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Project to make regenerative poultry fly
Forward-thinking food businesses are needed as part of new consortium to back trials and research into dual-purpose chicken breeds. By David Burrows. In the UK, people each eat on average 25kg of chicken meat and 200 eggs annually. These are… Read More
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Can the food system come back from the brink?
The barriers to eating healthily and sustainably are many and varied but can be addressed with decisive leadership, according to a new report. By Nick Hughes. The food system is in need of urgent repair. That’s the verdict of The Food… Read More
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Report, react and reduce
Data can help foodservice companies keep pace with reporting rules and deliver their 2030 reduction targets. By David Burrows. More than a decade-and-a-half has passed since Sir Terry Leahy, then chief executive of Tesco, promised to carbon footprint every one… Read More
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Comment: Don’t rely on eco-labels to shift diets
Evidence suggesting eco-labels don’t impact people’s meal choices should refocus business energy on driving change back-of-house, says Nick Hughes. Last week, we reported on new research showing how the presence of an eco-label didn’t shift dietary choices among people eating a hot… Read More
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Educating Britain one label at a time
Eco-labels are bringing transparency to the climate and nature impact of our meal choices but more data is needed to understand the effect they have on behaviours. By David Burrows. “I think a lot of people are hoping that at… Read More
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A big deal for environmental diplomacy
Talks to secure a global plastics treaty reached a dead-end in December, but there are high hopes for a deal this year as a strong ‘coalition of the willing’ emerges. By David Burrows No deal. Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on… Read More
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Empowering choice: how and why to market higher welfare in hospitality and foodservice, in association with RSPCA Assured
Ask most hospitality and foodservice insiders what marketing they’re doing around animal welfare and most likely you’ll have a tumbleweed moment. The reality is too few people are even talking about the (often considerable) commitments they have made, finding the… Read More
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The 2024 waste2zero Awards winners announced
The 2024 waste2zero awards that recognise excellence in Waste Management and Prevention in the out of home food and drink sector, were presented at an exclusive dinner held at the famous In & Out in London’s St.James’s Square tonight. This is… Read More
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NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: Time to get real-zero?
Research shows ethics are out of mind when people eat out of home, while the upset around offsets leads to new standards and concerns for the future of the Notebook. By David Burrows. We are now into the thick of… Read More
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The 3.2 Billion Cup Challenge: making the most of the mandatory take back scheme in foodservice settings, in association with Valpak and Reconomy.
It was in March 2016 that celebrity chef-turned campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall travelled through London in his ‘coffee cup battle bus’ to raise awareness of the 2.5 billion paper cups being thrown away in the UK every year. The cups were being sold… Read More