By Angela Green: Banyan Group releases details of its 18th Annual Sustainability Report. Hotel News is sponsored by SoftBank Robotics Key highlights from Banyan Group’s 2023 sustainability report: Reduced Climate Change Emissions Intensity: By implementing various measures to reduce climate change emissions, including installing batch washers, and implementing solar … [Read more...]
Marking Stop Food Waste Day Hilton launch zero-waste menus across UK hotels
By Angela Green: Mark Stop Food Waste Day Hilton launch zero-waste menus across UK hotels. Hotel News is sponsored by SoftBank Robotics Hilton has introduced a series of zero waste and low waste menus in the UK to mark Stop Food Waste Day. According to UNEP’s Food Waste Index Report 2024*, a staggering one billion tonnes of food is wasted each year, equating to one … [Read more...]
On Stop Food Waste Day Restaurant Associates’ emphasises commitment to net zero 2030
By Angela Green: On Stop Food Waste Day Restaurant Associates' emphasises commitment to net zero 2030. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Restaurant Associates are tackling food waste with a pledge to halve waste, as part of their commitment to net zero by 2030. Approximately 33 percent of all food produced globally is lost or wasted every single year – and … [Read more...]
On Stop Food Waste Day Compass reports significant progress with food waste reduction
By Angela Green: On Stop Food Waste Day Compass reports significant progress with food waste reduction. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services With 25-30% of the world’s food produced lost or wasted* – addressing food waste has never been so important. To mark the eighth Stop Food Waste Day (24th April 2024), Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced that it has … [Read more...]
Sodexo gains level 3 NHS Evergreen Supplier status
By Angela Green: Sodexo gains level 3 NHS Evergreen Supplier status. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo Health & Care has achieved level 3 status on NHS’s Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment maturity matrix. The NHS is the world’s first health service to commit to reaching net zero carbon with a vision to respond to climate change and improve … [Read more...]
Back to Basics: The historical and economic reasoning for improving accessibility to hospitality
By @GraceWeaverAI: Back to Basics: The historical and economic reasoning for improving accessibility to hospitality. Hospitality is all about service and experience, it thrives on its ability to make people feel welcome and comfortable. Yet, for people living with disabilities - behavioural - emotional - sensory - physical - developmental – today’s door … [Read more...]
Sustainable Hospitality: Nurturing a Greener Future
By Lisa Wyld: Sustainable Hospitality: Nurturing a Greener Future. Lisa Wyld, Head of School, Missenden Abbey International Hotel and Hospitality School explores how hospitality businesses that prioritise eco-friendly practices are contributing to a healthier planet, and through doing so are at the same time cultivating new segments of loyal customers. In an era … [Read more...]
Wider adoption of ESG principles, a response to political climate
By @GraceWeaverAI: Wider adoption of ESG principles, a response to political climate. The proposition that the growing adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles by hospitality and catering businesses in the UK is a reaction to the political climate since 2019 presents an interesting hypothesis. This perspective suggests that businesses are … [Read more...]
Meet The Belfry Green Team
By Gail Aldridge, Marketing Director, The Belfry Hotel & Resort: Meet The Belfry Green Team. Hotel News is sponsored by SoftBank Robotics The 2020s are often referred to as “the crucial decade” - the last decade in which, if the world comes together as one global community, we have the chance to limit the impact of climate change before our window to make a … [Read more...]
This is HOSPITALITY
By Denis Sheehan FIH: This is HOSPITALITY Who is foolish enough to try and define it, hospitality that is, at least in simple terms, I attempt to below. The definition of hospitality that ‘we’ at H&C News like to adopt is: “The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, and strangers.” You can read that a thousand times and it does not … [Read more...]
Azzurri releases sustainability report showing cuts in GHG emissions
By Angela Green: Azzurri releases sustainability report showing cuts in GHG emissions. Azzurri Group, the Italian casual dining operator of ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama, has launched its third annual Sustainable Dining Report. During FY23, the company delivered a strong financial performance, opened additional restaurants, and expanded its brands’ retail … [Read more...]
Government, UN, media, and business leaders gather for food and climate summit
By Angela Green: Government, UN, media, and business leaders gather for food and climate summit. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Leaders from the UK Government, the United Nations, media, and businesses joined Compass Group UK & Ireland at a climate summit last week alongside the launch of the company’s landmark Climate Transition Plan. The … [Read more...]
Compass’ transition plan shows emissions reduction alongside business growth
By Angela Green: Compass’ transition plan shows emissions reduction alongside business growth. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Compass Group UK & Ireland’s first transition plan shows what it takes to decarbonise its £multi-billion business, in a period of continued high growth for the caterer. The plan draws on the largest food and drink carbon impact … [Read more...]
Radisson Blu Glasgow invests in three year sustainability programme
By Angela Green: Radisson Blu Glasgow invests in three year sustainability programme. Radisson Blu Glasgow is set to embark on a plan to phase out gas usage within its 247 room hotel as a participant in a wider green climate transition project. The three-year programme comes following significant investment from Radisson Blu Glasgow’s Swedish owning company, Pandox AB, to … [Read more...]
Grosvenor hits milestone in carbon emission reductions, with a little help from their local pub
By Angela Green: Grosvenor hits milestone in carbon emission reductions, with a little help from their local pub. Grosvenor’s UK property business today announces it has successfully retrofitted over 1 million sq. ft. of space across its London estate. This represents a significant milestone in the company’s £90 million commitment to improve the environmental performance … [Read more...]