Sustainability
Our coverage of how restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés, and catering companies are responding to environmental expectations from customers, regulators, and stakeholders. Whether you’re building a greener supply chain, switching to low-impact ingredients, or tracking sector benchmarks, we deliver reporting that connects sustainability to the realities of foodservice operations. Expect case studies, policy updates, and commercial insight tailored to operators and F&B leaders.
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Mar- 2024 -11 MarchPubs and Bars
Greene King partners with Eden Project Communities
Greene King has announced a two-year partnership with the Eden Project Communities as it launches its new “Closer Communities” programme reaching 1,600 managed pubs across the UK. Greene King’s “Closer Communities” programme will aim to help reduce loneliness and social isolation by providing opportunities for people to come together and…
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5 MarchNews
Thirty7 restaurant to open in Covent Garden
New all-day dining concept thirty7 will open its debut location in Covent Garden, London. Conceived by Hampton Lovell and Co, the founders of seafood and oyster restaurant The Oystermen, the launch of thirty7 marks their third hospitality venue within the Covent Garden neighbourhood, further reemphasising the destination’s commitment to…
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Feb- 2024 -28 FebruaryCatering Companies
Compass reduces emissions by 9.4% amid 20% business growth
Compass Group UK and Ireland has reported an absolute reduction in emissions of -9.4% across Scope 1,2,3 (FY19 baseline – FY23) amid a 20% growth in business. This has been achieved, inclusive of the company’s “high” organic growth, acquisitions and joint ventures. By including Compass’ growth within its analysis, an…
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9 FebruaryFood and Drink
Borough Market appoints new chair and vice chair
Borough Market, London’s food destination, has appointed Shane Holland as chair and Claire Pritchard to the role of vice chair for the charitable trust. Holland, executive chairman of Slow Food in the UK, previously held the position of vice chair and replaced Adrian Bunnis who is stepping down after four…
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1 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
Hydes introduces new environmental measures across its business
Salford-based brewer and pub retailer Hydes has announced a raft of new environmental initiatives which will be introduced across the business throughout the year. At the brewery in Salford, new environmental measures include the installation of inverter drives which control the speed of the motors during the constant brewing process…
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryCatering Companies
Chartwells announces raft of new contract wins and retentions
Chartwells Independent has announced it has successfully won two new three-year contracts with South Hampstead High School and Wimbledon High School. Both schools are members of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s largest group of independent schools educating 20,000 girls each year. Chartwells Independent will also support both…
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22 JanuaryCatering Companies
Compass Group to acquire CH&CO for £475m
Global food service company Compass Group has signed an agreement to acquire CH&CO, a contract and hospitality services company that operates in the UK and Ireland, for an initial enterprise value of £475m. Plans of acquiring CH&CO comes as the company is a “highly regarded” management team and a track…
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18 JanuaryFeatures
‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: are 50% plant-based menus the future for restaurants?
This year is the 10th anniversary of Veganuary, I’m curious to know your opinion on it. How has the trend evolved in 10 years? I think plant based food has developed enormously in the last 10 years, and I think the rise of vegan restaurants has helped enormously with that.…
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Dec- 2023 -20 DecemberComment
Five AI predictions for the industry in 2024
This time last year, I said that the adoption of AI would accelerate massively in the hospitality sector. Look where we are today – only 12 months on – and ChatGPT, which was then unknown, has now become omnipresent. The news is filled with headlines like ‘AI will end work’.…
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19 DecemberRestaurants
Carters unveils pop-up at Birmingham member’s club
The Michelin-starred restaurateurs, Brad and Holly Carter, are relocating Carters to Birmingham’s city centre from 2 February to 31 May 2024 to the private members club, Eighteen, at 103 Colmore Row. Carters moved to Westlands UK in Evesham this summer from their Moseley location of 13 years. This is to…
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