Out of Home News Analysis
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A fine time for food fraud
A decade on from the horsemeat scandal the risk of fraud looms as large as ever over the foodservice sector. Nick Hughes reports. It was 10 years ago this month that horsemeat was first detected in foods labelled as beef… Read More
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The Friday Digest: The price is right for meat reduction
Food and drink price inflation in the foodservice sector ended 2022 at 24%, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. All 10 food categories analysed saw year-on-year double-digit inflation in December with average prices of oils and fats… Read More
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Comment: the footprints of food brands can be deceptively dainty
Digging through the data in order to report your full climate footprint can be heavy going but it pays to be transparent when reporting it, says David Burrows. Food companies continue to struggle with their scope 3 (value chain) emissions,… Read More
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Coming clean on plastic (and all other packaging)
Collating and reporting plastic packaging data “drives change”, according to a new report involving McDonald’s and Starbucks. Will others follow this lead? By David Burrows. Tell me what’s new. For the past three years WWF has been working with a handful… Read More
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Comment: is mimicking meat a seriously good idea?
Plant-based alternatives are helping the shift to more sustainable diets but they don’t all need to mimic meat, says Eugene Wang. Hardly a day goes by without news of a new alternative to meat, or a study showing the need… Read More
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Comment: Plastic bans barely scratch the surface
It’s full steam ahead for single-use plastic bans but it is the rush to reuse that we should be cheering on, says David Burrows. Plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers are all… Read More
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Sugar farce exposes reformulation folly
Campaigners say a failure to hit voluntary reduction targets in sugary foods means tougher government action is needed. Nick Hughes reports. “The results of this report show continued mixed progress.” As understatements go the government’s final verdict on the success,… Read More
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Comment: Time for bosses to speak the truth to power
Industry leaders wanting stronger sustainability policies must make their voices heard in 2023, says Nick Hughes. In the spirit of this article I will get straight to the point. I have a polite request to make of business leaders in… Read More
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Honest lifts the lid on better beef
The burger chain is sourcing regeneratively-farmed beef for its restaurants. It’s not easy but the benefits could be considerable. David Burrows reports. For 10 years restaurant chain Honest Burgers had worked hard on its sourcing of beef; it came from… Read More
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Corporates must show their commitment to climate
COP summits are like Groundhog Day but that isn’t an excuse for businesses to bury their heads in the sand, says David Burrows. Following last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, I warned that ignoring food in a summit to tackle climate… Read More