food miles

Catering firm Compass Group to ban fruit and veg flown to UK by plane

Supply chain

Catering firm Compass Group to ban fruit and veg flown to UK by plane

Catering giant's chefs in UK and Ireland are being encouraged to expand focus on local and seasonal fresh produce

clock 26 January 2022 • 3 min read
Air-freighted produce off the menu for COP26 and top sports venues

Supply chain

Air-freighted produce off the menu for COP26 and top sports venues

Caterers for venues such as Wimbledon and the O2 Arena are to end the use of produce that is air freighted into the UK in a bid to curb the carbon emissions of their menus

clock 03 August 2021 • 2 min read

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Could vertical farming technologies help get US grocery shoppers back in-store?

clock 09 October 2020 • 3 min read

Supply chain

New start-up launches to boost use of British food in hospitality industry

Tried and Supplied aims to help hotels and restaurants source food more sustainably

clock 03 January 2019 • 1 min read
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