Zero waste
Coverage of sustainability strategies, operational practices, and circular economy models helping UK hospitality businesses reduce waste across kitchens, front of house, and supply chains. This section explores food waste reduction, packaging innovation, waste-to-energy initiatives, and F&B-led design thinking, offering actionable insight for chefs, operators, and sustainability leads working to improve efficiency, cut costs, and meet evolving environmental expectations.
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Jun- 2020 -3 JuneBeverages
Yorkshire Tea becomes 100% carbon neutral
Yorkshire Tea has announced that all of its products have now become 100% Carbon Neutral, “from field to shelf”. The brand spent five years working on projects directly within its supply chain to benefit communities and help balance and reduce its carbon footprint. The brand’s journey to Carbon Neutrality began…
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Jan- 2020 -6 JanuaryComment
How the blue planet effect is greening the hospitality industry 2010-2030
At the start of a new decade it seems only fitting to look back on the previous decade and forward to the next. If there is one defining movement of the last ten years, it’s got to be a growing concern for the environment and how we transition to doing…
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Oct- 2019 -21 OctoberAnalysis
How emerging technology will reshape the professional kitchen
Fast forward 25 years from now. It’s 2044 and we have entered a new dawn when it comes to food and hospitality. What we eat and the way it is served has completely evolved – imagine, for example, getting all our daily nutrients and vitamins from a single pill or…
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18 OctoberRestaurants
New zero-waste restaurant to open in London in November
Silo, a zero-waste restaurant which will see a continually changing menu of ten to fifteen dishes,has announced it will be opening its second property in London on 5 November. Owned by award-winning chef, Douglas McMaster, will join Crate Brewery,at The White Building in Hackney Wick. “A zero-waste pioneer,” the restaurant…
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Sep- 2019 -2 SeptemberAdvice
The importance of adopting a CSR strategy for businesses
What is CSR? Typically, when people think of CSR, they often think of and associate the concept with charity. However, it is so much more than that; there are several factors that fall under the umbrella of CSR and can include: human rights, management policies, health and safety, environmental policies,…
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Aug- 2019 -20 AugustAdvice
The importance of being more sustainable in the catering industry
Sustainability is one of the most important issues currently causing great concern for our planet, and with an increasing number of consumers demanding that businesses take action, more companies are being mindful of the impact they have on the environment. From the much-publicised move against plastic straws to the introduction…
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilRestaurants
BBC’s My Million Pound Menu winners set to open first restaurant
Pilgrim, the winners of BBC’s My Million Pound Menu are preparing to open a new restaurant in Liverpool’s Duke Street Market. The restaurant will launch with a 50% off soft launch period from 15 May and is based on an ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia which has…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchAwards & Events
London chefs compete in charity cook-off
London’s chefs are set to compete for ‘dish of the night’ in aid of charity at a new event named, Meat vs Fish vs Veg. Meat vs Fish vs Veg will be a one night only event open to all, with all money raised to be donated to Hospitality Action.…
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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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Oct- 2018 -16 OctoberFeatures
The industry pioneers tackling food waste
One of the most threatening issues, to water use, greenhouse gas emissions and food poverty, is food waste, a chronic problem gripping the UK and having catastrophic effect on our planet, communities and finances. The EU collectively throws away 89 million tonnes of food every year and the UK are…
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