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Using a classic pub favourite — fish and chips — as a starting point, we reformulated the recipe to improve the nutrient profile, cost, and environmental impact. The final recipe aligns with industry portion size standards and is consistent with published tested recipes. Below is a summary of the changes we made. Reformulation results: nutritional … Continued
A recent study from the Consortium for Labelling for the Environment, Animal welfare, and Regenerative farming (CLEAR) found that a lack of consistent global data is hindering the wider roll-out of carbon labelling on food and drink. This is an issue we take very seriously at Nutritics, which is why we’ve worked hard to create … Continued
You may be familiar with ESG reporting, but are you familiar with the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)? The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new EU legislation under which large companies will have to publish reports on their environmental and social impact activities. For the first time, sustainability reporting will be made … Continued
PART ONE With many hospitality and foodservice companies setting their own environmental targets and publicly starting to implement changes to improve the sustainability of their business, ESG reporting is a hot topic. What exactly is ESG reporting and what does it mean for you? Grab a coffee and have a read of the first part … Continued
YO! acquisition shows size of the prize for operators who embrace sustainability, by Nutritics’ CEO – Stephen Nolan. The £491m sale of YO! operator Snowfox to Zensho Holdings shows the commercial benefits of embracing purpose and sustainability. With the sale price representing a multiple of 14 times Ebitda based on Snowfox’s most recent accounts, Zensho … Continued
You may have heard the term ‘greenwashing’ cropping up over the past couple of years. In fact, the term has become so prevalent that it was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2022. The definition they give for greenwash is “to make (something, such as a product, policy, or practice) appear to be more environmentally … Continued
For restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs, the past couple of years has been a perfect storm of issues combining to impede business growth. A global pandemic, soaring energy prices, increased wage bills, rising ingredient costs and staff shortages have all played their part. All this means that when hospitality and foodservice businesses are fighting for … Continued
Most of us might believe it’s our energy or transport choices that cause the most serious environmental damage. In fact, it’s our food system that creates the biggest impact.” – Dr. Tony Juniper, CBE, former Executive Director for Advocacy, WWF-UK With much of the current dialogue around climate change focused on contributors like transport and … Continued
Here at Nutritics, our Foodprint software is designed to help hospitality and foodservice businesses measure the environmental impact of foods, recipes and menus. By helping operators to gain visibility over their carbon footprint and water usage, we’re providing a scientific basis for strategic climate action. But what does a carbon-friendly menu look like? We speak … Continued
In April 2022, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave a stark reminder that greenhouse gas emissions have risen 12% since 2010 and are now higher than at any point in human history. In an urgent call for drastic action, the UN said that the only hope of ensuring a “liveable future” is … Continued