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  • 2023 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional

    2023 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional

    This year, more than ever, it is striking how far the industry has progressed since our last report in 2022, driven by the passion and urgency of its people. And yet despite these gargantuan efforts, it is sobering that the… Read More

  • Flushing out the foodservice greenwashers

    Flushing out the foodservice greenwashers

    New guidance on making environmental claims shows how easy it is to fall foul of the law. David Burrows reports. Be careful what you claim because the greenwashing police are coming. At least that’s according to lawyers. They would say… Read More

  • Fraud warning as sector reopens

    Fraud warning as sector reopens

    Many people have been heading out for their first drink at a pub, café or restaurant, but is the beverage what they think it is? David Burrows reports. According to a survey of 100 senior executives across the beverage sector,… Read More

  • How Facebook’s big data could be harnessed for good

    How Facebook’s big data could be harnessed for good

    The Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn’t blind us to the possibility of using the platform to promote healthy living. By David Burrows. A friend messaged me last week. “Feeling rather smug that my wife found an email from me many years… Read More

  • Next in the line of fire: fossil fuel divestment

    Next in the line of fire: fossil fuel divestment

    The fossil fuel divestment movement is going mainstream and food companies could become high-profile targets writes Nick Hughes. When a cause unites a group as diverse as the Norwegian parliament, the former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and one of… Read More