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  • Foodservice industry is greener according to respondents of the Gram Green Paper

    After a two-year wait, The Stage, quite literally was set at Hotelympia on Tuesday 29th May for the launch of the fourth Green Paper, commissioned by energy efficient refrigeration supplier, Gram.                  …

  • Gram announces launch of research for the fourth edition of the Gram Green Paper

    GRAM HAS announced that research for the fourth edition of The Gram Green Paper (#GreenPaper2014) is underway – and now is the time for caterers to be part of this industry-leading piece of research.            …

  • Money to burn

    ENERGY COSTS for UK caterers could rise by 20% to over £920m by 2020, so why are they wasting so much?                      The Carbon Trust has revealed that caterers could save…

  • An innocent smoothie with David Bentley

    THE FCSI’s chair has been keen to forge closer links with other foodservice and associated trade associations to help tackle an issue that his members say some caterers still aren’t taking seriously enough – sustainability.          …

  • CESA and CEDA join to meet sustainability challenges

    THE TWO leading trade associations representing catering equipment manufacturers and distributors have announced plans to work more closely together to drive down the sector’s carbon footprint.                     CESA, the Catering Equipment…

  • New food waste guide

    FOODSERVICE OPERATORS in Scotland will soon have a new guide designed to show them how to cut food waste in their operations.   The guide will look at ways of reducing this food waste at source and will cover all…

  • FootprintComment: Nick Oryino, chair of CESA says the skills shortage needs to be tackled now

    WE HAVE to tackle the workforce skills shortage and we have to start right now. Every area is suffering, in both the operator and supply side of our foodservice industry. From the kitchen to engineering, the lack of young skilled…

  • FootprintComment: An energy efficiency specification for catering equipment is urgently needed

    The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association is calling on organisations, government offices and industry leaders to work together to push the green agenda.  New chair Nick Oryino explains why.                       LAST…

  • Caterers call for clearer product energy labels

    CATERING SUPPLIERS believe that sustainability will deliver a major boost to business in the next three years, according to research conducted by CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association.                   However, many in…

  • Food security and local sourcing key future trends says FCSI

    LESS THAN half of consultants believe that caterers are taking sustainability seriously. That’s according to FCSI UK & Ireland’s first insight report – A Taste of the Future – which launched today, giving a look into the future of foodservice.…