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Out of Home News Analysis The devil is in the data
A new report lays bare the complexity in evidencing progress against corporate environmental commitments. Nick Hughes reports. If 2021 will be remembered for food companies making landmark environmental commitments and...
Out of Home News Analysis Net-zero notebook: self conscious about sustainability
Food officially made it to the COP27 table this month but the appetite among businesses to publicise their plans is on the wane. David Burrows reports. “It’s a natural reaction...
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Foodservice News and Information Friday Digest: Pushing plants, pulling (9.2 million) pints and poultry problems
When it comes to shifting sustainable diets, words count. So says the wordsmith. But don’t take my, ahem, word for it. Research published in the journal BMC Public Health showed the value of indulgent language...
Foodservice News and Information Stirling University’s beef and dairy ban causes a stir
Stirling Students’ Union has voted in favour of making all the food served at its catering facilities fully plant-based by 2025. An interim target of 50% by the 2023/24 academic year has also...
Foodservice News and Information Call for core environmental standards for food imports
The UK government must introduce core environmental standards (CES) to prevent environmentally damaging imports entering the UK market, according to a new report by WWF. The charity warned that despite...
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Drinks Sector News High hopes for no- and lo-alcohol drinks in 2023
More than four in five bars plan to increase their ranges of no- and low-alcohol drinks next year in a bid to capitalise on consumers’ interest in healthier drinking. The ‘Leading the...
Drinks Sector News Wine harvests under pressure from climate change – again
Last year, wine production in countries like France plunged – a sobering reminder of the impact of climate change. This year, productionwill remain “roughly stable” compared to 2021 but fall short of...
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Grocery sector news updates Wrap finds mixed progress on ‘best before’ advice
Businesses have been urged to do more to help curb the impact the UK’s food waste is having on climate change after a survey found mixed progress in implementing best...
Grocery sector news updates Plastic packaging targets unlikely to be met
This time last year the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that plastic use by big businesses was “likely to peak in 2021”. The latest update of its global plastic commitment shows this wasn’t...
innovation marketplace Talking Talent: Making Hospitality Careers More Compelling
The hospitality industry is in the midst of a staffing crisis. This has worsened over the last few years due to Brexit and Covid, to the point that one in...
innovation marketplace Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, is partnering with the Canal & River Trust on an FMCG sector initiative to enhance areas along the Birmingham canal...
innovation marketplace Challenges, opportunity & collaboration: Dr Emma Keller of Nestlé UK&I
Just over a year on, after moving from the WWF to become Head of Sustainability for Nestlé UK&I, Dr Emma Keller talks about the challenges she’s faced, the opportunity to...
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Foodservice News and Information , Waste Industry’s waste management & prevention elite announced
The 2022 waste2zero awards in partnership with Bunzl Catering Supplies were presented at an exclusive dinner held at the famous In & Out in London’s St.James’s Square tonight. The waste2zero awards...
Features , Health and Vitality , Out of Home News Analysis Poorest priced out of healthy food
A new report has called for urgent change in the UK’s food policies to reverse a growing crisis of affordability and accessibility. Nick Hughes reports. "This report provides the strongest...
Out of Home News Analysis , Political Print Political Print: Johnson continues to swerve the pig issues
If only the prime minister showed as much enthusiasm for a promised national food strategy as he does for Peppa Pig. By Nick Hughes. At least 16,000 healthy pigs have...
Comment , Out of Home News Analysis COMMENT: Blended burgers can help achieve net zero
Combining beef with vegetables and pulses can cut emissions and deliver on taste. What’s not to like, wonders David Burrows. Earlier this month I wrote this short news item about a study...
Comment , Out of Home News Analysis COMMENT: Time for businesses to think big
Incremental improvements to the status quo won’t save the planet; we all need to be braver, says Nick Hughes. It’s not often I read a book that stops me dead...
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Industry event reports Protected: Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Catering in education – Food for thought for all – 26th November 2020 (Members’ Report)
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Industry event reports Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Catering in education – Food for thought for all – 26th November 2020 (Public Report)
Speakers: Myles Bremner, former director of the School Food Plan Mark Davies, managing director, ISS UK Foodservice Laurence Guinness, chief executive, The Childhood Trust Ian McGrady, managing director, Edsential Community...
Industry event reports Responsible Business Recovery Forum: Drinks Industry Discord November 12 2020 Non-Members Version
Takeaways from the Responsible Business Recovery Forum on November 12th suggest that the drinks business, a sector heavily under the Covid cosh, has embraced a state of constructive collaboration that...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis INTERVIEW: A new dawn for foodservice finance?
Compass Group’s sustainability lead Amy Keister tells Nick Hughes how the caterer will use proceeds from the sector’s first sustainable bonds to turbocharge its net-zero commitment. “There is no doubt...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis No ‘safe space’ for green claims
Regulators are on the lookout for evidence of greenwashing from food companies. Anne Marie Taylor from law firm DWF explains how businesses can stay on the right side of the...
Interviews: Industry professionals , Out of Home News Analysis INTERVIEW: Adnams plans to weather brewing storm
Chief executive Andy Wood reveals how the Suffolk brewer is investing in resource efficiency and local relationships to help protect it against cost and climate pressures. Nick Hughes reports. Out...
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Intelligence , Reports , Research INSIGHT: FOOTPRINT MEAT SURVEY
What is the position regarding US meat and where do they source from currently? Footprint asked 25 organisations across the sector for their input....
Reports 10 key insights on sustainable diets in association with Nestlé Professional
This report – arranged into 10 key insights – highlights important trends in the sustainable diets space....
Analysis , Comment , Out of Home News Analysis Flushing out the foodservice greenwashers
New guidance on making environmental claims shows how easy it is to fall foul of the law. David Burrows reports. Be careful what you claim because the greenwashing police are...
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Best Practice Toque d’Or® 2021 Competition Winners announced
Nestlé Professional is delighted to announce this year’s Toque d’Or® Competition winners. First launched in 1989, this year the competition’s judges included former Toque d’Or winner turned food writer and...
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Sodexo launches 2021 Social Impact Pledge
Sodexo UK & Ireland has publicly stated its commitment to a series of pledges forming its ethical manifesto for leading the way to improve quality of life for society and...
People CEO to leave WRAP at the end of the year
Dr Marcus Gover, Chief Executive of climate action NGO WRAP, has announced he will be leaving at the end of the year. Marcus, who has been CEO for the past six...