Interviews: Industry professionals
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Andrew Stephen: my mission to bring sustainable food to life
The head of the Sustainable Restaurant Association recently celebrated a year in the role. He talks to Nick Hughes about the challenges and opportunities in helping restaurants achieve their sustainability goals. “What is a sustainable restaurant?” Andrew Stephen pauses for… Read More
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Dr Richard Swannell discusses the latest HaFSA figures
You’ve just published interim data on the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement on waste (HaFSA). What are the headline findings? Richard Swannell: The interim results compare the figures reported for 2014 with the baseline figures. This shows a continued good collective… Read More
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Back of house with Allegra McEvedy
Allegra McEvedy, the Footprint Award-winning chef, talks about animal welfare and the challenges of championing sustainability. When did you first become interested in animal welfare? Allegra McEvedy: Fairly quickly after I left college in the early 90s. I was lucky… Read More
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Message in a bottle
Innocent MD Nick Canney talks sugar, thirsty strawberries, imperfect pineapples and staying true to its roots. By Amy Fetzer. Innocent is an interesting brand. It wants to be your friend, and… Read More
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Back of house
POLITICIANS DON’T seem keen on a tax on sugary drinks, so the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group took matters into its own hands. CEO Simon Blagden suggests it won’t be long before others follow their lead. … Read More
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Interview: Sustainability needs to be of paramount importance in wholesale distribution and logistics
AS FOOTPRINT’S Brand Ambassador of logistics, Simon Clifford, Business Development Director at Kuehne+Nagel gives us a candid view on responsible logistics. We are delighted that Kuehne… Read More
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Interview with Sodexo’s Chief Exec Debbie White: Level headed
SOME ORGANISATIONS may feel that equal pay and the living wage are insurmountable challenges after years of recession. Sodexo boss Debbie White isn’t one of them. Jo Roberts reports. Fairness is… Read More
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Future’s bright for sustainable eating
SUSTAINABLE DIETS and the notion that meat consumption should be reduced are controversial topics, so Footprint asked former, newly knighted, NFU president and current chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Sir Peter Kendall his thoughts. … Read More
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The little interview: First six months of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations
VINCENT IGOE at Olleco Scotland, talks about the first six months of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations. Q: The new regulations are ambitious, requiring businesses to separate their waste, including food. What… Read More
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Interview with Professor Susan Jebb – chair of the Department of Health’s Public Health Responsibility Food Network.
THE RESPONSIBILITY Deal annual updates were published end of last month. Are we making progress? Yes, without doubt. This year’s annual returns include actions and commitments that I do not… Read More