Brand News

  • British businesses making sustainability top priority for 2014

    NEW RESEARCH from Lloyds Bank reveals that a quarter of British SMEs plan to make sustainability a top priority for 2014.   The research also showed that over half of those surveyed recognise the cost benefits of implementing sustainable business…

  • United Coffee achieves latest Rainforest Alliance Certification

    UNITED COFFEE UK & Ireland has passed the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Rainforest Alliance Chain of Custody Audit Programme, a cornerstone of any credible certification program. The audit, conducted on behalf of the Rainforest Alliance, saw the coffee experts pass…

  • Lexington reaccredited with Investors in People Gold standard

    LEXINGTON HAS been reaccredited with Investors in People (IIP) as a Gold standard organisation. The national award is the highest accolade in people management practices and recognises Lexington’s commitment to supporting employees in their career and further development.   The…

  • New technology key to the industry’s success says KPMG

    PUB AND restaurant operators must embrace new technologies in order to be successful in 2014 and beyond as the pace of change in the sector is going to accelerate even further, says Will Hawkley, Director in KPMG’s Leisure Advisory Group.…

  • Sodexo’s WasteLESS Week a success

    SODEXO executed a global campaign, WasteLESS Week, to raise awareness of what sites can do to reduce their carbon footprint and be more responsible when it comes to waste.   In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo’s 2,300 sites were invited…

  • Food inflation rates to continue to beat Consumer Price Index

    CHICKEN AND pork prices expected to drop, but food inflation rates are to continue to beat CPI rates as it eases slightly from 4.4% to 3.8% in 2014.                 Prestige Purchasing, procurement specialist…

  • Lexington demonstrate contract catering has some of the best chefs in the industry

    HANNAH WESTPHALEN, was crowned Lexington’s ‘Chef of the Year’ at the seventh annual chef competition, LexChef 2013, last week. Facilities management professionals joined some of the top chefs at the event which was held on Man Group’s stunning client floor…

  • Nestlé named in KPMG Top 10 of CSR

    KPMG HAS named Nestlé as one of the world’s top ten companies reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility.   Nestlé is also the only food and beverage company to be among the top tier of firms analysed as part of KPMG’s…

  • innocent celebrates ‘chain of good’

    INNOCENT WILL introduce a new long-term strategic approach to their consumer marketing with the launch of a brand new campaign this January. Moving away from a focus on individual products, the new approach will see innocent communicating to consumers on…

  • New Casual Dining Keynotes to feature who’s who of the sector

    JENS HOFMA, chief executive officer of Pizza Hut UK, Alex Reilly, managing director of Loungers, Andrew Guy, chief executive officer of Ed’s Easy Diner, and Peter Martin, vice president of CGA Peach, are just some of the big name speakers…