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  • Zero Heroes: Aramark receives Silver Zero Waste Award

    ARAMARKS COMMITMENT to reducing waste to landfill has been recognised with a ‘silver’ accolade in the Zero Waste Awards.                   The award, given for Aramark’s work at BP’s North Sea Headquarters at…

  • Foodservice industry is greener according to respondents of the Gram Green Paper

    After a two-year wait, The Stage, quite literally was set at Hotelympia on Tuesday 29th May for the launch of the fourth Green Paper, commissioned by energy efficient refrigeration supplier, Gram.                  …

  • Packaging manufacturer calls for end to carbon-intensive packaging as new eco packaging study reveals up to 99% carbon reduction

    NEW DATA comparing the embodied carbon in packaging materials reveals huge carbon savings for renewable materials over carbon-intensive plastics. As the UN calls for a “massive shift” to renewable energy away from ‘dirty’ fuels, eco packaging firm Vegware calls for…

  • Footprint Awards 2014 Shortlist announced

    FOR THE fourth year running entry levels to the annual Footprint Awards – the industry’s only scheme that celebrates achievement throughout the entire food supply chain – has broken previous records, it has been revealed.          …

  • TUCO proud to announce key green affiliations for 2014

    THE UNIVERSITY Caterers Organisation (TUCO) continues to strengthen its position within the higher education and further education sectors, and has announced two significant industry partnerships for 2014 that will enhance TUCO’s sustainability offering and add further value to its growing…

  • Huhtamaki plant eco-vending inspiration

    AS SPONSOR of Sparsholt College Hampshire’s 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden entry, Huhtamaki’s ‘Love Nature’ BioWare paper vending cups, complete with plant seedlings, will be ‘vended’ from a machine donated by Southampton-based company, Bettavend, to form one of the…

  • Carillion and Elior join forces at Barts Health

    CARILLION HAS entered a five year partnership with contract catering company Elior to ensure retail catering for both visitors and staff at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s hospitals is of the highest standard. The new partnership brings together Elior’s…

  • Unilever’s factories achieve zero non-hazardous waste to landfill

    UNILEVER HAS announced that all its factories across Europe have now achieved zero non-hazardous waste to landfill sites. Factories across North America have already accomplished the zero non-hazardous waste status and this latest commitment means that over 75% of the…

  • Sodexo recognised in BITC’s ninth CR Index corporate responsibility report

    SODEXO HAS been recognised in Business in the Community’s annual benchmark of responsible business, the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index) and has also published its ninth annual Corporate Responsibility report.                    …

  • Aramark lands fresh food status at Askham Bryan College

    THE FRESHNESS, quality and provenance of the food and meals Aramark serves at Askham Bryan College have been recognised, as the company gains ‘Bronze’ Food for Life Catering Mark status.                   The…