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Secondary schools fail to meet food standards
It has long been suspected that the current School Food Standards (SFS) in England are not widely adhered to due to a lack of monitoring and enforcement. This week, campaign group Bite Back supplied further evidence to support the suspicion
Quorn turns to blended products to kickstart recovery
Quorn posted some promising financial figures this week, with stronger retail sales and a rebuilding of gross margins helping to boost revenue. But the meat substitute supplier’s performance in foodservice has left investors frowning
Big is beautiful again
Huge diverse conglomerates fell out of fashion in the 90s, but the foodservice industry has put mergers back on the business agenda. By David Read. In the 1970s and 1980s (when I was in my formative business years) the world…
Footprint Awards Shortlist 2016 announced – Are You Amongst the Best of the Best?
The shortlist for Footprint Awards has been announced, revealing the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives. Footprint Awards remains the only initiative to honour the achievements of companies in the area of sustainability and responsible business practice. These…
New Year, new nominees for the Health & Vitality Honours 2016
THE ROLL OF Honour for the 2016 Health & Vitality Honours has today been announced by sustainability champion Footprint, after much anticipation from the Food Industry. Now in its fourth year, the Health & Vitality Honours is the platform for…
Triple Bottom Line 15 Shortlist announced
THE FIFTEEN organisations represented in this year’s Triple Bottom Line 15 Awards for Excellence in the Supply Chain in association with Prestige Purchasing have been announced. In alphabetical order, these are as follows: Aramark BaxterStorey The Casual Dining Company…
Aramark support helps City Year inspire 35% more young people to volunteer
CITY YEAR UK has unveiled new figures showing how it is helping young people. In partnership with Aramark, it is one year into a new recruitment programme focused on identifying new, high performing volunteers to support young people in school.…
Aramark plants 121-tonne carbon reduction package
ARAMARK FACILITIES management and uniform services, has unveiled significant carbon reduction figures for 2014 resulting from a transition to plant-based eco-packaging across many of its sites. In 2014, these sites…
Aramark’s Enterprise Day brings catering to life for students
THE INDUSTRIES concerns about the sustainability of human resource and future talent are no secret and Aramark has brought the worlds of catering and hospitality to life for Chichester College students in an annual ‘Enterprise Day’. …
Weighty problems
CONSUMERS ARE confused about what makes them fat so it’s no surprise a third don’t consider health when they’re eating out. That means businesses have to, but is the Responsibility Deal enough to make a difference? …