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Progress on pesticides in most major supermarket chains

The UK’s ten largest supermarkets continue to use neonicotinoids and other highly bee-toxic pesticides in their global supply chains, according to new research. PAN UK ranked supermarkets on six areas aimed at tackling harmful pesticides. These included the support offered… Read More
IGD says dietary change needed to meet climate goals

A shift away from meat-heavy diets is essential if the UK food system is to achieve net-zero, according to a major new decarbonisation plan for the food and drink sector. The analysis, led by IGD and Wrap, found that supply-side… Read More
Major reusable cup trial to kick off in Scotland

More than 50 coffee shops in Glasgow will be involved in a trial for a deposit and return scheme for reusable cups. The three-month trial, understood to include most major coffee chains and a number of independent cafés, will start… Read More
Food suppliers must go faster on nutrition

Bolder action is needed from businesses and policy makers to increase the production of healthier foods and promote healthier diets. That was the key message from the latest Global Access to Nutrition Index, the first since 2021 and the fifth in… Read More
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
Plastic-free cups claims upset recyclers

Recyclers and packaging experts have said new paper concepts that claim to be ‘plastic-free’ or ‘zero-plastic’ are hard-to-recycle and disrupt processing. Brands continue to test and trial cups that they hope to market as ‘more sustainable’, including those with so-called… Read More
New refill system could cut carbon emissions in half, says Diageo

Reusable kegs that pipe spirits to a dispensing unit are being trialled in seven bars for six weeks by Diageo using its Smirnoff vodka brand. The new system, called ‘Everpour’ and developed with design consultancy Hodges and Drake, will be… Read More
Wrap urges foodservice to up the ante on food waste

Hospitality and foodservice businesses should add food waste prevention to the objectives of boardroom directors in a bid to reduce the vast amount of good food that goes to waste in out of home settings. The call came from the… Read More
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
GFI keeps glass half full as plant-based sales struggle

The slowdown in the UK’s plant-based market is showing signs of levelling off, according to new research published by the Good Food Institute (GFI). Using Circana data, GFI showed that consumers in the UK are buying fewer plant-based foods, with… Read More