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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May- 2024 -1 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 01/05/24
Compass Group UK&I has acquired CH&CO, which will see the catering company’s portfolio of brands – including Gather and Gather, Vacherin and Company of Cooks – join Compass’ group of companies. CH&CO has operations covering workplace catering, events, venues, visitor attractions, stadiums, education, healthcare and hospitality. Greene King will invest…
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1 MayCatering Companies
Compass Group completes CH&CO acquisition
Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced that it has completed the deal to acquire catering company, CH&CO. The acquisition sees CH&CO’s portfolio of brands, which include Gather and Gather, Vacherin and Company of Cooks, join Compass’ group of companies, resulting in a broad client proposition. CH&CO has operations covering…
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1 MayBreweries and Distilleries
Greene King to invest £40m in new brewery
Greene King has announced that it will invest £40m in developing a new state-of-the-art brewery in Bury St Edmunds. The investment into a new custom-built facility builds on the company’s 200-year history of brewing in Bury St Edmunds since its founding in 1799. The proposed new brewery forms a key…
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Apr- 2024 -24 AprilCatering Companies
Foodles partners with ReFood to eliminate ‘unavoidable’ waste
B-Corp certified corporate catering business Foodles has partnered with ReFood to eliminate unavoidable food waste generated across its national operations, as part of a strategic drive to further enhance its sustainability credentials. The agreement will see the surplus meals collected from Foodles’ smart fridges across London sent to ReFood’s anaerobic…
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18 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
Molson Coors announces £100m investment in UK breweries
Molson Coors Beverage Company is set to invest more than £100m in its UK business infrastructure over the next five years. According to Fraser Thomson, Molson Coors’ chief supply chain officer for Western Europe, the investment allows the company to grow its brewing and packaging capacity at a time when…
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11 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Spice and Grind selected for Eden building coffee shop
Spice and Grind has been selected to run the ground floor coffee shop in the £36m 12-storey Eden building in Salford. Planting features throughout the ground floor of Eden and the café’s furniture was carefully chosen on the basis of sustainable credentials. FSC timber is also used throughout with the…
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10 AprilPubs and Bars
Portobello Pub Company acquires Darwin and Wallace
The Portobello Pub Company has acquired London-based bar-restaurant business, Darwin and Wallace for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add seven “high-volume” venues located in some key London ‘villages’ including Battersea Power Station, Clapham Old Town, Wimbledon and Richmond. Darwin and Wallace will continue to operate under the same name,…
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3 AprilNews
Chotto Matte to open in Manchester in 2025
Japanese-Peruvian restaurant group Chotto Matte will launch their first restaurant in Manchester in early 2025. The new culinary destination will occupy the 20,000 sq ft rooftop at the St Michael’s development, overlooking Manchester’s Town Hall. The restaurant will feature an interior design scheme by designer Andy Martin who has collaborated…
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Mar- 2024 -20 MarchNews
Greene King achieves Best Bar None nationwide accreditation
Pub company and brewer Greene King has become the first hospitality business to achieve the nationwide Best Bar None accreditation. Best Bar None is recognised within the hospitality industry for identifying well-run licensed premises and the multi-site accreditation scheme is a new venture for Best Bar None, designed to complement…
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15 MarchNews
The Buxton appoints new head chef and launches new menu
Brick Lane’s bistro and wine bar with bedrooms The Buxton has announced the appointment of new head chef Oliver Sharpe. Sharpe’s arrival marks a new chapter for East London’s bistro, which will offer a newly devised menu serving hyper-seasonal small plates and natural wines, focusing on quality ingredients including produce…
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