WRAP
Coverage focuses on the initiatives, guidance, and research produced by the UK’s leading sustainability body for food waste reduction and resource efficiency. Reporting includes hospitality sector participation in the Courtauld Commitment, updates on food waste measurement and redistribution, plastic reduction campaigns, and climate impact tools tailored for operators. Insight is designed for restaurants, pubs, caterers, and suppliers seeking to align with environmental targets, improve reporting, and contribute to net zero strategies.
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Mar- 2019 -22 MarchAnalysis
The emerging food-to-go trend
Within the food and drink industry, the food-to-go sector is booming and IGD has even forecasted that it will be worth £23.5bn by 2022. Within the sector, many different types of organisation are looking at how they can capitalise on consumers’ love affair with quick, convenient food. They should also…
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7 MarchBeverages
The Isle of Wight Distillery redesigns flagship gin
Mermaid Gin, from the Isle of Wight’s only distillery, has been redesigned to a new sculpted bottle, going plastic-free and switching to entirely recyclable materials. The bottle makeover follows a year long research project backed by a private external investor. The flagship spirit of the four-year-old Isle of Wight Distillery…
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Jan- 2019 -23 JanuaryAdvice
How to cut out food waste
According to WRAP, a charity working to achieve a circular economy, food wastage across the UK equates to an estimated loss of >£20bn, with a huge contribution of waste coming from the restaurant industry. If we don’t start putting measures in place, the knock-on effect this will have on our…
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2 JanuaryBusiness
Award winning licensees to reopen and refurbish Oxfordshire pub as second site
Kate Hayden and Paul Warriner are taking their second site with Star Pubs & Bars – The Hare at West Hendred in Oxfordshire – for a joint £500,000 investment, which will reopen the pub in March after a four-year closure. The Hare is the only pub in West Hendred, and…
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Dec- 2018 -19 DecemberOpinion
100% recyclable isn’t good enough anymore
Co-working giant WeWork has recently announced that they will not be spending a penny more on products that are packaged using plastics. This includes everything from plastic cups to food containers, whether they are recyclable or not. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) reports that around 40% of plastic is…
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Nov- 2018 -19 NovemberAdvice
Food waste in the hospitality sector
Barely a day goes by where the plight of our planet isn’t in the news. Plastic is suffocating the sea, rubbish is piling up on the land – slowly, we’re making improvements, but how far do these improvements currently stretch? In particular, food waste is being spotlighted as a problematic…
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15 NovemberAdvice
Untapped potential: A taste of modern India
As the fourth most popular takeaway in the UK, we all know Indian cuisine is a key player on the British food scene. But it’s not just classics such as Korma and Tikka Masala that are capturing the hearts of the nation, Indian cuisine is evolving to meet the demands…
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Oct- 2018 -19 OctoberCatering Companies
Sodexo launches ‘wonky veg’ initiative to prevent food waste
As part of its commitment to prevent unnecessary food waste, services company Sodexo has launched its own wonky veg initiative, known as Wasteful to Tasteful, to help reduce the volume of grade B fruit and vegetables being thrown away or left to rot. Grade B produce is vegetables which do…
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8 OctoberFood and Drink
Tesco to end ‘best before’ dates on fresh produce
Tesco has announced it is to end best before date labels on 116 items as it aims to cut down on post-farmgate waste. Earlier in the year, the supermarket removed the labels from nearly 70 fruit and vegetable products. The further items to see the stickers removed include its own…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustAdvice
What is the hospitality sector doing to deal with waste?
There has been a rising awareness in the amount of food that is wasted across the world, and most customers are unhappy to see such behaviour. With the responsibility of reducing food waste spotlighted on the hospitality sector in particular, it’s crucial that hotels and restaurants manage their food waste…
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