Foodservice News and Information

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 is the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional.

Milk drinks brought into sugar tax scope
Milk-based and milk substitute drinks with a high sugar content will become subject to the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) from 2028 in a move long called for by health campaigners. Drinks such as packaged supermarket milkshakes, flavoured milks, sweetened…

Wrap launches successor to Plastics Pact
Tesco, Arla and Belu Water are among the founding members of the UK Packaging Pact which will act as successor to the UK Plastics Pact. Wrap this week announced the names of the first 55 companies that have signed up…

‘Healthy’ snack bars found to be high in sugar
Snack bars masquerading as healthy options are hiding large amounts of sugar, according to new research. Campaign group Action on Salt and Sugar surveyed 458 snack bars sold across 10 major retailers and found many carried health claims despite being…

The 2025 waste2zero Awards winners announced
The 2025 waste2zero awards that recognise excellence in Waste Management and Prevention in the out of home food and drink sector, were presented at an exclusive dinner held at the famous In & Out in London’s St.James’s Square tonight. This…

Food companies warned of dodgy packaging EPR invoices
Food companies are being targeted with fake invoices for new fees due under the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations. “We are aware that some producers have received fraudulent Notices of Liability (NoL) purporting to be from PackUK,” the…

COP serves more plants, and a little beef
More than half (51.2%) of all meals and snacks available to COP30, the climate talks that have been taking place in Belém, Brazil, this month are vegan or vegetarian. This exceeds the 40% target set by the Extraordinary Secretariat for…

Buffet banners fail to reduce food waste
All-you-can-eat buffets generate a substantial amount of food waste at hotels and other venues. But using signs to ask diners to not overfill their plates do not stop the leftovers piling up. A research team led by experts at the…

Hospitality demands reversal of “socially regressive” budget
A coalition of hospitality sector businesses has urged the Chancellor to reduce the tax burden on the sector in this month’s budget or risk fuelling further job losses and cuts to investment. Businesses including Greene King, IHG Hotels & Resorts,…

Starmer doubles down on school food focus
The Prime Minister has highlighted the role of good school food in tackling diet-related ill health after data showed a significant proportion of school-age children are living with obesity. Sir Keir Starmer hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street this…
