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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…
Feed for poultry and fried chicken for the public
This week we detail a new LCA showing that black soldier fly larvae are not a silver bullet for pig or poultry feed. We also report on KFC’s big investment…
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: F is for Foodservice (scores on animal welfare)
This week we are left searching for good news on bad days for animals in the foodservice chain. March presented a fowl day for foodservice as the likes of Compass, Elior, KFC,…
Investors urged to turn up the heat on out of home giants
Campaigners want foodservice businesses to be transparent about the healthiness of their products to encourage responsible investment. By Nick Hughes. Up for the fight. “This is not a particularly easy time…
A fowl day for foodservice
Caterers, foodservice and hospitality companies enjoyed positive PR from committing to source ‘better chicken’ but none look set to meet their 2026 target. By David Burrows. The Chicken Track report published this week…
POLITICAL PRINT: Producers pay the price for broken system
Defra’s decision to suddenly shut its sustainable farming scheme exposes a number of hard truths about fixing our broken food system. By David Burrows. On Tuesday last week the sustainable…
Project to make regenerative poultry fly
Forward-thinking food businesses are needed as part of new consortium to back trials and research into dual-purpose chicken breeds. By David Burrows. In the UK, people each eat on average…
In a pickle over production systems
Has the need to dramatically reduce GHG emissions from agriculture ‘rationalised’ the intensification of production? By David Burrows I am writing this over lunch. Sausage casserole, using pork from ‘outdoor…
The spat amongst the chickens
KFC’s admission that it won’t meet the Better Chicken Commitment has ruffled the feathers of those behind the scheme. Others in foodservice need to watch out, says David Burrows. The…
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Can we see through the weeds of that methane story?
We start with a story about methane, cows and a feed additive beginning with B: a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef…