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94% of staff consider a company’s social and environmental responsibility when choosing a place to work – staff sustainability is a relationship which is growing in importance. And more than four in five (84%) professionals are more likely to stay in a hospitality job for longer if their employer has a positive environmental impact. Keeping … Continued
How long was the journey of your meal, how far did your food travel? Simply put, food miles are the distance a food travels from where it’s grown to your plate, usually via farm, factory and the local supermarket or supplier. In our latest article, we look at the environmental impact of food miles, as … Continued
Food waste remains a massive issue for the hospitality and foodservice (HaFS) sector. With the UK Government targeting a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030 as part of Scope 3 Food and Drink protocols, it’s only going to become more pressing in the years ahead. Of course, all food and drink production has an environmental impact … Continued
Using claims on foods can be tricky, and it’s important to get them right. We get lots of questions about how to use claims on foods. Here are the ones we get asked most often: Who sets nutrition claims? Nutrition claims are established by the Annex of EU Regulation 1926/2006. Who enforces nutrition claims? … Continued
You’ve found your premises, named your brand, hired your staff and created a product range that you’re really proud of. You’re almost ready to go to market, but first you need to get your food label sorted. Where do you begin? Here’s a quick overview of everything you’ll need to bring your food labels from … Continued
The global food industry is responsible for a substantial proportion of the climate crisis, making it clear that ‘radical, rapid change’ is required to effect a drastic reduction in carbon emissions in this sector. That said, sustainability is an unknown area for the majority of food businesses, and many lack the resources and capacity to measure … Continued
For businesses in the hospitality sector, having a clear sustainability strategy is becoming increasingly important for hospitality recruitment and retention. Today’s customer is more attuned to environmental issues and eager to make more conscious purchasing choices. According to a biannual study carried out by the Food Standards Agency in the UK, over three-quarters (78%) of consumers say … Continued
It is always a pleasure to attend the Nutrition Society meetings. The quality of research presented is inspirational. We are very proud of our University College Dublin undergraduate Human Nutrition Students, who had the opportunity to present their research on portion size photography. Congratulations to both of them and to the other undergraduate students who … Continued
In June 2022, Nutritics officially launched Foodprint: a unique solution that gives food businesses total transparency on the environmental impact of the foods they serve. Foodprint is designed to help organisations on their journeys to ‘net zero’ carbon. But what exactly is net zero, and how does it differ from other sustainability objectives such as being … Continued
What are the Seafood CoOL Regulations? Australia will soon introduce a legal requirement for Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for seafood in hospitality settings. This means that restaurants, cafés and similar food businesses will need to provide information on the origins of their seafood dishes and products as part of CoOL Regulations. The goal is … Continued