Interviews: Industry professionals

  • Foodservice Footprint P8-3 Interview: Prime cuts - why it’s time to rethink our meat habits Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    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 to cut through. By Nick Hughes. Nick Hughes: You’ve been… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint DouglasLamont-BW Interview: innocent's CEO Douglas Lamont Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    Interview: innocent’s CEO Douglas Lamont

    The B side: innocent’s CEO Douglas Lamont speaks to Amy Fetzer about beating the market, embracing failure, tackling plastics and not getting too big for their boots AF: You already have a reputation as a responsible business. With budgets tight… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Barbara-Bray Interview: Your diet on a plate Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    Interview: Your diet on a plate

    Personalised nutrition has plenty of potential for foodservice companies provided they can overcome the privacy concerns, says Barbara Bray. David Burrows (DB): How is personalised nutrition defined? Barbara Bray (BB): The concept of personalised nutrition was first introduced by RJ… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-48-e1533915761300 Goat meat: the new kid on the block Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    Goat meat: the new kid on the block

    James Whetlor of Cabrito tells Footprint why he believes British goat can be the next big food trend. By Nick Hughes. It was serendipity that led James Whetlor to supply British goat meat to the foodservice sector. Whetlor had worked… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Political-Print We need a Common Food Policy for Europe Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    We need a Common Food Policy for Europe

    Champion of the right to food Olivier De Schutter tells Nick Hughes why it’s time to change a system that is failing citizens and the environment. Olivier De Schutter is a man not afraid of a challenge. The lawyer, who… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-59 Twenty years of food ethics Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    Twenty years of food ethics

    On Wednesday the Food Ethics Council will celebrate its 20th anniversary by convening a panel of experts to discuss the future of food. Its executive director Dan Crossley talks to Nick Hughes about how our perception of food ethics has… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Gary-Hunter04 Interview: Gary Hunter on sustaining talent Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    Interview: Gary Hunter on sustaining talent

    Footprint (F): Gary, firstly how important do you think Sustainability in Education is? Gary Hunter (GH): For us at Westminster Kingsway College, sustainability in education is just as important as teaching our students about knife skills. We have always included… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint P6-2 The next big hope for zero waste Interviews: Industry professionals  news-email

    The next big hope for zero waste

    The government will soon launch its new bioeconomy strategy. This could put compostables in the spotlight, says David Newman. Footprint (F): We’ve all heard of the term compostables, but can you explain what it means? David Newman (DN): By definition,… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Sean-Haley1 Shelter from the storm Interviews: Industry professionals

    Shelter from the storm

    Providing stability and better financial returns: Sodexo UK & Ireland talks to Footprint about why sustainability is an anchor for uncertain times. By Amy Fetzer With Brexit, increasing rates and rising raw material costs knocking confidence, creating uncertainty and squeezing… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint MS-Cheshire-Oaks-Plan-A M&S: the big sustainability push Behind the Headlines Interviews: Industry professionals  PCRRG Marks & Spencer M&S Kevin Vyse IGD

    M&S: the big sustainability push

    With single-use packaging in politicians’ sights, the retailer’s circular economy lead talks to Footprint about plans to cut waste to zero. By David Burrows. It’s 14 months since Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launched his offensive against the coffee shop chains and single-use… Read More