Charlotte Henderson
Firms missing out on waste scheme
FOODSERVICE COMPANIES save £10m in a ‘really encouraging’ 12 months but most of the sector is yet to get on board. Foodservice companies have saved £10m through a voluntary scheme to reduce…
The price of failure
WRAP IS hoping its shocking study of waste in the hospitality and foodservice sector will be enough to sting businesses into action. The Government’s waste advisers at WRAP…
Charlotte Henderson: WRAP’s programme area manager for hospitality and food service
WE’VE SEEN a real shift in awareness across industry – deeper understanding of what ends up in our bins and the impact this has. Businesses can now assess the financial impact of the food being thrown away, with the cost…
More than 1.3 billion meals wasted annually in UK’s hospitality and foodservice sector
THE UK’s hospitality and food service sector is facing an annual bill in excess of £2.5 billion for food waste, a new WRAP report revealed today. The report, ‘Overview of waste in the UK Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) sector’,…
Side dishes to blame for food waste
MORE THAN half of consumers leave food uneaten because the portions are too big or they have ordered too much, often in the form of side dishes. New research published today, June 4th, shows that changes to portion sizes,…
Thought Leaders & Innovators Conference & Partnering Event Report
THE BRITISH food industry must boost innovation in order to improve productivity, but sustainably. This was one of the key points made by Lord Carter of Coles in his talk Innovation in Agriculture and Food. He was speaking at the first…