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Foodservice News Analysis Parties make their New Year resolutions
On the eve of a festive season general election, Nick Hughes takes a look inside the main political parties’ manifest-ho-ho-ho’s ‘Tis the season to be jolly: to sing carols around...
Foodservice News Analysis , My Viewpoint Analysis: Stay a step ahead of the green pressure groups
Environment campaigners will focus on deforestation, emissions from meat production, packaging and waste next year. Foodservice and hospitality companies should be prepared, says Robert Blood of Sigwatch. Plastics (again) We’re...
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Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Sacre bleu: on-site ban for single-use foodservice packaging
Fast food companies and catering providers in France will have to offer only reusable plates, cups and cutlery under strict new laws to reduce single-use packaging. An amendment to draft...
Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Ditch trays and downsize dishes to cut food waste
Catering firms and hospitality businesses should not offer food trays and need to reduce the size of their plates, according to new research into the causes of food waste amongst...
Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Fewer than one in two coffee shops pushing reusable cups
Fifty four per cent of coffee operators have yet to introduce any incentives to reduce consumption of single-use cups, according to research amongst 500 coffee professionals conducted by Brita. However,...
Drinks Sector News Boom time for beer (without the alcohol)
Thirty-two per cent of adults have now tried a no- or low-alcohol beer, wine or spirit in the last six months. New CGA data also showed that sales in the...
Drinks Sector News The Absolut Company joins forces with The Coca-Cola Company, Carlsberg and L’Oréal to advance sustainable progress in the bottling industry
The project is an initiative to build a global community of industry leaders united in the goal of creating a fully bio-based and recyclable paper bottle. To further sustainable innovation within the bottling industry, The...
Drinks Sector News , Health and Vitality Children call for widespread alcohol advertising bans
Marketing of alcoholic drinks needs to be restricted, including at sporting events and on holiday, according to research conducted by children. Members of the Children’s Parliament in Scotland found that...
Grocery industry sector news updates Retailers should make refill stations the norm
Supermarkets are being urged to introduce water dispensers and refill stations for soft drinks into their stores to help tackle plastic pollution. Research from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and...
Grocery industry sector news updates Coffee farmers face poverty
Millions of coffee and sugar farmers face impoverished livelihoods next year as prices rise but not enough to match the cost of production. Rabobank’s outlook, Supply slide saves grounded demand,...
Foodservice News Analysis , Next Green Thing The Next Green Thing: Seaweed
Did you know that feeding seaweed to cattle and sheep can significantly cut the emissions of the greenhouse gas methane – a by-product of the animals’ burping? Nick Hughes explains…...
Foodservice News Analysis , Green Scene , Green Scene 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...
Numbers you need to know Foodservice prices falling as inflationary pressures ease
New edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals a month-on-month drop in prices in eight of ten food and drink categories in September 2019. Foodservice prices may be...
Political Print Plastic tax gets green light
The government has reiterated plans to charge for single-use plastic items as part of package of measures to tackle waste set out in the Queen’s Speech. Plans to extend producer...
Behind the Headlines , Foodservice News Analysis Unpacking the problem with life cycle analyses
Companies are desperate to understand which packaging materials have the lowest environmental impact, but are life cycle analyses being manipulated and misused to present skewed results? By David Burrows Huhtamaki’s...
Foodservice Industry Briefing , Foodservice News Analysis Eating Better targets 50% chop in meat consumption
The ambitious goal, to be achieved by 2030, would represent the most radical shift in diets since the Second World War, writes Nick Hughes From cutting sugar to ditching plastics,...
Foodservice News Analysis , Waste Watch Plastics Package: No time for toying around
This month’s package is committed to reduction (and is doing it for the kids) Schools have all shut up shop for the summer holidays, leaving many parents facing a rollercoaster...
Health and Vitality Is obesity a political priority?
Tackling obesity was one of the priorities set out by food sector stakeholders ahead of this month’s general election. But is it a priority for the political parties? A sift...
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Analysis: Stay a step ahead of the green pressure groups
Environment campaigners will focus on deforestation, emissions from meat production, packaging and waste next year. Foodservice and hospitality companies should be prepared, says Robert Blood of Sigwatch. Plastics (again) We’re...
Comment , Health and Vitality Time to take away the tray?
Too many companies view food service as a commodity or a cost to their business, as opposed to a support service that nurtures people and can have a dramatic impact...
Comment Opinion: the only way to tackle sugar reduction
Progress towards the 20% by 2020 sugar reduction target has been painfully slow. Sara Petersson suggests a way forward. The food industry has not come close to the 2020 sugar...
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Food service industry event reports , Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Footprint, Sodexo & PHE host roundtable event to discuss the government’s approach to childhood obesity
Footprint, Sodexo & Public Health England (PHE) hosted a roundtable event and to discuss the reduction and reformulation agenda for food suppliers in the UK. PHE presented the government’s plans to...
Food service industry event reports Key learnings from Health & Vitality 2019
Nudges, nutrition, and the need for urgent action: key learnings from the 2019 Health and Vitality Honours. Amy Fetzer reports You could feel it in the air: the change in...
Interviews: Foodservice professionals Interview: Just Eat – reuse and refill models are too costly
Just Eat works with 34,000 restaurants that deliver to 95% of all UK postcodes, serving over 12.7 million customers. The single-use packaging footprint of the operation is considerable. Robin Clark,...
Foodservice News Analysis , Interviews: Foodservice professionals Henry Dimbleby: a man with a plan
The Leon co-founder and author of the School Food Plan has been tasked with leading the development of England’s first National Food Strategy in 75 years. He talks to Nick...
Interviews: Foodservice professionals The pros and cons of climate labels
A universally supported and adopted climate label for food could do great things, but it won’t be easy to set up, says Sarahjane Widdowson of Ricardo Energy & Environment in...
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Market research exists to guide your brand by giving you insight to your competitors, your markets, your own products and its perceptions, the effectiveness of your marketing, your costumers, trends...
Reports The future of foodservice packaging
It gives us great pleasure to introduce The future of foodservice packaging report. The sustainability of packaging is one of the most pressing issues faced by the foodservice and hospitality...
Analysis , Foodservice News Analysis How Facebook’s big data could be harnessed for good
The Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn’t blind us to the possibility of using the platform to promote healthy living. By David Burrows. A friend messaged me last week. “Feeling rather smug...
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Best Practice Getting young people in the kitchen is an imperative
Jonathan Harvey-Barnes is Senior Development Chef at Essential Cuisine. Having started kitchen life under the tutelage of the highly respected John Williams MBE at Claridge’s in Mayfair, he spent a...
Best Practice Sodexo: first global food services company to connect its financing to action to prevent food waste
Sodexo has renewed its €1.3 billion revolving credit facility (RCF) which now incorporates a pricing adjustment based on Sodexo’s performance towards its goal to prevent 50% of the food waste...
Green Movers , People Sodexo appoints Social Impact Director
Sodexo has appointed Angela Halliday as Director of Social Impact with responsibility for driving Sodexo’s social value strategy for the UK & Ireland. As a ‘green rated’ strategic supplier to...
