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Footprint Forum Report: Cut the clutter
CATERING FIRMS are faced with myriad eco-labels. But are they an essential part of communicating their ethics? Ask a student what factors determine the food they buy and price will invariably… Read More
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… Read More
Nicki Fisher: Pret A Manger’s head of sustainability
THE SUSTAINABILITY landscape significantly shifted in 2013 around provenance of food in particular thanks to the horse meat scandal… Strangely enough the whole debacle has done us a favour now customers and consumers are being inquisitive about the supply chain… Read More
Record entries to the Health & Vitality Honours 2014
RECORD LEVELS of entries have been announced for this year’s Health & Vitality Honours, highlighting the huge strides being made in the foodservice sector amid changing attitudes towards health, nutrition and wellbeing across the industry. … Read More
Record numbers tune into FootprintChannel.TV to hear new waste figures
LEADING SENIOR professionals from foodservice and hospitality businesses across the UK, including Hilton International, McDonald’s, Carillion, Coca-Cola, the House of Lords and The Greater London Authority tuned into the latest FootprintChannel.TV live broadcast to hear new figures on food waste in… Read More
Richard Swannell to lead live Footprint waste debate
Footprint Forum, one of the UK’s leading sustainability communities operating across the entire food supply chain, has today opened registration for its upcoming live debate, ‘Waste: A Moving Brief’. Register Here … Read More
The foodservice sector is NO poor relation when it comes to Health & Vitality initiatives
“THE FOODSERVICE sector isn’t the poor relation of grocery retail when it comes to health and vitality initiatives”! This was the overwhelming message delivered by industry experts from across the hospitality industry who gathered at the Department of Health… Read More
Big brands honoured for bringing veganism to the masses
ANIMAL RIGHTS charity PETA has announced its first ever Vegan Food Awards winners, after extensive taste tests of meat and dairy-free products available across the retail and hospitality sector. The new awards scheme aims to provide credible information for… Read More