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  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-46 Food crises fail to dent public confidence Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Food crises fail to dent public confidence

    The Food Standards Agency has just published its biannual consumer attitudes survey. David Burrows compares these results with those in the first tracker of November 2010. THE GOOD NEWS is that people are less concerned about food issues than they… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-3-e1528993281438 Plastics package: coffee pods, strawless lids and a bitter BBIA Out of Home News Analysis Waste

    Plastics package: coffee pods, strawless lids and a bitter BBIA

    This month we will mostly be confused by compostables and perplexed by plastics. By David Burrows. For years there have been calls to ditch weight as a measurement for waste and use carbon instead. An analysis of Scotland’s rubbish showed… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint IMG_1838 How can we slim down Britain’s takeaways? Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    How can we slim down Britain’s takeaways?

    Fast-food outlets are booming, and so is obesity. What can be done to create healthier environments? By Nick Hughes. We Brits love a takeaway. Every year we munch our way through well over a billion kebabs, burgers, curries, pizzas and… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint IMG_0599 Is the UK’s packaging recycling up to scratch?   Behind the Headlines Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Is the UK’s packaging recycling up to scratch?  

    The National Audit Office has raised serious questions over possible fraud and error in the government’s scheme. By Nick Hughes. The true scale of the UK’s packaging recycling has once again come into question after an inquiry by the National… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Cattle-stalls-sml-e1531997693182 Can MoP clean up our farms? Out of Home News Analysis

    Can MoP clean up our farms?

    Mandatory method-of-production labelling could be the answer to falling consumer trust in food safety. By David Burrows. The BBC “Countryfile” presenter Tom Heap has created a bit of a stir by suggesting children should visit slaughterhouses, intensive chicken barns and… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-67 Political Print: main course is finally on the Brexit table Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Political Print: main course is finally on the Brexit table

    The government’s white paper finally shows ministers recognising the food industry’s concerns – but can the proposals work? By Nick Hughes. It’s taken over two years but food has finally made it onto the Brexit negotiating table. On Thursday the… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F42-Review-9 Is palm oil pledge worth the paper it’s written on? Foodservice Industry Briefing Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Is palm oil pledge worth the paper it’s written on?

    Companies are pondering their next move after experts raised questions over the environmental value of the CSPO scheme. By David Burrows. There is “no significant difference” between Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and non-certified when it comes to environmental protection.… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-31 The Plastics Package: cup shocks and Euro rivalries Out of Home News Analysis Waste

    The Plastics Package: cup shocks and Euro rivalries

    In Footprint’s latest monthly briefing, Michael Gove’s coffee lands him in hot water while Westminster and Brussels vie to out-green each other. By David Burrows. The World Cup’s under way, so to adapt the famous quote from the former Manchester… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Analysis-1 Childhood obesity plan: is this one sequel that’s better than the original? Health and Vitality Out of Home News Analysis  news-email

    Childhood obesity plan: is this one sequel that’s better than the original?

    The second helping of the government’s strategy is an improvement on Chapter 1 but still leaves big questions unanswered. By David Burrows. When the government published Chapter 1 of its childhood obesity strategy in August 2016, the reviews were not… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint P4-1 Labour abuse: pleading ignorance may no longer be enough Behind the Headlines Out of Home News Analysis

    Labour abuse: pleading ignorance may no longer be enough

    All businesses should take warning after threats of tough action to tackle the shocking scale of exploitation. By Nick Hughes. Abuse of labour is not an issue that makes the daily agenda of most companies. But every so often a… Read More