ANNE PIERCE, the CEO of The Springboard Charity, was last night [23rd May] revealed as the winner of the Footprint ‘Special Achievement’ award 2013, for her contribution to the social sustainability of the industry, at a ceremony held at RIBA, London. Other winners of the night [...]
THE HOSPITALITY sector looks set to generate thousands more jobs as Pret A Manger and Whitbread both publish ambitious expansion plans. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn and Costa, announced an increase in like for like sales of 3.7% and a 11.4% rise in profits to £356.5m. [...]
THE NOMINEES for the 2013 Footprint Awards – the industry’s only awards scheme encouraging sustainability and responsible business throughout the supply chain – have today been announced following a record number of entries. “Record number of entries demonstrate sustainability is at the [...]
LEADING PERSONALITIES from the foodservice and hospitality industries, including the likes of Raymond Blanc OBE, LACA’s Anne Bull and Westminster Kingsway’s Gary Hunter, teamed-up with health and nutrition expert Dr Susan Jebb and Sodexo Health Ambassador Matt Dawson MBE to recognise healthy best practice within foodservice. The high profile judging panel this afternoon rewarded those [...]
WHEN IT COMES to food-on-the-go, quality is what people want, according to new research by Horizons. The latest Ones to Watch report shows that the focus remains on established favourites, such as burgers and hot dogs, but with a gourmet edge. Healthy eating [...]
THREE NEW salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector, have been announced by the Department of Health (DH). The pledges, which are part of the Governments much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their commitment to improving public health through salt [...]
This is the perfect example of the difference that foodservice businesses can make in the community. Our friends at Pret balance environmental issues with the social issues, whilst creating commercial value. That’s what its all about…..
An expert panel assembled for the third Footprint Forum at Pret A Manager’s London headquarter to discuss the environmental impact of packaging in the foodservice supply chain and some of the innovations and initiatives being implemented to counter this. Delegates, including operators, suppliers and distributors, heard panellists acknowledge that whilst cutting down on packaging, food [...]
