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  • Foodservice Footprint Review-1 Meat bites back Behind the Headlines Green Movers Green Scene Numbers you need to know On Reflection Out of Home News Analysis

    Meat bites back

    Regenuary is a provocative alternative to Veganuary. But can it encourage a more nuanced debate about ‘better’ meat? David Burrows reports. In the past couple of years Veganuary has hogged the headlines as Brits promise to give up meat and… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint cracked-earth Climate change and plant proteins will hit meat companies hard Foodservice News and Information Green Scene Green Scene Out of Home sector news  news-email

    Climate change and plant proteins will hit meat companies hard

    The physical impacts of climate change and rapid growth of alternative proteins will put billions of dollars at risk for current food sector giants such as Tyson Foods and JBS, suppliers to household names such as McDonald’s, Walmart, Burger King and Marks & Spencer. According to… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint P23-286x300 Analysis: Mind the emissions gap - why now is the time to act Green Scene Green Scene Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Analysis: Mind the emissions gap – why now is the time to act

    The latest UN report shows that climate action is lagging well behind what’s needed. Countries must get serious, say experts at the World Resources Institute. The UN’s annual Emissions Gap Report takes stock of where global greenhouse gas emissions are… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-52 Where’s the beef? Green Scene Green Scene  news-email

    Where’s the beef?

    Irish beef sells itself on its green and natural credentials. Does it live up to the hype and what part can it play in a sustainable diet? Footprint’s Amy Fetzer investigates. It’s a funny few days to be finding out… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-18 Will Boston Tea Party kick off a coffee revolution? Green Scene Green Scene Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Will Boston Tea Party kick off a coffee revolution?

    The café chain’s total ban on single-use cups is a bold move that its customers may not be ready for. By David Burrows. From today (June 1st) single-use coffee cups will be banned at Boston Tea Party’s (BTP) 21 stores.… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F28-Cover-e1528993204414 Fit for the future Features Green Scene Green Scene

    Fit for the future

    The best sustainability strategies are those that are aligned with an organisation’s goals and impacts, and which don’t shy away from stretching targets. So what can be learned from Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow 2025? Amy Fetzer reports. It’s all about impact.… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-33 Why businesses need to take biodiversity seriously Green Scene Green Scene  WWF Philip Lymbery Duncan Williamson biodiversity

    Why businesses need to take biodiversity seriously

    Our food system is advancing the destruction of the natural world; but food businesses have the power to reverse it. By Nick Hughes. Delegates of a fatalistic disposition will have come away from October’s Extinction and Livestock conference in London… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F43-Forum Food fraud: the dark side of ethical eating Green Scene  Tesco Red Tractor Prof Chris Elliott NFU Mutual Footprint Premium Food Crime Euromonitor International

    Food fraud: the dark side of ethical eating

    Criminals have seen a chance to profit from the boom in sustainable food and businesses need to take the problem seriously, writes Nick Hughes. It’s an unfortunate paradox of the market economy that as a desirable market prospers a less… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-36 Farmers’ fair-weather friend? Green Scene Green Scene Out of Home News Analysis  tea Sophie Tranchell news-email Mondelez Mike Couple Fairtrade Divine Chocolate Cadbury

    Farmers’ fair-weather friend?

    Campaigners have cried foul over Sainsbury’s decision to stop working with the Fairtrade Foundation on tea, but is it really the ‘regressive step’ critics claim? By David Burrows. Sainsbury’s was one of the first retailers to sell Fairtrade products, and… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F43-Feature-1 Heineken's greener brew Green Scene Green Scene

    Heineken’s greener brew

    The beer giant is refreshing parts of an industry its rivals haven’t reached, with a zero-carbon brewery in Göss. David Burrows reports from Austria. Chatting over a few steins in the Austrian town of Göss, Michael Dickstein admits the concept… Read More