food

Waste

How Sainsbury's is tackling food waste, sustainability and energy security in one swoop

In true circular economy fashion, the supermarket is using gas produced by its own food waste to run six of its stores

clock 05 May 2016 • 5 min read

Waste

Smartphone app that helps shops sell excess food at a discount could soon come to UK

OptiMium app connects local retailers to nearby consumers to help them sell surplus food before its expiry date

clock 13 April 2016 • 2 min read

Biomass

Europe's first cheese-to-grid plant poised for launch

Cumbrian anaerobic digestion plant will produce biogas from cheese production waste

clock 11 April 2016 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Heineken hails drinks 'brewed by the sun' as it lifts lid on global sustainability push

BusinessGreen talks to Michael Dickstein, Heineken's director of global sustainability, on how the brewing giant is taking a novel approach to curbing its environmental impacts

clock 06 April 2016 • 6 min read

Biomass

ReFood breaks ground on £32m anaerobic digestion plant in Essex

New anaerobic digestion plant in Dagenham will be able to recycle 160,000 tonnes of food waste every year once it becomes operational in 2017

clock 04 April 2016 • 1 min read

Recycling

English recycling rates fall for first time since modern records began, but who is to blame?

Recycling industry leader warns latest 'gloomy' figures confirm English recycling rate has flat-lined for three years

clock 23 March 2016 • 7 min read

Waste

Working together to create a sustainable food system

WRAP's Dr Richard Swannell sets out how the group plans to work with businesses and councils to open up a new front in the war on food waste

clock 23 March 2016 • 6 min read

Management

Heathrow unveils green guidelines for airport restaurants

Airport partners with Sustainable Restaurant Association in first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage tenants to embrace green food and drink best practices

clock 11 March 2016 • 2 min read

Climate change

Dietary impacts of climate change could result in half a million extra deaths by 2050, Lancet warns

Research finds a reduction in fruit and vegetable and overall calorie intake could offset the reduced mortality that will come from the lower consumption of red meat

clock 02 March 2016 • 3 min read

Supply chain

Putting sustainable protein on the dinner table

Forum for the Future's Simon Billing explains why leading food companies are coming together to tackle the sustainable protein challenge

clock 29 February 2016 • 4 min read