PUBS ARE being advised to focus their efforts on energy reductions rather than selling more beer if they want profits to rise. A little healthy competition never hurt anyone, which is why a new benchmarking scheme to improve energy efficiency across the hospitality sector comes with…
Read moreRoadmap to waste reduction
THE INTRODUCTION of backhauling schemes and the development of a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant are among the cost-saving options considered in a new research project designed to help pubs, bars and restaurants reduce waste. Project Dragon was commissioned by the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum, which…
Read moreCollaboration could deliver 30% savings in food waste processing across hospitality sector
A NEW report commissioned by the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum (HCRF), whose members include Whitbread, J D Wetherspoons, Mitchells and Butlers, Nandos and Hammerson shows that food waste management costs could be reduced by 30% and much less food be sent to landfill. While hospitality forum members collectively spend over £46 million on waste…
Read moreHospitality 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 Forum, which has 12,000 restaurant and pub members, has found that more than half the…
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