JUSTIN KING has become the latest business chief to identify water as, potentially, the biggest environmental concern facing the food industry. “From our point of view, [water] is more important than carbon,” he said at this year’s City Food Lecture The discussion panel after the Sainsbury’s CEO’s speech at the event was flooded [...]
Fergus Henderson is the London chef renowned for nose to tail eating – very little of a carcass is wasted. Guests to his St John restaurant in the heart of London can indulge in dishes such as pot roast Tamworth loin with trotters and prunes [...]
Top entertainer, comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner is the latest star to be added to the line-up at The Big Event, taking place on Monday 27 February at the Westminster Park Plaza. The Big Event, billed as the largest and most spectacular hospitality event ever seen, [...]
Does this Video scare you? Or is it just scare mongering? Either way a good reminder of what GM is.
GREENVALE AP, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh potatoes is one of only 12 companies selected from across the UK and nominated for the European Business Awards for the Environment Following Footprint’s RSA accreditation the entrants to the Footprint Awards 2011 can enjoy pan-European exposure. Winners and runners up of [...]
Environmental issues in foodservice were top of the agenda at the Sustainability Matters seminar hosted by Creed Foodservice. Our seminar was chaired by Christophe Stourton, Communications Director for national environmental forum Foodservice Footprint and held at Gloucester Rugby Club. A top-notch panel of speakers shared thoughts on topics such as responsible food sourcing, energy [...]
APPRENTICES FROM Compass Group UK have raised £20,000 for charity as part of National Apprenticeship Week. Ten teams from the Compass academy were tasked with turning £200 into £2,000 and, following charity dinners, raffles, sports challenges and more initiatives, met their target. The challenge was designed to help raise awareness of the work of [...]
CATERING STUDENTS from South Staffordshire College’s Cannock Campus have received recognition for their contribution to a major charity event. Chairman of Cannock Chase District Council, John Beddows (pictured), visited the College’s Gordons Restaurant at its Cannock Campus to personally thank the 10 students who provided the catering for the Council’s premier charity fundraiser, The Chairman’s [...]
GENETICALLY MODIFIED crops are now grown by over 16.7 million farmers in 29 countries covering 160 million hectares of land. This is an 8% increase compared with last year, according to figures released by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). Particularly striking is the fact that farmers in developing countries [...]
PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS have named ‘Innocent’ their most admired brand for its environmental approach to packaging. EasyFairs asked almost 300 packaging experts to name a brand that they really admired for its green packaging approach, and one in 10 (10%) chose Innocent. This was closely followed by ‘Marks & Spencer’ (7%) and ‘Kenco’ (5%). [...]
