Foodservice News and Information

  • Calls for industry info

      RESTAURANT OPERATORS are being urged to take part in the Gram Green Paper report 2012.                             The report will develop a detailed picture of the progress…

  • Drought to continue past Christmas

    BUSINESSES HAVE been urged to use water wisely with the Environment Agency warning that the current drought conditions could last “beyond Christmas”.   Seventeen counties in South West England and the Midlands have moved into official drought status, after two…

  • Bee decline set to force food price up

    THE DRAMATIC declines in bee numbers could force food prices up as farmers turn to hand-pollination.                       Research by bee experts at the University of Reading have calculated that it…

  • Accor targets balanced meals in sustainability plan

    THE PROMOTION of healthy meals and the removal of endangered seafood species from all menus are two of the standout targets in a new sustainability plan launched by Accor today.                    …

  • Pasties and pies, death and taxes

    MORE BAD news for pie and pasty-makers this week thanks to a new campaign by Peta (the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).   The pro-vegetarian group placed a huge billboard ad in Gloucester, replete with a huge coffin-shaped…

  • Ice-cream maker hot on renewable energy

    MACKIE’S OF SCOTLAND is set to build a 250kW anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to turn slurry from its 400 dairy cows into biofuel.                     The facility, at the company’s Aberdeenshire plant,…

  • Switch to sustainable palm oil saves money

    PALM OIL producers that switch to sustainable production have “reaped significant return on their investment”, according to a new report by WWF.   ‘Profitably and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production’ is a first-time study that comprehensively examines the financial costs…

  • Footprint catches up with Sodexo’s Phil Hooper on the Responsibility Deal

    THE GOVERNMENT’S Public Health Responsibility Deal is one year old, and campaigners believe it is failing. A report by Which? last week claimed that voluntary agreements do not work and is now calling for legislation on mandatory calorie labelling out…

  • Caterer cuts salt by over 600kg

    THE RESTAURANT chains took a bit of a battering last week in a new report by Which?, but there was good news this week with Charlton House announcing the first results of its salt reduction programme.     In 2011,…

  • Landfill tax rise could cost £12m

    LANDFILL TAX is rising from £56 to £64 per tonne on 1 April 2012.   Given that foodservice businesses are thought to be landfilling 1.5 million tonnes a year, this could cost the sector up to £12m extra in landfill…