Footprint Forum

  • Their lives in foodservice’s hands: foodservice must take action to raise standards, concludes Footprint Forum on animal welfare

    Their lives in foodservice’s hands: foodservice must take action to raise standards, concludes Footprint Forum on animal welfare

    Customers want it, but government will take too long to set standards, so foodservice must take action and use its clout to make higher animal welfare the norm. Amy Fetzer reports The key takeaway form Tuesday’s Footprint Forum: The Future… Read More

  • Five things we’ve learned about… food fraud

    Five things we’ve learned about… food fraud

    Footprint’s pre-Christmas forum Food Authenticity in Foodservice: Risk and Regulation showed the industry has some catching up to do if it wants to stay one step ahead of criminals working in the supply chain. Here are five take-away messages from… Read More

  • No more excuses on obesity

    No more excuses on obesity

    Think of it like your in-laws: it’s flawed, but the Childhood Obesity Strategy is what we’ve got, and it’s time for foodservice to start getting on with it. That was the conclusion of October’s Footprint Forum: Fat Load of Good?:… Read More

  • Food Fraud Footprint Forum: five things we learned

    Food Fraud Footprint Forum: five things we learned

    Footprint’s pre-Christmas forum “Food authenticity in foodservice: risk and regulation” in association with Leatherhead Food showed the industry has some catching up to do if it wants to stay one step ahead of criminals working in the supply chain. Here… Read More

  • Spider-Man’s power and sticking up for foodservice.

    Spider-Man’s power and sticking up for foodservice.

    IGD has forecast that the food-to-go market is set to rocket in the next five years. Sales will hit £21.7 billion by 2021, compared with a meagre £16.1 billion this year. There will be more options at supermarkets and garage… Read More

  • Trick or treat: how the obesity plan changed

    Trick or treat: how the obesity plan changed

    The childhood obesity strategy was watered down, Theresa May “dismantling” David Cameron’s ambitious plan in no fewer than 36 days. Channel 4’s Dispatches team had been handed a June draft of the plan: “a more ambitious plan that never saw… Read More

  • Foodservice must fight the flab

    Foodservice must fight the flab

    Forget the barriers and the lack of powerful policy, it’s time for action on obesity reports Amy Fetzer. You wouldn’t expect an event about a widely panned policy instrument to have an upbeat, positive vibe, but this week’s Footprint Forum:… Read More

  • Water: you need to worry

    Water: you need to worry

    Water stress and shortages are already impacting foodservice, from smoothies and sugar cane to chocolate bars and bottling plants. Amy Fetzer reports on a Footprint Forum designed to wring out solutions. Sitting inside Innocent’s London head office on a wet… Read More

  • Tough decisions on ethical meat

    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 calls for industry adjudication for ethical marks

    IT’S TIME to celebrate – the debate has finally moved on. When it comes to ethical supply chains, a Footprint Forum on Monday caused a seismic shift in approach from circular debate to a focus on action and solutions.  … Read More