Greene King
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2018 Footprint Awards Shortlist of Sustainability Elite Announced
The shortlist for Footprint Awards is announced, revealing the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives. Footprint Awards remains the only initiative to honour the achievements of companies in the area of sustainability and responsible business practice in the… Read More
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Greene King claims first with zero waste target
Greene King is claiming a pub industry first by setting a target of sending zero waste to landfill by 2020. The pub retailer and brewer said the target formed part of its partnership with waste management company SWR, through which… Read More
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Greene King leads charge to supply own water
Greene King is aiming to drive efficiencies in water usage after applying to become the first non-domestic customer to provide its own water retail services. Regulator Ofwat confirmed this week that the brewer, which operates around 3,000 pubs, restaurants and… Read More
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Sausages with a side order of stationery
Delivering post with the potatoes and backhauling waste to maximise the final mile. It’s logistics in a logical world. Amy Fetzer reports. First it is the food order, another doorbell signals some stationery, whilst the next interruption is for empties.… Read More
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NLW and Brexit create workforce headaches
More than half (54%) of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups believe the national living wage (NLW) is a positive change for the eating- and drinking-out market. However, 53% said it would have a negative impact on their own business. Moving… Read More
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Foodservice wins praise for welfare commitments
The issue of farm animal welfare may have reached a significant tipping point after the number of foodservice businesses achieving a Compassion in World Farming Good Farm Animal Welfare Award doubled in the past year. The awards recognise the work… Read More