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Food waste can be an economic as well as environmental opportunity, says Charlotte Morton, CEO of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association

Restaurants produce five times more food waste than UK households, says SRA

Restaurants waste almost five times more food than the average UK household, according to the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). Although hundreds of restaurants have taken steps to reduce food waste...

Aramark under fire over Olympic food waste claims

Contract caterer Aramark has come under fire after staff working at the firm's Olympic catering sites highlighted to the BBC that they were being ordered to throw away food meant for the Olympic and Paralympic teams. Six whistleblowers said they were told to throw away large amounts of food up to five times a day.

Brookwood Partnership launches Cawleys Eco Eating system at selected sites

The Brookwood Partnership has teamed up with recycling firm Cawleys to promote the range of recycling options available to its clients. The independent school caterer has launched Cawleys Eco Eating system into a number of sites across its portfolio.

Hospitality operators unite on voluntary waste agreement

Over 60 hospitality businesses have signed a new voluntary agreement aimed at slashing food waste by 5% and associated CO2 emissions by more than 230,000 tonnes. Spearheaded by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), the Government-funded initiative set up to promote recycling and...

Disposables: What a waste

Disposables remain central to the success of catering businesses, but suppliers and operators are under increased legislative, financial and social pressures to green up, reports Angela Frewin

London restaurants and hotels called on to donate leftover food to needy

A charity initiative is calling on London restaurants and hotels to donate leftover food to the capital's needy. The scheme, entitled Plan Zheroes, uses an online map to match restaurants and hotels as well as supermarkets and grocers offering surplus food with charities able to distribute it.

FoodCycle eco café reaches fundraising target

A London community eco café has been thrown a lifeline to continue operating for another year after a successful fundraising effort. A campaign by the FoodCycle Café in Haringey, powered by crowdfunding website Peoplefund.it and supported by celebrities, MPs and Twitter, reached its £5,000 target this week...

Versatile soup is a real staple

Soup has proven to be a real staple - both on menus and in maximising profits. It also lends itself to reducing food waste. Diane Lane reports