energy

  • Business should prepare for winter blackout’s

    BRITAIN’S NATIONAL Grid has warned that generator closures and breakdowns have reduced its capacity to supply electricity to a seven year low.                             Its 2014/15 Winter Outlook… Read More

  • Independent sector falling behind the agenda

    THERE’S A very interesting article in this month’s Footprint highlighting that, in the foodservice arena, it is the larger organisations as opposed to the independents that are leading the way when it comes to effecting the big changes in sustainability.… Read More

  • The Next Green Thing: The resource crunch

    THE ONGOING series of The Next Green Thing looks at the upward pressure of energy prices and what companies need to do to make better use of the resources they have.   Brutally exposed   Twice in three years Russia… Read More

  • Footprint Annual Review: Cheap milk, pricey gas and unethical coffee

    THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”.   January/February   With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins,… Read More

  • Energy and Logistics

    Brakes, one of the UK’s leading foodservice suppliers, is using a wide variety of solutions to minimise the impact of the business on the environment through increased efficiency and green business practices. Energy consumption:   In 2008 Brakes reduced energy… Read More

  • Putting in a Little Less Energy

    Equipment specifiers, suppliers and installers are all pulling together under the banner of the Catering for a Sustainable Future Group to ensure that low carbon, energy efficient commercial kitchens are in place long before the Government’s initial 2020 target.  … Read More

  • A Major Vision

    A global food crisis could mean a future in which ‘local’ is focal, says Nick Fenwicke-Clennell “Fifty years on from now, Britain will still be the country of long shadows on cricket grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers… Read More