Spotlight on GREEN ISSUES
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Corporate social responsibility policies, spiralling utility bills and the uncertain economic climate are spurring more and more businesses to invest in greener machines. Product Zone discovers the benefits environmentally friendly equipment has brought to six operators.
Posted: 01 November 2010 | 15:23
When frozen meals supplier Apetito decided an all-encompassing sustainability policy was the only way forward, it led to a change in culture and mindset - not only for its own employees, but its customers and suppliers, too.
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 12:19
Your hotel might have a comprehensive green strategy but it can still be compromised if your guests don't play their part. Here are 25 ways to encourage buy-in from them as recommended by members of the Considerate Hoteliers Association.
Posted: 07 October 2010 | 10:52
QHotels has reduced the energy consumption across its group of 21 hotels by 61%, smashing its target of 30%. In 2009 all of the company's hotels and its central office were awarded either a silver or Bronze Green Tourism Business Scheme accreditation as a result of energy-saving initiatives...
Posted: 06 August 2010 | 17:11
To mark the launch of its Green Start initiative, which helps hospitality businesses to go green, VisitEngland gathered together some of the finest sustainability brains in the sector to share their tips and discuss the challenges for the industry. The event, chaired by VisitEngland chairman Penelope, Viscountess Cobham, took place at Shoreditch Trust's eco-friendly training restaurant, Acorn House. Neil Gerrard listened in.
Posted: 18 June 2010 | 12:05
The response to the newly launched Sustainable Restaurant Association has been surprisingly mixed. So does the industry really need it? Rosalind Mullen reports.
Posted: 10 June 2010 | 15:22
Every business is trying to be greener, but for many caterers it's impossible to cut back on disposable items when so many customers are eating and drinking on the move. John Porter looks at what suppliers are doing to solve the problem.
Posted: 02 June 2010 | 17:01
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
Sustainability will be a major focus at Hotelympia 2010, conference organiser Fresh RM has revealed.
The company will outline its commitment to sustainability by running the show under the new sustainable event standard BS 8901, which sees every operational element ...
Posted: 27 October 2009 | 17:14
One of the biggest names in the food and drink industry, Nestlé Professional® (which is one of only two companies worldwide with the Dow Jones Gold class membership in the food category) is proud to be supporting ‘The Caterer & Hotelkeeper Green Month’ in 2009.
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 00:00
The Carbon Trust is this month launching an initiative which could help pubs and restaurants drive down energy costs by as much as £37m. The Big Business Refit will offer businesses advice and financial support to slash energy costs by replacing old inefficient equipment with ....
Posted: 04 September 2009 | 08:00
Nestlé Professional has a long-standing sustainable commitment - 30 years working with its coffee farmers, cutting energy consumption in its UK factories and reducing packaging. And it doesn't stop there, managing director David Field tells Mark Lewis
Posted: 12 June 2009 | 17:28
The Environment Agency has extended the deadline for entries for the 2009 Water Efficiency Awards by a month.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 08:00
Not one to cower in the corner, Wozza has hit back at claims by his banker Lloyds that he lied about why four of his six restaurants are now in administration.
Posted: 20 February 2009 | 16:03
In the interest of resource conservation and self-preservation, more restaurant operators are honing in on the intricacies of energy efficiency.
Posted: 19 February 2009 | 14:00
The Cavendish hotel in London is the first to have been awarded a Gold Accreditation by Green Tourism for London by the London Development Agency (LDA).
Posted: 13 February 2009 | 16:06
Belu, the bottled water company that operates on a promise that all profits go to clean water projects, made a loss of more than £600,000 in 2007, newly-published accounts reveal.
Posted: 12 February 2009 | 07:00
Hospitality businesses are running the risk of prosecution and fines for failing to comply with new environmental legislation which is expected to come into force during 2009, experts warned today.
Posted: 04 February 2009 | 14:03
A bottled water company selling itself to hospitality operators on the promise that all profits go to clean water projects only becomes operationally profitable this year - four years after it began trading, Caterer has learnt.
Posted: 13 November 2008 | 07:00
Being Green isn't just about putting potato peelings in the right bin and switching off the gas there's also a human element. Otherwise known as corporate social responsibility, it is viewed cynically by some, but here Rosalind Mullen points you towards 25 ways to be more socially responsible
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00
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