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Footprint Festival Review
Discover what made Footprint Festival 2026 a success and what’s coming in 2027: more networking, workshops, practical ideas and sustainable action.
What we’ll take away from Footprint Festival 2026
Footprint’s director of insights and special projects, Amy Fetzer, joins Nick to reflect on what they heard and saw over two compelling days at the inaugural Footprint Festival at Barnsgrove
Festival photo gallery: day 1
Photo galleries of the first day of Footprint Festival
Festival photo gallery: day 2
Photography by Tylo Tillah See more photo coverage of Footprint Festival
Carly Trisk-Grove – The untapped eating-out market: how community food can grow demand, while providing social value
Carly Trisk-Grove explores how community and public-restaurant models could unlock an underserved eating-out market, creating affordable, sociable occasions while delivering wider social value
Claire Osbourne – Beating sustainability burnout
Claire Osbourne – Beating sustainability burnout
Alastair Trickett – High steaks: how to decarbonise when your offer is built around meats and treats
How can restaurants decarbonise meat-focused menus? Explore practical, commercially viable approaches to lower-impact meat, ingredients and desserts
Sophie Bauer – Is health the hook for food system transformation in hospitality and beyond?
Sophie Bauer of WWF-UK joins industry experts to explore whether health can become a catalyst for food system transformation, connecting soil health, nutrition, farming and hospitality
Daniel Fairweather – Stress testing hospitality: understanding risk and preparing for what’s next
Daniel Fairweather of Howden Climate Risk and Resilience joins Footprint Festival for an interactive workshop exploring how hospitality businesses can identify vulnerabilities, stress test risks and prepare for disruption
David Gudgeon – Countdown to DRS: how to be ready for the DRS Deadline
As the UK Deposit Return Scheme deadline approaches, hospitality and drinks businesses must prepare for major operational changes. This session explores compliance, collection systems, glass inclusion, and how operators can avoid financial losses
