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Footprint Awards 2025 Shortlist announced!
In another record year for entries, we are delighted to announce the shortlist for Footprint Awards 2025, revealing the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives. Footprint Awards remains the only initiative to honour the achievements of companies in…
In search of better beans
Extreme weather continues to wreak havoc on cocoa supplies, prices, producers and consumers, but potential alternatives for key commodities are emerging. David Burrows reports. Bitter taste. Without financial support and fairer markets, cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030.
Will investors heed whistle-blower warning?
Against the backdrop of a Trump-led backlash against ESG, insiders warn food industry investments are under threat from a cocktail of environmental risks. By Nick Hughes. It reads like a cry for help. A memo, published anonymously earlier this month by…
COMMENT: No stopping on net-zero
A little digging can go a long way to effective carbon reduction, but don’t get too bogged down in the data. By David Burrows Last week marked the launch of the latest Footprint Intelligence report: ‘Data decarbonisation and diets –…
Data, decarbonisation and diet: how foodservice can benefit as a net-zero leader, in association with Foodsteps
To keep global warming to no more than 1.5°C we must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.
POLITICAL PRINT: Reeves’s war on red tape risks coming unstuck
The chancellor’s determination to remove the burden of regulation is not what responsible businesses or the public say they want, says Nick Hughes. “Today we are taking further action to free businesses from the shackles of regulation. By cutting red…
Packaging 2025: more paper, more AI and more reuse
Experts predict what’s set to be hot in the packaging world this year as companies adapt to new laws, embrace technology and supply sustainable solutions. By David Burrows. Brands will continue to switch to fibre-based packaging this year to ‘mitigate…
Wahaca: ‘less but better’ meat to reduce emissions by 9%
Mexican chain beefs up its regenerative sourcing to slim down its total carbon footprint. David Burrows reports. Carbon cuts. Two years ago, in April 2023, Wahaca announced significant changes to its menu on the back of its carbon labelling scheme. Menus at the…
Will ESG survive ‘Trumpism’?
A report suggests commitments to responsible business lack the deep roots to be considered immutable amid a change in the political weather. By Nick Hughes. Retreat or reset? Will 2024 be remembered as the year when businesses retreated from ESG or simply…
How will weight loss drugs impact foodservice?
Research suggests people using GLP-1 medications eat smaller portions, fewer snacks and less meat. Nick Hughes considers the implications for businesses and policy makers. Can I ask you a somewhat provocative question? Does the key to eating healthily lie in…