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As the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme makes energy management a serious board-level issue, Brian Rickerby explains how complying with energy legislation can promote your business and lead to long-term financial benefits.
Posted: 21 May 2010 | 10:37
NH Hoteles is believed to be the first major hotel group to switch to oxo-biodegradable plastic for all its professional packaging requirements. The Spanish-based group, which has three hotels in London and 393 properties across the world...
Posted: 11 May 2010 | 10:22
Eden Foodservice has become the first catering firm to be given the Silver accreditation Food for Life catering mark for a group contract by the Soil Association. The company has worked in partnership with Croydon Council to achieve the accreditation,...
Posted: 26 April 2010 | 10:15
Story of the week: Hotel, café, pub and restaurant customers all face the risk of being unceremoniously shunted off the information superhighway by a heavy-handed piece of government legislation passed hurriedly last week.
Posted: 16 April 2010 | 15:34
Operators are to be pitted against each other in a mandatory scheme to rank and reward the best energy efficiency performers. All businesses that had at least one half-hourly electricity meter during 2008 must register for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme by the end of September.
Posted: 16 April 2010 | 11:20
The UK’s first fully vegetarian and low-carbon restaurant chain is set to launch in London’s West End this summer. Otarian, which is opening two restaurants in New York City this month, will launch two sites in the capital on Shaftesbury Avenue and Wardour Street in June.
Posted: 15 April 2010 | 15:13
London restaurant Sushinho has become the first sushi outlet in the capital to take tuna off its menu.
The restaurant on King’s Road in Chelsea has made the decision on the back of the EU’s recent decision to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Posted: 15 April 2010 | 11:02
Guests using the gym at the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers will not only get fit, but they will also soon start producing electricity for the hotel. The 366-bedroom Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, which describes itself as one of the world’s greenest hotels, is to install electricity producing bicycles on 19 April in an effort to become more energy efficient.
Posted: 14 April 2010 | 17:11
UK sales of organic food slumped by 12.9% in the last year as falling consumer demand and the toughest trading environment for 20 years took their toll. The hardest-hit organic products were fruit, vegetables, meat and bread, which have the biggest price differential...
Posted: 12 April 2010 | 10:17
A new 216-bedroom hotel, incorporating innovative carbon friendly initiatives, is to be built at East Midlands Airport. MAG Developments, the property and development arm of the Manchester Airports Group has signed contracts with the Azure Property Group to soon start construction of the hotel, which is expected to be ready within 18 months.
Posted: 16 March 2010 | 16:11
The deadline for the Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2009/10 has been extended to the end of the month. Organised by the Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA), the awards aims to celebrate the best in environmental and corporate social responsibility performance...
Posted: 15 March 2010 | 10:22
A number of leading restaurants including Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Petersham Nurseries and Carluccio's have signed up to the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) which launched at Hotelympia this week. The SRA is a not-for-profit, nationwide, membership-based organisation...
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 15:46
Tetley announced yesterday (17 February) that it will go over entirely to tea certified by the Rainforest Alliance.
Posted: 18 February 2010 | 12:37
France has agreed to back a ban on the global trade of bluefin tuna to protect the endangered species from overfishing. The country said it wants a ban to allow scientists time to study the data on tuna stocks. However, it demanded an 18-month delay to the implementation of the ban.
Posted: 04 February 2010 | 11:55
Whitbread has confirmed the launch of its second green Premier Inn, together with its first low-carbon restaurant. Burgess Hill Premier Inn, which is due to open in autumn 2010, intends to represent the latest evolution in environmentally-friendly budget hotels.
It follows Whitbread’s green hotel pilot ...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 16:43
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Older pupils still shunning healthy meals; TGI Friday’s UK franchise to be auctioned; Anglian Water seeks operator for £50m hotel at Leith Shore; Scottish tourism lacks innovation and more...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 10:57
Four hotels at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay have scooped a selection of green tourism awards.The Green Tourism Business Scheme awarded gold to the 92-bedroom Toorak Hotel, with the Carlton, Victoria and Derwent Hotels all being awarded silver.
Owned by Laurence Murrell, all four hotels...
Posted: 05 January 2010 | 17:06
The industry can look back on 2009 with relief that predictions of widespread carnage had been exaggerated. Many businesses have proved resourceful in the face of economic meltdown, but the year hasn't been without its casualties, as Daniel Thomas reports.
Posted: 23 December 2009 | 12:24
Instant coffee, it has been revealed, is the drink which will save the planet. At the same time, it may help humans live longer. The curious findings come from one new research report, and one product launch.
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 16:49
Whitbread has outlined plans to reduce its carbon emissions by 26% by 2020, the first time the company has publically announced its aims on carbon reduction. The vow came as the Premier Inn and Costa Coffee operator announced that it has cut emissions by 4% over the past two years...
Posted: 08 December 2009 | 14:57
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