Event Reports

Event reports from the key panel and discussion events in the industry. Keep up to date with the latest strategies, policies and business processes from professionals in the out of home sector

Responsible Business Recovery Forum Report: Operational delivery & supply chain responsibility

Responsible Business Recovery Forum Report: Operational delivery & supply chain responsibility
Operational delivery and supply chain responsibility - 9th July 2020 Speakers: David Read, chairman, Prestige Purchasing Julian Hunt, VP public affairs and communications, Coca-Cola European Partners Justin Turquet, head of sustainability, Bunzl Stephen Brennan, supply chain director, Aramark Angela Cannon, Commercial director, Li & Fung Jessica Sanderson, senior solutions consultant, Fourth Key takeaways:  Foodservice and…
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Customers want it: the business case for higher animal welfare

Customers want it: the business case for higher animal welfare
Forget that the government is in disarray and won’t be able to take a position on animal welfare post-Brexit for a while. Foodservice must lead by investing in higher welfare as a priority because customers want it, and it strengthens business by reducing risk. From blockchain to food systems being fit for the future, Amy…
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Meeting of minds at the Footprint summit

Meeting of minds at the Footprint summit
There was a real sense of urgency about tackling the public health crisis as industry leaders and academics met at Food Matters Live. By Nick Hughes. Maybe it was the coffee or the pressure of being literally in the spotlight but, listening to speakers on the first day of Food Matters Live last month, it…
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Food Poverty and Food Redistribution makes for lively debate at Footprint Forum

Food Poverty and Food Redistribution makes for lively debate at Footprint Forum
Yesterday members of Footprint Forum gathered at Fruit Towers, kindly hosted by innocent drinks, to discuss the part foodservice can play in the solution to food poverty and food redistribution. As ever the Forum was a platform for lively debate, key insight and conclusive actions. Innocent's own Kate Franks and Leonie Straatman opened the session…
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Five things we’ve learned about… food fraud

Five things we’ve learned about… food fraud
Footprint’s pre-Christmas forum Food Authenticity in Foodservice: Risk and Regulation showed the industry has some catching up to do if it wants to stay one step ahead of criminals working in the supply chain. Here are five take-away messages from the event. Foodservice is exposed. The week before he chaired the December forum, Footprint associate…
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Footprint Forum Report: Action-stations on obesity

Footprint Forum Report: Action-stations on obesity
Think of it like your in-laws: it’s flawed, but the Childhood Obesity Strategy is what we’ve got, and it’s time for foodservice to start getting on with it. Amy Fetzer reports on the latest Footprint Forum. It’s time to focus on the positive and start finding solutions. That was the conclusion of last month’s Footprint…
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