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  • Foodservice Footprint Bob COP28 Comment: Milestone moment Comment  news-email email-news

    COP28 Comment: Milestone moment

    Brewing and hospitality businesses have made good progress in reducing emissions, but now they need to move on from the easy stuff, says Bob Gordon. COP28 is a milestone moment. And at a critical time. The UN predicts that 2023… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Claire COP28 Comment: Recognising the role of business Comment  news-email email-news

    COP28 Comment: Recognising the role of business

    Food could get more attention than flights at this year’s climate talks, and that’s positive news. By Claire Atkins Morris. I’m pleased to see food emerge from the fringes and make the formal agenda at COP28, because the way the… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint simon COP28 Comment: From grim to glimmers of hope Comment  news-email email-news

    COP28 Comment: From grim to glimmers of hope

    The run-in to the summit has been difficult, but can we come away with the hunger to really change food systems for the better, asks Simon Heppner. The run-in to COP28 is, to put it generously, less than auspicious. Grim… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint soil2 Comment: Greenwashing be Dam-ned Comment Out of Home News Analysis  most-read

    Comment: Greenwashing be Dam-ned

    Is it safe to start marketing regenerative agriculture yet? By David Burrows. To recap: recently I ventured to Amsterdam for the regenerative agriculture and food systems summit, buoyed by reading of a kindred spirit in the author, chef and restaurateur Gizzi Erskine… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint CarbonN2 Do consumers buy into carbon claims? Comment Out of Home News Analysis

    Do consumers buy into carbon claims?

    Brands were quick to adopt carbon neutral claims but interest has slowed of late as consumers and companies are left confused, says Maria Coronado Robles. Carbon offsets have a bunch of advantages that companies really like. They’re a quick and cost-effective… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Footprint-Drinks-Sustainability-Awards-Oct-2023-4-3 Photo gallery: Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards 2023 Features Footprint Events Photo Gallery

    Photo gallery: Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards 2023

    The winners were announced at the Drinks Sustainability Awards 2023 Dinner on Thursday 5th October at The Royal Institute British Architects (RIBA) in Portland Place, London W1. Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Defra Comment: Going giddy for Gizzi Comment Out of Home News Analysis

    Comment: Going giddy for Gizzi

    A chance periodical purchase on the way to a regenerative agriculture conference in The Netherlands leaves me in a sustainable sandwich spin. By David Burrows. I am on my way to Amsterdam for the regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-3 Solving the culture and data challenge Interviews: Industry professionals

    Solving the culture and data challenge

    Creating a sustainability-focussed culture and getting credible data to reduce menu impacts are two urgent challenges for HaFS businesses. Amy Fetzer chews over potential solutions with Elbha Purcell, Director of Knowledge Labs, Nutritics.  With net zero targets now the norm,… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Ali-Morpeth Time to turn the tide on fast food ads Comment

    Time to turn the tide on fast food ads

    Advertising and PR agencies are pledging not to work with fossil fuel companies, or gambling and tobacco brands. They should banish their unhealthy food clients too, says Ali Morpeth. The school summer holidays are a massive juggle. I’m a full-time… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Bill1 COMMENT: It’s time we paid the true price of food Comment Out of Home News Analysis  news-email most-read email-news

    COMMENT: It’s time we paid the true price of food

    The environmental and health costs of our food are largely excluded from the price we pay at the till. Foodservice operators are in a position to change that, says Nick Hughes.  How much do you pay for your morning cup… Read More