Reports
Is the future of ham and bacon nitrite-free?
The risk to health associated with eating nitrite-cured meats is starting to gain traction with the public. Foodservice businesses have an opportunity to take a leadership position on an issue of concern. By Nick Hughes. What are nitrites are why… Read More
Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, in association with Nestlé Professional.
This new report Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional, is now available as a free download This report was launched on… Read More
The 2025 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional, is available as a free download.
Drawing on insights generously shared by hospitality and foodservice leaders, consumer polling and wider industry analysis, this year’s Index also explores how AI may be poised to alter the out-of-home dynamic in unexpected ways. Its research found that 53% of UK adults… Read More
Footprint Intelligence white paper: Deliver commercial advantage through sustainable water management in association with Waterscan
Reliable access to water is a critical risk factor for hospitality and foodservice businesses. As global temperatures continue to rise and extreme weather events become more commonplace, access to cheap, plentiful water can no longer be taken for granted. Download the report Although water… Read More
Data, decarbonisation and diet: how foodservice can benefit as a net-zero leader, in association with Foodsteps
This is billed as the decisive decade for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To keep global warming to no more than 1.5°C we must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050, according to the Intergovernmental… Read More
Water stewardship and regeneration in the drinks industry; where next? in association with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
From soft drinks to beer, water is a vital resource that powers the drinks industry. Water is already high up the sustainability agenda for businesses as they look to ensure access to a safe, secure supply of water both for… Read More
Empowering choice: how and why to market higher welfare in hospitality and foodservice, in association with RSPCA Assured
Ask most hospitality and foodservice insiders what marketing they’re doing around animal welfare and most likely you’ll have a tumbleweed moment. The reality is too few people are even talking about the (often considerable) commitments they have made, finding the… Read More
The 3.2 Billion Cup Challenge: making the most of the mandatory take back scheme in foodservice settings, in association with Valpak and Reconomy.
It was in March 2016 that celebrity chef-turned campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall travelled through London in his ‘coffee cup battle bus’ to raise awareness of the 2.5 billion paper cups being thrown away in the UK every year. The cups were being sold… Read More
Unlocking the community benefits of regenerative agriculture from field to fork, in association with Nestlé Professional
In 2023, Footprint published the report Is regenerative the future of farming? in partnership with Nestlé Professional UK&I, in which we explored the growing interest in regenerative agriculture. With evidence pointing to the broken nature of our current food system, we concluded that… Read More
The 2024 Footprint Sustainability Index, in association with Nestlé Professional, is now available as a free download.
This year will be remembered as one in which businesses began to make good on ambitious net-zero commitments. With much of the low-hanging fruit now picked, the focus has shifted to the challenge of achieving deep decarbonisation of food and… Read More