Out of Home sector news

The pressing issue of dealing with Covid-19 should not be an excuse for inaction on critical issues like the climate crisis and diet-related ill health, the Food Ethics Council (FEC) has said. In a new report released this week the…

Stimulus measures to aid the recovery from Covid-19 must safeguard nature to reduce the risk of future pandemics, according to leading scientists. In an article published this week by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),…

Meat consumption in schools, hospitals, universities and care homes will be reduced by a fifth thanks to a new commitment from public sector caterers. The initiative – 20% Less Meat – could represent the most comprehensive united action on sustainable…

Some foodservice businesses have started to reopen a handful of outlets, offering takeaway services and in some cases free meals to NHS workers. Many popular high street chains had planned to keep operations open for takeaways and deliveries but concerns…

A survey of 290 plant-based and vegan menu items from 45 different restaurants, cafés and fast food chains has revealed that one in five dishes contain more than the recommended total daily salt intake (6g) for an adult. The research,…

The coronavirus crisis has brought out the very best in the foodservice and hospitality industry. Already known for its resilience and flexibility, the sector has responded to the obliteration of ‘business as usual’ by reinventing entire business models in the…

Small businesses including restaurants and caterers face bankruptcy within a month unless banks step up to provide government-backed loans to help them through a period of lockdown. In a week when the foodservice and hospitality sector continued to adapt to…

Campaigners are demanding that vouchers for use in place of free school meals should be supplied over the Easter holidays after the government said it would provide them for term time only. On Tuesday, the Department for Education published updated…

J D Wetherspoon has said that it will settle supplier invoices due at the end of March, but those due next month face an anxious wait. In an email sent to suppliers and seen by Footprint, the pub chain said…

JD Wetherspoon has said it does not intend to pay money owed to its suppliers until after its pubs reopen following the coronavirus crisis. In an email sent to suppliers and seen by Footprint, the pub chain said: “We are…