of foodservice experts was asked whether action on sustainable agriculture should be demand driven or would restrictions in supply shape the future? Tim Innocent was first to answer saying: “ What Nestlé is trying to look…