Out of Home sector news

  • Products shrink but prices don’t

    WITH RAW material prices on the increase and health groups encouraging some food brands to decrease their portion sizes, product shrinkage should be a good thing.   Not according to Which?   The consumer campaign group has discovered that products… Read More

  • Footprint Forum: GM – Contemptible or Inevitable

    On the 28th of February, members and guests of Footprint Forum gathered at the U.S. Embassy in London to debate GM – Contemptible or Inevitable. The objective of this session was to remove polarised subjectivity from the debate and frame… Read More

  • First ever 100% recycled cup

    THE COMPANY best-known for making the Comic Relief Red Noses and the plastic ruler has come up with another first.   After years of research, Invicta Plastics has created the world’s first rigid and durable products made solely from regular… Read More

  • Hospitality sector looking at its own AD plant

    THE HOSPITALITY sector could have its own dedicated anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to take food waste. It’s just one of a number of options being considered as part of a sector-wide analysis of food waste.   The Hospitality Carbon Reduction… Read More

  • 59% of young want ‘green jobs’

    OVER HALF (59%) of the country’s young people (19-25) say they are interested in working in the green economy, according to new research released by British Gas. But 38% of those interested say they don’t feel they have the skills… Read More

  • Retailers race ahead on green goals

    RETAILERS have exceeded their environmental targets relating to waste, transport and energy, according to a new progress report.   The report, “A Better Retailing Climate”, shows how the sector is performing across a range of impacts.   In each case… Read More

  • Butcher takes responsibility for halal chicken contamination

    THE BUTCHER who supplied catering firm Chartwells with halel-labelled chicken sausages contaminated with pork has “taken full responsibility” for the supply chain breach.   Westminster City Council (WCC) found traces of pork DNA in the sausages as part of its… Read More

  • We take a look at an Irish view of sustainability

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  • Supersize ban hits stumbling block

    THE INTRODUCTION of a ban on large sugary drinks in New York has stalled with a judge having declared it “arbitrary and capricious”. Meanwhile, the UK is facing a similar public health u-turn with the government stumbling in its bid… Read More

  • Sodexo names suppliers of contaminated products

    CATERING FIRM Sodexo has revealed the two suppliers of meat products in its chain that tested positive for horse DNA. The affected burger was from Brakes while the two mince products were supplied by Vestey.          … Read More