food

Supply chain

Nando's targets low CO2 chicken feed as it unveils fresh climate goals

Restaurant chain aims to achieve zero direct carbon emissions and cut the carbon footprint of its meals by 2030

clock 27 July 2020 • 3 min read

Management

Pandemic sows seeds of direct-to-consumer models for plant-based food

The pandemic has forced all food businesses to innovate, including the fast-expanding plant-based food industry

clock 19 June 2020 • 5 min read

Energy

Net Zero: Food and drink industry joins calls for green recovery package

Industry underscores support for net zero transition, but warns fresh policy interventions are required to decarbonise heat across the sector

clock 10 June 2020 • 3 min read

Policy

'The war is definitely not over': New front opens up in the battle of the chlorinated chicken

Government steps up efforts to assure farmers it will not allow an influx of products made to lower US standards, but experts fear major loopholes remain

clock 08 June 2020 • 10 min read

Supply chain

We need fresh thinking about the role of digital technologies in our food system

Covid-19 has highlighted the shortcomings of our food supply chains, but technology can help, argues Green Alliance's Imogen Cripps

clock 04 June 2020 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Ribena launches hunt for climate resilient blackcurrants

Company invests over £500,000 to extend partnership focused on the development of climate-resilient blackcurrant varieties

clock 04 June 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

Allowing cheap food imports would come at huge environmental cost for the UK

The pandemic has exposed the fragility of UK food supply chains, and decisions made now could either increase or reduce future risk, argues WWF UK CEO Tanya Steele

clock 29 May 2020 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen

Planet Tracker: Investors face financial risk as salmon industry careers toward 'ecological brink'

Report warns that investors must put their clout behind emerging innovative technological solutions, such as offshore closed cage systems and onshore recirculating aquaculture solutions, for the industry increase production supply through 2030.

clock 27 May 2020 • 4 min read

Waste

Sodexo doubles down on food recovery as clients shut doors amid pandemic

With school closures and companies mandating employees to work from home, the facilities management company's food waste reduction efforts have even more relevance

clock 27 March 2020 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Mondelēz hails progress against deforestation across cocoa supply chain

US giant which owns Cadbury and Toblerone claims to have mapped almost all of its cocoa suppliers across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia

clock 27 March 2020 • 2 min read