Mike Hanson

  • FootprintChannel.tv On Demand: Industry says ownership on the ground more important than ever in fight against food waste

    ACCORDING TO a poll, conducted on yesterday’s latest FootprintChannel.tv broadcast, the wider industry feels that chefs, as opposed to senior management, are the most influential drivers in the war on waste.                 Of those who…

  • Footprint drives waste debate with latest online discussion

    FOOTPRINT, THE foodservice industry’s sustainability champion, is calling on the hospitality industry to join them in furthering the waste debate with its latest FootprintChannel.tv broadcast.                       Sustainability & Waste Denial…

  • Compostable claims rubbished

    CATERERS THAT promote their uptake of 100 per cent compostable packaging could be greenwashing.                   Speaking at last week’s Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) seminar, BaxterStorey’s head of sustainable business questioned competitors that…

  • FPA launches environment seminar “From concept to recovery”

    THE FPA has announced details of its Environment Conference which takes place at the East Midlands Conference Centre at the University of Nottingham on Thursday 15 January 2015.                   The theme for…

  • How £90m a year is going up in smoke

    A GROUNDBREAKING study reveals the huge amounts of energy wasted by contract caterers but there are massive savings to be made by companies willing to invest.   It’s seven o’clock in the morning and staff are preparing the kitchens for…