Food Waste

Opinion

More than half of food still being wasted at hospitality venues

30-Apr-2021 By Ben Gardner, CEO, Navitas Safety

Ben Gardner, CEO of Navitas Safety, a single destination for digital food safety, explains what the food and hospitality industries can do to reduce food waste and promote a circular food economy.

Pubs to tackle £3.2bn a year food waste

11-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

A software provider for the hospitality industry is calling for operators to reduce food waste because the average value of wasted goods at every site is more than £10,000 a year.

Greene King signs double pledge on food waste

26-Sep-2019 By Alice Leader

Greene King has enlisted in two national schemes with the goal to reduce food waste and further promote its sustainability credentials.

Government labels food waste ‘a scandal’

08-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has encouraged businesses to reduce the volume of food they are throwing away by signing up to a list of commitments.

How are pubs reducing food waste?

24-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have been urged to consider how to stop wasting surplus food on Stop Food Waste Day (24 April).

Pub chefs must do more to tackle food waste: SRA

28-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Tackling food waste must be given more focus by pub chefs to help save their businesses money and benefit the environment, a spokesman from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has urged.

Sustainability and food waste tips: innovation and working with suppliers is key

12-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Hospitality and foodservice Industry figures have shared their experiences and top tips for cracking down on food waste.

ReFood director slams Labour refusal to ban sending food waste to landfill

08-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The commercial director of ReFood has responded to the Labour party’s announcement it will not ban the sending of food waste to landfills.

Pubs waste £8,000 in food every year

05-Dec-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Each pub meal creates more than 40p in waste cost, according to the WRAP organisation.

Food waste costs industry £2.5bn

25-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

The UK’s hospitality and food service sector is facing an annual bill in excess of £2.5bn for food waste, according to a new report from WRAP.

Unilever leads food waste reduction campaign

07-Sep-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Unilever Food Solutions has spearheaded a campaign to help reduce food waste in the hospitality industry, launched today in London.