Vacherin
Vacherin adopts reduced meat and dairy menus
Vacherin’s range of sustainable meals have been adapted so they include less meat and more veg. No more than 30% of a dish should comprise animal proteins with an upper limit for meat or fish content set at three ounces.…
Vacherin smashes zero waste target
Vacherin has hit its target of becoming a zero waste-to-landfill organisation more than a year earlier than scheduled. In April 2016, the specialist London caterer set itself the target of sending zero waste to landfill by 2018; however a recent…
Foodservice should tell its own ugly veg story
Never one to pass up a PR opportunity, Tesco chose the second week of Wimbledon to publish a blog from its commercial director Matt Simister on how its range of Perfectly Imperfect strawberries have been “literally flying off the shelves”…
Vacherin chefs use three tonnes of ugly veg
Catering firm Vacherin has diverted 3,200 kg of fruit and veg from landfill. The cosmetically rejected produce used in its I’mPerfect range could double this year, according to the company’s 2015/16 sustainability report. The approach is fairly simple: the company’s…
Beauty’s only skin deep
FOODSERVICE COMPANIES would love to get their hands on the ugly produce that supermarkets discard at the farm gate. But as Vacherin has discovered, it’s easier said than done. Who cares what…
December’s magazine in numbers
0 – number of all-male boards in FTSE100 Lord Davies has published his report on how women’s representation on the boards of the FTSE 100 has changed…
Caterer launches low carbon menus
CATERER VACHERIN is calling for the catering industry to play a vital role in helping to reach the emission reduction targets set by COP21. Speaking to Footprint following COP21, Anthony Kingsley,…
News review
Disposable cutlery ban France could soon say “non” to plastic cutlery. The National Assembly has voted in favour of a ban on disposable forks, spoons and plates from 2020. A ban on plastic bags could also come in to force…
Government must clean up its act on litter
FOODSERVICE COMPANIES are among an influential group of campaigns, businesses and member organisations calling for an advisory committee on litter. McDonald’s, Costa Coffee, Vacherin and Pret A…
Vacherin’s first sustainability report reveals commitment to responsible business
LONDON CATERER Vacherin has launched its first Sustainability & CSR Report, Vacherin Cares 2014/15. The document attempts to set out its ongoing operational commitment to this crucial area and reveals…