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    Waste agreements merged into new Courtauld 2025 scheme

    Wrap has unveiled a voluntary agreement that will “transform” the UK food and drink industry. Courtauld 2025 will replace both the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement (HaFSA) on waste and the Courtauld Commitment followed by retailers and manufacturers since 2005. The… Read More

  • The tipping point

    WHY RESTAURANTS ARE pushing for more regulation on how they handle employees’ tips. By David Burrows                   It’s not often that a business sector will push for red tape, but that’s exactly what… Read More

  • December’s magazine in numbers

    0 – number of all-male boards in FTSE100                           Lord Davies has published his report on how women’s representation on the boards of the FTSE 100 has changed… Read More

  • Industry’s sugar stance is hard to swallow

    LAST ISSUE all the talk was about cheat devices hidden in VW cars. That hasn’t gone away, but recently I spent three days at Food Matters Live hearing about another covert operation – hidden sugars.   You might have seen… Read More

  • Responsibility Deal – high costs of failure

    PLANS TO DITCH the public health responsibility deal could cost foodservice firms dear, according to the British Hospitality Association. “Lots of companies have invested a lot of money [in this initiative]. We want to see that investment continue,” said chief… Read More

  • Behind the headlines: Living with the Living Wage

    IT’S LIVING Wage Week. David Burrows assess the impact of the government’s higher mandatory pay rate and how foodservice companies can find the extra money. The association of Convenience Stores recently completed its annual survey of members. The results paint… Read More

  • BHA pushes for tipping transparency law

    THE BRITISH Hospitality Association has called for a new law to ensure restaurants and hotels provide clearer information on tips and service charges. The move raises questions about the success of the industry’s voluntary code on tipping transparency, which has… Read More

  • Spectre of food fraud haunts the industry

    A YEAR on from his review of the horse-meat scandal, Prof Chris Elliott is impressed with retailers’ reaction but warns that criminals may just have moved on to more vulnerable sectors. Marks & Spencer recently became the latest supermarket to… Read More

  • MP’s and hospitality industry leaders meet

    33 MPs FROM across the UK took part in a day in Parliament this week, highlighting the importance of the hospitality and tourism industry to economic sustainability.                   Industry leaders are asking… Read More

  • The next green thing: Osborne’s living wage – a boost for breadwinners, or just bread and circuses?

    NO SOONER HAD George Osborne announced the government’s plans to effectively replace the minimum wage with a “national living wage” than the press statements started to flood in. Some felt it was “reckless”, others prophesied job losses.        … Read More