FROM A Secretary of State to Jimmy Doherty of Jimmy’s Farm, the incredibly diverse shortlist of nominees for the Special Achievement Award in the 2013 Footprint Awards, has been announced today. The award – sponsored by BaxterStorey – recognises individual contribution to environmental, social and [...]
Raymond Blanc

FORGET MICHELIN stars, there’s a new global restaurant ratings system to help diners choose where to eat. Maybe not. But the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) decision to roll its ratings system out globally will mean that chefs can compare their sustainability credentials internationally – a move which top chefs believe will drive sustainability up the [...]

ACCORDING TO dubious research cooked up for a marketing campaign a few years ago the third Monday of January deserves the title of “Blue Monday”. That’s when people are at their most miserable, thanks to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. This year it fell on [...]

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 [...]

A NUMBER of organisations sufficiently advanced in the health, nutrition and vitality arena will be rewarded for their efforts with recognition in the first-ever Health & Vitality Honours a brand new scheme specially created to establish a platform for foodservice businesses to showcase healthy best practice. [...]

IN A glittering ceremony that told a story of sustainability, last nights Footprint Awards at the stunning 8 Northumberland in London, rewarded its winners for their contributions to sustainability and environmental excellence. Details of the winners and runners-up are: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources [...]


















