David Clarke
Tough decisions on ethical meat
Would you customers still eat your food if they knew where it came from? If not, you’re at risk. Amy Fetzer reports from November’s forum on animal welfare. Three-quarters of consumers rank animal welfare concerns as the top issue which makes… Read More
Footprint Forum: Animal welfare – we’ve come a long way baby
Three quarters of consumers rank animal welfare concerns as the top issue which makes a company ethical but is the foodservice industry doing enough to ensure animal welfare, and if so, are we communicating it to customers? The conclusion from… Read More
Footprint Forum Report: City living is under threat
CLIMATE CHANGE poses a real risk to the world’s growing urban populations, according to experts gathered at Footprint Forum. The sight recently of athletes running the Beijing marathon wearing gasmasks… Read More
Red Tractor fuelling UK troops abroad with good food
RED TRACTOR visited British Soldiers on a German base to take part in a Red Tractor BBQ. This event celebrates the first 12 months of fuelling UK troops with Red Tractor Bacon and Sausage, supplied by NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air… Read More
Round in circles
WHEN THE government doesn’t know what to do, it tends to call for a review. And that’s exactly what it did after the horse meat scandal, with Professor Chris Elliott heading an “independent review of Britain’s food system”. He’s expected to provide some interim findings next month,… Read More
FOOTPRINT AWARDS 2013 Special Achievement Nominations Announced
FROM A Secretary of State to Jimmy Doherty of Jimmy’s Farm, the incredibly diverse shortlist of nominees for the Special Achievement Award in the 2013 Footprint Awards, has been announced today. … Read More
An Innocent Smoothie with…David Clarke
PORK HAS been in the news quite a bit of late. Red Tractor’s CEO picks up the story, and explains why the assurance scheme has plenty still to offer. … Read More
Footprint Awards 2011 Judges Are Getting Down To Business
The Footprint Awards closed to new entries this week and with over 100 entries to the categories from across the foodservice sector all eyes are now turning to the shortlist and the Awards dinner at the RIBA (Royal Institute of… Read More