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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 influencer, Julie Jones, and MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Louisa Ellis. As a result, almost 1,000 BOH and FOH superstars registered to compete, representing 40 colleges…

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 our planet. These pledges include gifting  up to 25% of its apprentice levy to SME suppliers, enabling them to create 100 new apprenticeships; cutting food…

Since April 2020, Sol brewed at Zoeterwoude in the Netherlands has been produced using renewable energy from solar power, reaffirming the brand’s sun-inspired heritage and marking an important milestone in the brand’s journey to reduce its carbon footprint. With the installation of 9,212 solar panels at Zoeterwoude, Sol is making a step-change towards more sustainable…

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, part of AB InBev, has announced that its portfolio of beers is now plastic-ring free - eliminating 250 tonnes of plastic every year across its full canned beer range, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois. In total, combined with decreasing its usage of plastic shrink wrap, the brewer has removed…

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), in partnership with Coca-Cola Great Britain, today announces that all plastic bottles across all its core brands made in Great Britain are now made with 50% recycled plastic (rPET). The move means Coca-Cola in Great Britain is now using over 21,000 tonnes of recycled plastic per year and rPET now accounts…

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, a proud part of AB InBev, today announces it has achieved its goal of sourcing 100% of the barley used for its UK-produced beers from British farms. The milestone, which has been reached ahead of schedule[1], eliminates the need to import barley and therefore reduces carbon emissions and champions British agriculture.…

Alpro, one of the first worldwide companies specialising in plant-based foods and drinks, is celebrating 40 years since its foundation with the release of a new five-year health and sustainability action plan, titled ‘Feeding the Future With Plants’. The report was announced today during a celebratory anniversary event at Wevelgem, Belgium, in the presence of…

As workplaces reopen research from Sodexo and Harris Interactive has shown that although many have enjoyed the benefits of working from home but 24% of UK workers said their mental wellbeing was lower than normal, a higher percentage than in other countries (15%). The research, which was conducted in June 2020, tracked the sentiment of…

Nestlé Professional has launched a toolkit to help large workplaces and contract caterers identify the key concerns of the returning workforce. With two in five consumers nervous about returning to the workplace, the toolkit compiles industry knowledge and expertise designed to build trust with customers and ensure that they’re being welcomed back to a happy…