Foodservice News and Information
Asda becomes first supermarket to publish sustainable seafood report
SUPERMARKET CHAIN, Asda has become the first retailer to publish a full report about how and where it sources its wild fish, along with information about sustainability and the management of fisheries. …
FoodNavigator reports: Top chefs and food companies can learn from each other
IN A RECENT interview by FoodNavigator, executive chef Gui Alinat expressed his view that large scale food manufacturers and high end chefs have a lot to learn from each other. Alinat…
Aramark extends charity support to become City Year UK’s first Recruitment Partner
ARAMARK HAS become the first Recruitment Partner of City Year UK, a youth and education charity which aims to support more young people to gain employability skills through a full-time year of volunteering. In doing so, Aramark will extend its…
Cameron urged to give Paterson the boot
HUNDREDS OF wellington boots have been dumped on the steps of the Department of the Environment this morning by Friends of the Earth, which is calling on the Prime Minister to “Give Owen Paterson the boot” because of his failure…
Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate
THE RESILIANCE of transport networks, homes, hospitals and water supplies in England need to be enhanced to counter the more frequent and severe flooding and heatwaves that can be expected in future. This is the key finding of a new…
Free-trade deal threatens UK Food Security according to the Landworkers’ Alliance
FARMERS AND growers from the Landworkers’ Alliance will protest in London on the 12th July calling for the free trade negotiations between the EU and the US to be scrapped. …
CH&Co becomes first British catering group to receive full Marine Stewardship Council certification
CH&Co HAS become the first British catering group to receive certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) demonstrating its commitment to sustainable sourcing of fish. No other British catering group has managed to achieve certification across its entire business network,…
Ben & Jerry’s to reduce carbon emissions
GLOBAL ICE CREAM brand Ben & Jerry’s is increasing its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions with a move towards ‘carbon insetting’ to improve supply chain resilience and resource efficiency. …
M&S, Sainsbury’s and leading industry organisations launch in-market trial to significantly increase CPET tray recycling
A CONSORTIUM of organisations from the UK’s packaging, retail and recycling industries, led by Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s, are to launch an in-market trial programme aimed at significantly increasing the number of black CPET trays that are recycled. …
