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Foodservice News Analysis , Health and Vitality Salt: tougher targets are on the way
The first salt reduction targets set for the out of home sector were “generous”, according to Public Health England. Should businesses prepare for lower limits and even regulation? Work on...
Foodservice News Analysis PLASTICS PACKAGE: Rapid rulemaking strikes fear into foodservice
The EU’s single-use plastic law is arriving at high speed but is the foodservice sector prepared? David Burrows reports. As Brexit talks reach breaking point and another series of packaging...
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Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Gender equality: food brands have much more to do
Just 4% of sustainability commitments made by 34 of the world’s largest food companies relate to gender equality. Lumina Intelligence Sustainability analysed 905 pledges made within the corporate sustainability (CSR)...
Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Acrylamide levels within limits but rules are weak, say campaigners
Levels of acrylamide in food tested across Europe are mostly compliant with legal benchmarks, but campaigners have said the limits are too low. The EU acrylamide regulation has applied since...
Foodservice industry news , Foodservice News and Information Meat-free marketing debate rumbles on
Should a sausage be called a sausage if it contains no meat? It’s a question that is being hotly debated both in Europe and the US currently. A survey of...
Grocery industry sector news updates Costa named “most ethical” coffee shop by consumers
Costa Coffee is the UK’s most ethical coffee shop – at least in the eyes of consumers. An independent panel of 3,121 consumers was given a choice of 100 major...
Drinks Sector News Gin made from waste grapes arrives in the UK
Gin produced using surplus table grapes will be launched in the UK on and off-trade next week. Fruit supplier Richard Hochfield imports around 500,000 tonnes of the fresh grapes from...
Drinks Sector News Carlsberg cuts plastic with new Pilsner
Carlsberg UK has incorporated a duo of sustainable packaging innovations into the launch of its Carlsberg Danish Pilsner. A new Snap Pack bonds packs of beers together using an innovative...
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Costa named “most ethical” coffee shop by consumers
Costa Coffee is the UK’s most ethical coffee shop – at least in the eyes of consumers. An independent panel of 3,121 consumers was given a choice of 100 major...
Grocery industry sector news updates Lab meat labelling will determine future growth
Meat analogues, such as lab-grown meat and plant-based meat alternatives, have the potential to help tackle climate change and improve health, but the growth of the market will depend on...
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Foodservice News Analysis , Next Green Thing FOOTPRINT TRENDS: a foodservice review for the new year
In the first of Footprint’s ‘Trends 2019’ series, Nick Hughes rounds up the year just gone and forecasts the key issues of 2019. Looking back on 2018 The biggest...
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 Oils, fats and fish drive inflation as buyers anxiously await Brexit
Oils, fats and fish continue to trade at prices over 25% higher than last year, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing reveals. Recent...
- Foodservice News Analysis , Political Print
Analysis: Why the silence from the high-street health alliance?
Brexit is weighing heavy on the industry – but is that why the ambitious project is keeping quiet on its first year’s progress? Brexit is all-consuming. So say 32 food...
Behind the Headlines , Foodservice News Analysis Plastics package: polls apart and stirring trouble
UKHospitality seeks a delay on stirrers ban, recycling rates are on the up – and our inbox is swamped by surveys. By David Burrows. Here at the Package we have...
Foodservice Industry Briefing , Foodservice News Analysis Muddled food policy puts UK at bottom of the class
This year’s Food Sustainability Index ranks the UK among the laggards of Europe – and that’s before Brexit hits the industry. By Nick Hughes. Just as Brexit negotiations threaten to...
Foodservice News Analysis , Waste Watch PLASTICS PACKAGE: unpicking the resources & waste strategy
The government’s new proposals look amazing on paper, however the deadlines are hardly pressing and the concept of reducing consumption is conspicuous only by its absence. By David Burrows. Our...
- Foodservice News Analysis , Health and Vitality
Salt: tougher targets are on the way
The first salt reduction targets set for the out of home sector were “generous”, according to Public Health England. Should businesses prepare for lower limits and even regulation? Work on...
Foodservice News Analysis , My Viewpoint Pret A Manger tragedies should not provoke a rush to legislate
Two deaths from allergic reactions will rightly raise questions – but laws targeting bigger businesses are not the answer. By Dominic Watkins. It will have been difficult to have missed...
Comment , Health and Vitality Spoiler alert for calorie labels
Adding calorie counts to menus will make eating out more regulated, more systematic, and just a tad more miserable, says Sara Petersson. Today over 60% of the UK population is...
- Comment , Foodservice News Analysis
Comment: Hubbub tackles a meaty issue
The evidence is clear on the need to reduce our meat consumption, which is why environmental charity Hubbub has launched a series of campaigns to showcase the appeal of plant-based...
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...
Food service industry event reports Customers want it: the business case for higher animal welfare
Forget that the government is in disarray and won’t be able to take a position on animal welfare post-Brexit for a while. Foodservice must lead by investing in higher welfare...
- Health and Vitality , Interviews: Foodservice professionals
Interview: Moira Howie, nutrition and health manager, Waitrose
At the Asset 2018 conference in Belfast last year, Moira Howie suggested that truly personalised nutrition is “within our grasp”. Footprint caught up with her to find out more. Footprint:...
Drinks Sector News , Interviews: Foodservice professionals The pint-sized drinks business setting the bar high
Ahead of the launch of Footprint’s new drinks section in January, chief executive Stephen Glancey explains why C&C Group remains an industry outsider despite this year’s acquisition spree. By Nick...
- Interviews: Foodservice professionals
Interview: Prime cuts – why it’s time to rethink our meat habits
The new head of Eating Better wants businesses to back a target to halve meat consumption by 2030. Simon Billing tells Footprint why the ‘less and better’ message is starting...
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Reports Footprint Sustainability Trends Report 2019
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- 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 Coca-Cola European Partners recruits a taskforce of ‘litter heroes’ for this year’s Great British Spring Clean
To mark Keep Britain Tidy’s annual ‘Great British Spring Clean’, employees at Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) will offer their support in a series of clean-up events happening across the UK....
Best Practice No more plastic bags, says Sodexo Defence
Preventing waste is one of the key priorities for Sodexo. Every October the company holds WasteLESS Week (22-26th) a global initiative to encourage its teams to find ways to reduce...
Green Movers , Green Movers , People Adrian Evans appointed as food transformation director for Sodexo’s corporate services business
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has appointed Adrian Evans as food transformation director for its corporate services business in the UK and Ireland. Evans is a firm believer that...
