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Doughnuts with a third of the fat Drive towards small scale AD plants Sustainable Supplier Focus: The forgotten calories in wine Why MasterChef is not T DON’ about healthy eating MISS Footprint awards 2014 OUT Book tickets now to the fabulous gala dinner at East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf on 22nd May! www.footprint-awards.com CONTENTS COMMENT News 4 Report: Food security is a tall order and answers are in short supply 7 Review: Why girls need power to help new innocent feed the world 8 Waste Watch: Lords call for a ministerial waste champion Flash in le pain 9 Interview: Nestlé’s head of agriculture gets frank about Fairtrade super smoothies Comment 11 My viewpoint: Why Scottish food and drink should be big news this year, and next David Burrows Editor-in-chief Features 12 Profile: John Torode sits on the sustainability fence – kind of 14 Pubs & Bars: Can calorie labels on wine ONJOUR, BONJOUR. This month déjeuner and the views beyond. help curb obesity? I’m writing my column from France. The other story also involves an affront 15 Health & Vitality: The doughnut that’s BMore specifically: the south of to French cuisine – this time in the form not so naughty France. Where the skies are clear and the of malbouffe, or fast food. L’Observatoire 16 Contract Catering: Winner or loser? air is warm. More specifically still: sitting du Pain (yes – they have a lobby group Scotland’s Commonwealth Games food in a café (outside), in a T-shirt, with a focused on French bread) is up in arms as charter croissant. I could get used to this. C’est la les Big Macs eat into the sandwich market. 18 Grocery: Retailers can help turn vie. A century ago the French scoffed three packaging from green sinner to winner I’ve just been flicking through a local rag baguettes a day. Each. Bonnet de douche, as 20 Energy & Equipment: Small AD sites offer big potential (dusting the cobwebs from the part of my Del Boy might say. By the 1970s this had 22 Supply Chain: Sustainable palm oil brain which once harboured my A-level fallen to just one. And today it stands at standards under the spotlight French) and what do I find but a page half a baguette a day. 23 Green Scene: Stormy weather should dedicated to foodservice. There’s a story A study released by the marketing firm force a rethink on environmental policy about how chefs here are railing against Gira Conseil (which I have since seen what they see as a “food porn” trend – picked up by the Telegraph) showed that CONTACTS when diners take photos of their meals 75% of French restaurants now sell beef Editor-in-chief: and post them on social networking sites. in a bun. Nearly half of all sandwiches David Burrows - [email protected] Chief subeditor: Some think it’s good publicity, but others sold over here are now burgers, while James Eagle are quite upset by it. fast food outlets outnumber traditional Contributors: James Withers, Anthony Pearce, Kath Dalmeny, Richard “Our aim is to create a special moment restaurants; all of which means less eating Gueterbock, Robert Tregay News: in time for our clients,” grumped of baguettes. David Burrows - [email protected] Niki Goddard - [email protected] Alexandre Gauthier of La Grenouillère, So the renowned French two-hour Art direction: which is situated 60km (sorry, 37 miles) lunches washed down with wine are Trevor Marshall - [email protected] Film & new media: from Calais. “And for that you have to about as relevant as Englishmen in bowler Duncan Smith Online content & social media: switch off your phone.” I can see his hats, claimed the local paper. Still, I’m a Niki Goddard - [email protected] point, so I’ll refrain from shooting my petit traditional guy and it’s almost lunchtime … Head of business development: Anya Hart Dyke - [email protected] Financial controller: Eve Mahler - [email protected] CEO: Nick Fenwicke-Clennell - [email protected] Managing director: Footprint Publishing Ltd, a subsidiary of Footprint Media Group, cannot accept Charles Miers - [email protected] responsibility for unsolicited submissions, manuscripts and photographs. No part of Advertising: this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. [email protected] Whilst every care is taken, prices and details are subject to change and Footprint Accounts: Publishing Ltd takes no responsibility for omissions and errors. We reserve the right to [email protected] publish and edit any letters. All rights reserved.

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Few solutions to a Africa ‘turning the world of problems corner’ on GM

Feeding the world come 2050 is a tall ENETIC MODIFICATION was never long will it take [for Europe to accept GM far from the stage. From Imperial technology], I wouldn’t have said 20 years. order, but answers are in short supply. GCollege’s professor of international The business of biotech is 20 years old David Burrows left a London summit development at the start of the day to the now [but] conversations feel like it only GM protester turned biotech buddy Mark happened last week.” with more questions than answers. Lynas at the end, there was little escaping The biotech firms hadn’t helped the potential role of this technology in themselves in this respect, he admitted. “We feeding the world. Sandwiched in between felt that we ran a de minimis part of the food OURNALISTS ARE sometimes prone Question one: Why was there little of Monsanto’s boss, Hugh Grant, offered was Monsanto’s chief executive. chain; I think that was wrong. We spent a to exaggeration, but The Economist’s reference to food waste? Given that 1.2 to some soundbites (right) during an onstage In a (staged) interview, Hugh Grant lot of time talking to farmers but very little Jdeputy editor, Emma Duncan, was not 2 billion tonnes of the food produced never interview, questions were not opened explained what has gone wrong with GM talking to consumers.” underplaying the situation when she opened gets to a human stomach, surely the topic up to the audience and he was ushered in Europe, where many of the big firms are Grant said that Africa, by comparison, has this year’s Feeding the World conference by merits a seat at such tables? In South-East away whenever a journalist got within the focusing their efforts elsewhere, blaming “turned the corner” on GM. Lynas picked Monsanto boss Hugh Grant suggested describing food security as “undoubtedly” Asian countries, for example, losses of rice 10-metre buffer zone set up by his entourage opposition from politicians rather than up on this in his presentation, claiming that Africa could steal a march on Europe by one of the most important issues facing can range from 37% to 80% of the entire (perhaps an idea taken from the company’s consumers. “I haven’t given up [on Europe]. “Uganda is ahead of the UK in terms of its embracing GM technology. the planet. “This is a tall order,” said Sir production. It is well understood that in crop trials). Nestlé’s head of agriculture, If you had said to me 20 years ago how research into GM”. Gordon Conway, a professor of international developing countries food wastage happens Hans Jöhr, was the exception to the rule (see development at Imperial College London. mainly at the producer end of the chain, page 9). “It’s an order of magnitude much greater with farmers struggling with inefficient than the original Green Revolution.” harvesting, inadequate local transport and Top of the agenda doesn’t mean top of the The challenge is widely appreciated: by poor infrastructure. priority list. One only has to look at climate Call for regulation 2050 there will be upwards of 9 billion These topics came up, but as challenges change to understand that. people, so how do we feed them all? One rather than the possibility of co-ordinated day, a few hundred attendees and a large, solutions. It was disappointing that the Question four: Where were the retailers? OVERNMENTS NEED to get more There are a few good companies that are opulent hall were never going to provide early markers laid down by Kanayo Nwanze, One of the themes that did coalesce during involved in solving the world’s always good at everything, but a lot are all the answers, but I have to admit that I the president of the International Fund for the day was the role of the private sector in Gfood security challenges because moving slowly.” left frustrated and with more than a few Agricultural Development, were not picked providing food for the world. So why were voluntary agreements are “moving too Van Ameringen said the focus needs to questions. Here are some of the main ones. up. “The world produces enough food, we all there no retailers or caterers on the dozen or slowly”. That’s according to Marc Van turn to the regulatory drivers that can be know that,” he said. “Twenty to 40% of all so panels? Ameringen, the executive director at GAIN used to nudge people in the right direction, the food in Africa never gets to the table.” And a final point. One comment that has – the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition for example in eating more healthily. “We Question two: Where were the farmers? stayed with me came from Jonathan Shrier, (right). He told Footprint that governments don’t see great progress on voluntary action Voluntary agreements aren’t working said There are 500m smallholders in the world, the acting special representative for global needed to “step up”. “If you look at what by the private sector. Companies could Marc Van Ameringen, executive director so they were never all going to come but, as food security at the US State Department. the food system is producing, it’s very hard easily find themselves in a place where at GAIN. The Ecologist has rightly noted since – where Shrier said that food security had been at to find low-cost, nutritious, affordable food. tobacco was 20 years ago.” would they get the £695 fee anyway? It was the top of the agenda in global gatherings fascinating to hear from the likes of Rose for year after year and it needed to stay Adongo, a smallholder producing beef and there. To what end, though? The possibility honey in Uganda (see page 7), but it felt of regulation to balance a food system that Proud to be one tokenistic, not least among the big-business has 1 billion people going to bed hungry figures who preceded and followed her. every night and the same number obese was of the Team Question three: Are global corporations often, and quickly, swept under the table in @essentialcuisin Tall order. Feeding nine billion will require really “waking up” to the need for discussions (see right). Top of the agenda is Visit the website for your FREE sample more than another Green Revolution, said sustainable development, responsible good, but it doesn’t mean top of the priority Essential Cuisine Imperial College’s Sir Gordon Conway. land use and fair prices? This was how the list. One only has to look sideways at the thestockpeople www.essentialcuisine.com conference was billed, and while the likes issue of climate change to understand that.

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Who said that? Girl Power

“I have never understood why T TAKES $11 to reap the same economic gender gap in assets is also expected so many of our colleagues in the output from a man as from $1 invested in to have long-run effects in empowering environmental movement are so Ia woman. Surprised? If you’re a woman, women and improving productivity and food nervous about stating the obvious. with your intuition and all, then probably security,” the report concluded. As David Attenborough puts it: ‘All not. But there is a serious point here. Undoing generations of tradition and environmental problems become That statistic was thrown up at the discrimination will not be easy but Adongo harder, and ultimately impossible, to Feeding the World summit in February (see said she sees “light at the end of the solve with ever more people’. page 4). It drew gasps (from the men) and tunnel”. There are 499,999 more Roses out Roger Martin, chairman of the cheers (from the women). One reason to be there, and between them they could help Population Matters think tank, teams thankful is that 43% of the world’s 500m feed the world sustainably. But the benefits up with Jonathan Porritt to attack green or so smallholders – farmers who produce stretch much wider than that: to education, NGOs, many of which apparently view 70% of the world’s food – are in fact female. nutrition, social development and even population growth as a “damaging There are more than 11 reasons why this is peace. The girls need power. taboo”. an issue, however, not least the persistent inequality in land rights. Women still hold less land than men, so when their husbands die the land may go back to the family. “Unless they won the land, they won’t From the web invest,” Kanayo Nwanze, the International Greener Fund for Agriculture Development n Organic growth – sales of organic food are up for the first time in four president, told the summit. “Ownership is years, according to the Soil Association’s extensive market report. the incentive to invest.” TASTY VERSATILE POPULAR n Salt to taste – the government has updated the salt pledges in its Re- Also speaking at the conference, organised sponsibility Deal with new targets for foodservice operators covering Salad, soups, tarts and tagines. Smoked, unsmoked. Boiled, Loved by the older generation, by The Economist, was Rose Adongo, a beef popular food groups like pizza and sauces (more on page 15). Known for its robust flavour, baked, braised. Roasted, rolled, gammon currently and honey farmer. She said land rights for n Mars plan - FMCG behemoth to tackle ingredients with highest eco- women should be made a “major priority”. gammon is perfect for a whole on-the-bone. Joints, steaks, under-indexes with impact, including palm oil and beef. range of dishes. rashers. younger consumers. “Food for the family is produced by the woman,” she said. “Policies are made for Think beyond gammon It’s not just for Christmas! Encourage customers to try it! men and women, but when it comes to Grosser n Tough times – more than half of small businesses, including those in and eggs! implementation…” the hospitality sector, are not ready to increase wages, despite signs Attention has been turning to gender of an economic recovery. in agriculture. The World Bank’s “World n Tuna trial – supermarket Tesco is “out of touch” with consumers as it Development Report 2012” stressed that continues to sell what Greenpeace has called “dodgy tuna”. gender equality can lead to productivity n Eye spy - calls for CCTV in restaurants as public fears over food gains – in the developing world it is no safety increase. secret that crop yields lag way behind those elsewhere. According to the “2012 Global Food Report” the time has come to move from Investing just $1 in a female farmer will produce the attention on gender in agriculture to action. same economic output as $11 invested in a male. Make sure you’re stocking quality assured gammon. N u m ber “Paying specific attention to closing the c run ch er $1 Visit www.lovepork.co.uk for recipe ideas to inspire your customers. FOOTPRINT | APRIL 2014 7

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Waste Watch In association with Frank about THE GOVERNMENT needs a “waste ONE COUNTRY the new minister might like to visit is Scotland, where new champion”, according to an extensive inquiry regulations are in place to create a zero-waste economy. The Waste (Scotland) and report by the House of Lords. The science Regulations, which came into force this year, require businesses to separate out Fairtrade and technology committee has been looking recycling. Food businesses creating more than 50kg of food waste also have to at how to stimulate a bioeconomy – “to create separate that out. Of course, policy is only as good as the action it drives and, in the brass from muck” as it were. But while there first couple of months at least, not much has changed north of the border. Regulators ERTIFICATION SCHEMES need to are 100m tonnes of carbon-containing-waste had always said they would take a realistic approach, focusing on the big waste evolve in order to ensure farmers available, government policy is blocking creators first. But with rumours circulating that policing of the new laws will be produce the quality of crops that the investment required to turn it into a C increased this summer, it seems there is plenty of work to be done. Research by the will ensure they are paid a sustainable wage. valuable resource (for example to power waste collection company Olleco showed that 87% of commercial kitchen operators That’s according to Hans Jöhr, the corporate cars and planes). Things need to change, north of the border are aware of the regulations, yet 93% have not changed their head of agriculture at Nestlé (pictured right). efforts on sustainable intensification – Jöhr said the committee, which has called on the approach. More than a third (35%) have started to make some changes. In an exclusive interview with Footprint, “We cannot certify or label people out is “absolutely into” that – producing better Department for Business, Innovation and Jöhr described schemes such as Fairtrade of poverty. Let’s educate people out of yields and higher quality but using less. Skills (BIS) to create a waste champion among and Rainforest Alliance as excellent at poverty.” In the past year the company has trained its ministerial team. Traditionally the waste PLASTIC CUPS are to be recycled at the Emirates Stadium thanks to a partnership marketing but questioned whether the 300,000 farmers around the world, and portfolio has sat with DEFRA, but the resources between foodservice company Delaware North and Closed Loop Environmental benefits were really being felt on the ground, For Jöhr, the onus should be on companies is running projects to identify the best minister, Dan Rogerson, has made it clear that Services. Rather than throw them at a certain £42m misfit, 750,000 pint and at farmer level. These schemes “cannot not certification to help farmers thrive. The varieties; all part of its Creating Shared waste is not one of his priorities. The new BIS half-pint cups will be collected up and recycled at Closed Loop’s Dagenham plant. help farmers be better farmers per se,” he growth of any agri-business lives or dies Value plan, which also includes a host of minister would not only co-ordinate action The cups will be made from a minimum 50% recycled PET. The project is part of explains. “They don’t consider quality. Some on the supply of raw materials – and, like sustainability targets. and policy across Whitehall but also produce a Closed Loop’s current focus on more recovery and recycling of packaging in the of them are cheating consumers.” What many of the biggest food and drink firms, For Jöhr, as head of agriculture, the long-term waste policy vision. foodservice and hospitality sectors. he means by cheating is not clear – Nestlé Nestlé needs more. “How can you make relationship between manufacturer and has worked closely with both schemes over that happen?” he muses. “You can work producer has never been more important. the years – but he does say that consumers with farmers to increase production or you Education will be a focus. “We have learned Visit us at Hotelympia on stand 2310 and see how you can reduce food waste, improve don’t necessarily understand what’s behind expand.” we cannot donate people out of poverty. We your sustainability and save money with our brand new solution, SWR FoodSmart. the labels. There is a sense that the models With land at a premium and resources cannot certify or label people out of poverty. need to change. dwindling, Nestlé has been focusing its Let’s educate people out of poverty.”

all creating a storm in our teacups. Left Tea might be drunk across the world, but promiscuous; we need to train them back. in Darjeeling tea, and we might not see untackled, the result could be export bans research shows that much more can be done It’s going to take years and years to do production in Uganda by 2050.” It’s tea’s in India, the obliteration of Uganda’s tea to connect with consumers. The group is that.” Two-thirds of tea is currently sold on Some experts predict that tea will have to production and the conversion of more tea keen to shake off tea’s reputation as a cheap promotion. move towards long-term supply contracts estates into rubber plants in Indonesia. The everyday product. Much can be learned from to provide producers with price security. By communicating more creatively on how time tea sector would be “a shadow of its former coffee, a sector that has been premiumised This is particularly relevant for the seven and where tea is made, brands have a huge self”, according to a new report published by and reconnected with consumers through multinationals that are currently responsible opportunity to change the perception of tea E DON’T EAT it, but tea Forum for the Future. stories of provenance and fair trade. “By for 90% of the tea market. is one of the world’s most The charity is, however, hoping that its communicating more creatively on how At the production end of the chain, low “The tea industry operates in some of Weconomically and socially corporate collaboration project, Tea 2030, and where tea is made, brands have a huge wages and a changing climate have seen big the world’s poorest countries that are important crops. After water, it’s the most can turn tea from standard commodity into opportunity to change the perception of tea tranches of land switched to other crops – a most vulnerable to climate change and consumed beverage in the world. In Britain hero crop. among its drinkers and to encourage them tenth of the total area used for tea cultivation faces serious challenges,” said Sally Uren, alone 165m cups of the brew are drunk every The initiative, which already counts to value it as a high-quality, sustainable in Sri Lanka was converted to rubber, palm the CEO of Forum for the Future. “We are day, with retail sales jumping 22% to £655m Unilever, Tata Global Beverages, Twinings product,” the report reads. oil and fruit between 2005 and 2010. The urging organisations across the sector between 2006 and 2011 according to Mintel. and James Finlay among its membership, At the launch event, Ron Mathison, the forecast is bleak. One expert interviewed to collaborate to find solutions that will But supply is under threat. will initially focus efforts on sustainable group MD at Finlays, said that retailer claimed: “We may have underestimated safeguard its future and transform the lives Climate change and water shortages, production, market mechanisms and engagement was just as important. the impact of climate change in our models. of millions of people working throughout the rural depopulation and poor wages are consumer engagement. “Consumers have been trained to be One scenario will see a 40% to 80% decline industry.”

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My viewpoint

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partnership with Kuehne & Nagel SCOTLAND WILL feature prominently in the haven’t made the most of the opportunity on our doorstep. news headlines in 2014. Many of the column inches will be Too many tourism enterprises have considered food and drink dominated by politics, as a nation prepares to go to the polls an afterthought rather than a driver of business. Times are in“ a referendum on our future in (or out) of the UK. But even changing. if the Scottish nation wasn’t faced with this extraordinary Scotland now has a single tourism strategy, and food and constitutional choice, this year would represent a landmark for drink is a key pillar. And so it should be. One in every five food and drink and tourism. pounds spent by tourists in Scotland is on food and drink. Of In July there is the Commonwealth Games, followed swiftly all the things they could choose to do, eating and drinking is by the Ryder Cup in September. It will be a year of “brilliant the one thing we know they will do. moments”, claims Visit Scotland. True, I’m sure, but what So if Scotland’s tourism industry now gets it, how do we opportunity and – more importantly – legacy might it provide make 2014 a transformational year? The development of the Organiser: edie.net for the nation’s food and drink sector? Glasgow 2014 Food Charter (page 16) is a huge step forward. Two million meals will be served at the Commonwealth Games using the finest home-grown produce and we’ll be Too many tourism enterprises have considered food and working to ensure every future major event adopts a form of drink as an afterthought and not a driver of business but the charter. times are changing. The major foodservice companies in Scotland have seriously strengthened their efforts in showcasing local. The food and drink industry is worth £13 billion a year to This is the year to kick on again with that effort. A new food Scotland’s economy. Food and drink has enjoyed a 50% rise accreditation programme, Taste Our Best, has also hit the in exports value to £5.3 billion since 2007. It is a sector that is streets, highlighting where to enjoy the best Scottish fare. expanding internationally, following in the footsteps of Scotch Government-funded programmes like the Think Local project whisky. A target has been set of £16.5 billion in turnover by are providing further stimulus to local food networks, events Vance Fairman Smith (centre) – Head of Kevin Hulme (centre left), General Janice Aspinall (centre left), Supply 2017, with exports representing £7.1 billion. and farmers’ markets. Supply Chain and Purchasing, Spirit Pub Manager – Kuehne + Nagel, and Daniel Chain Planner - Food – Spirit, Libby Company, Tracy Rogers (right) – MD, Stretton (centre right), Senior Supply Vanstone (right), Supply Chain Controller Scotland’s rich and diverse larder offers natural, healthy So we have it all to go for in 2014, to ensure 20m visitors to Unilever Food Solutions Chain Manager – Spirit, – Drink & Waste – Spirit, produce and the industry has never been better placed to Scotland go back home truly believing we are a land of food make the most of it. Visitors to Scotland are expected to spend and drink. And for those that think this year will be busy, bear Other finalists were: 6th November 2013 in Industry Sector 21st November for Sustainability Leaders £33m on food and drink this year, up from £24m in 2012. That in mind that Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink isn’t until 2015. Arla Awards category for Consumer Products, Awards for category Stakeholder might seem small beer for a sector with a £13 billion turnover, It seems that we’re only just warming up. Sodexo Engagement: Internal Operations Other finalists were: but the opportunity to showcase and develop our brands is Diageo Other finalists were: worth so much more. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Heathrow Airport Tourists have always been a great customer base for Scottish McDonald’s UK with Martin Brower UK Premier Foods ” food and drink producers, but you might argue that we James Withers is chief executive at Scotland Food & Drink Naked Wines with Europa Worldwide PriDE Logistics Scotia Gas Networks University of Leeds

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‘MasterChef’ presenter a spokesperson for the health service or get to the point – very quickly – where we in Farringdon, London, he delivered a Cooking with a John Torode has helped the government. And I only stand to one say that human beings know what makes lecture entitled Why Chefs Care About side because it’s dangerous to become them fat – they know the whole equation Farmers, in which he explained that animal inspire a nation to embrace too embroiled in the debate. You can very behind food and exercise. If people don’t welfare and food miles come top of the conscience good food but he is quickly find yourself on trial.” eat healthily it’s not the fault of the chefs ethical worry list. What he will say is that he believes or the marketers or even the supermarkets. He added that he believes there is a reluctant to use the show people should be aware of what they are And that’s very different to provenance growing wish to eat more healthily and doing. “Knowledge is so important with and sustainability … there is a point where more simply. And much of his cooking is “We’re not called to champion sustainability. sustainability, and if we’re educating people others have to help the process there. based on this philosophy: Torode’s dishes ‘MasterEvangelist’ or By Anthony Pearce. with information that is honest and straight “But with health, I think there is probably use day-to-day ingredients. As he famously ‘MasterAwareness’, we’re and not sensationalist, then we are offering something to be said about clarity – what is put it: “I cook good food that is accessible – called ‘MasterChef’. We the best possible opportunity for making in things and the honesty about what is in I have since the age of 16.” are just there to find the considered decisions,” he adds. Perhaps things. But besides that, no, I think people best amateur cook in the FTER HIS departure from “This he does have more to say on this after all? should find a way of being informed and “If you ask the average consumer what country. I’m not going to Morning” as its resident chef in Given the high-profile nature of celebrity making their own decisions.” matters most, right now, they will make any judgment on 2000, John Torode swore he was chefs, doesn’t there exist a real opportunity Again, I press for more. “MasterChef” probably say health. Past that, they’ll A say price. The sustainability argument what people eat, what packing TV in for good. “I made a decision to educate a sizeable audience on an is one of the most watched shows remains third on the list.” people don’t eat and how that I would never cook on television again. understanding of what it is they eat? on television: does it not have some they spend their lives.” I didn’t want to be ‘the celebrity chef’.” But responsibility to its audience beyond being Torode occasionally writes columns on he was back by 2005 – this time presenting “Beef is not to blame, we are. Why? an enjoyable hour every week? cooking and healthy eating. He’s a long- – as the BBC relaunched “MasterChef”. “It Because we eat too much, full stop. Too “No. At the end of the day, we’re not time defender of red meat (although once was something that just opened up for me,” much fat, too much sugar, too much salt, called ‘MasterEvangelist’. We’re not went vegetarian for a week and struggled). he says. “I never tried to get into TV, but too much everything.” called ‘MasterProtagonist’, we’re not “Beef is not to blame,” he wrote in his book someone approached me, asked if I wanted called ‘MasterProtester’ and we’re not “Beef: And Other Bovine Matters”, “we are. to be interviewed for the show and the next “I think provenance and sustainability called ‘MasterAwareness’. We’re called Why? Because we eat too much, full stop. minute, there I was working as a judge. is important, and more and more now ‘MasterChef’. We are just there to find the Too much fat, too much sugar, too much That was the best part of a decade ago and it’s something people care about. But the best amateur cook in the country; we’re salt, too much everything.” now I’m going to be involved in the 10th issue we have is that the debate becomes there to find somebody who wants to But now he defends our love of meat. anniversary series,” he adds. mixed in with others. If you ask the average change their life. And I’m not going to make “Look at beef – it has so much in it … In those 10 years, “MasterChef” has consumer what matters most, right any judgment at all on what people eat, vitamins, protein, monounsaturated fats. helped revolutionise and revitalise British now, they will probably say health. Past what people don’t eat and how they spend We need to protect its sustainability food and its image. It also spawned dozens that, they’ll say price. The sustainability their lives. I’m also not the Pope,” he laughs. because it is so good for you. Our bodies of other cookery shows. Nowadays, the argument remains third on the list. And For all his taking of the middle ground, need these nutrients to keep us healthy, TV guide now looks like a day’s training that’s the challenge – how do we move it up outside “MasterChef” Torode has been build strong muscles, give us energy and at Cordon Bleu. “From the barren culinary the list?” involved in campaigns to reduce waste, help us fight disease. It’s about finding the oasis it was in the early 1990s, it’s now a Torode admits the health argument is calling for a change in European law to balance,” he says. thriving scene,” says Torode. interesting. It has been one of the few allow for a return to the traditional practice Next up for the chef is a new series called There are good shows and bad ones but constants in cuisine since he arrived in of feeding pigs with waste food. He works “John Torode’s Australia”, which gives “MasterChef” remains a constant: always this country, and although eating habits closely with the British Heart Foundation viewers a real idea of the lifestyle and entertaining and always educational. And and attitudes have improved in some and cycled from London to Brighton as part culinary scene down under. “We discuss Torode can take much of the credit. The areas, they remain misinformed or poorly of a fundraiser last year. sustainability in that, too,” he quips. “It’s a effect has been inspiring for a country’s informed in others. When Torode was still running his global issue – it’s not just us who want to wider appreciation of cuisine. But how “With this conversation, you need to celebrated Smiths of Smithfield restaurant find a solution.” influential can cookery shows be when promoting sustainability? And do they shirk the responsibility? Unusually for Torode, he TUCO (The University Caterers Organisation) is delighted to sits on the fence. formally announce a partnership with Footprint for 2014. “I can’t really comment on political standpoints like food, environment, obesity TUCO and Footprint come together in a joint initiative to support and various things – I don’t think that’s health, well-being and sustainability within Higher and Further for me. It’s not because I don’t care about Education throughout the UK. those things – I do, passionately – but I am a cook at the end of the day, I am not

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to help our customers to make responsible choices more easily.” Third of the Truth in The findings show that the primary Campus cash squeeze motivation for cutting down on drinking is health related; of those surveyed, 62% say fat, so let’s the bottle they limit their alcohol consumption in a puts brakes on progress bid to be healthier and 44% say they try to have three limit their drinking in an effort to manage Can calorie labels on their weight. Yet only 25% of those surveyed Students have been throwing off their image as Editor’s viewpoint consider the calories consumed from wine alcoholic drinks help fight when counting their daily total intake. unhealthy eaters in recent years but financial constraints obesity and ill health? The research further suggests that have reversed the trend towards better and more ethical consumers rely on clear on-pack food David Burrows reports. labelling to get their nutritional information diets. By David Burrows. and 66% would like the same labelling standards to apply to alcohol packaging to ONSUMERS HAVE no idea how be done, and Sainsbury’s has now joined make calorie information more transparent. TUDENTS HAVE never had the “This year’s survey sees a distinct shift in many calories are in the wine or Waitrose in calorie labelling on a selection This is in stark contrast to the fact that at healthiest of lifestyles, and the results student attitudes towards their food,” says N A REPORT published by the Food Cbeer they drink, with many not even of its wines. The supermarket is introducing present, only 15% know how many calories Sof Sodexo’s University Lifestyle Survey Sodexo’s strategic development director, Ethics Council last year (“Beyond counting them as part of their recommended the labelling on 20 new bottles from its there are in a glass of wine. suggests that isn’t about to change any time Peter Taylor. “Price has become king, and IBusiness as Usual”), one retail-sector daily allowances. A study for Sainsbury’s Winemakers’ Selection by Sainsbury’s range The alcohol education charity Drinkaware soon. Previous surveys have shown a growing value for money the prime motivation when representative excused himself from found that 85% of adults do not know how and will continue rolling out calorie labelling is running a campaign, led by Lisa Faulkner desire to eat healthily, and to endeavour to choosing food. This is all the more surprising encouraging healthy eating thus: “I can many calories there are in a glass of wine, throughout 2014 and 2015. (pictured above) to encourage people to use follow ethical principles in the selection of considering that students now at university play around with the nutritional content of while 63% do not include wine calories its online calculator for units and calories in products, but this trend has been reversed have spent their entire school life being made a doughnut as much as I want, I can say Very few people consider the calories ‘eat just one doughnut’, I can make them when calorie counting. drinks. Its chief executive, Elaine Hindal, says quite markedly. The reason? Cash. aware of good health and nutrition.” consumed from wine when counting their smaller … but I can’t stop someone eating The problem is likely to stem from the a lack of awareness of the calorie content of Every student will have tales to tell of baked Worth noting is the fact that those in the daily total intake. three.” fact that the information isn’t there. But alcohol, and the fact it contains almost as beans on toast for three weeks at the end of first year of study are more determined to Now he may not have to, because a even when it is, consumers seem to turn “It is clear from our research that shoppers many calories as pure fat, can inadvertently term as loan funds ran dry and credit cards eat healthy food, with 19% saying it was British chef has made one with a third of a blind eye: while an average of 74% of are confused regarding the calories in hamper people’s efforts to lose weight and were maxed out, but students are generally “essential” they eat healthily, compared with the fat of the average American classic adults know what their recommended alcohol,” says Helen Buck, the chair of stay in shape. As such, she’s supporting finding it very difficult to make their cash 17% in higher years. The UK government will jam doughnut. Dum Dum doughnuts have daily calorie intake is, less than half know Sainsbury’s responsible drinking steering Sainsbury’s move. As is the public health stretch to healthy, sustainable food. Many also be concerned by the finding that 28% of just six grams of fat compared with the what the guidelines for daily alcohol group. “We hope that by clearly displaying minister, Jane Ellison, who wants to see are trying to eating to eat healthily (79% international students are concerned about standard 17, and 350 calories compared consumption are. Something needs to this information on the bottle, we’ll be able more retailers follow suit. have made an effort to), but are struggling their diets, compared with just 16% of home with 450, making them “the world’s to balance the higher – perceived, in some students. healthiest doughnut” – at least according cases – cost of sustainable food, with interest One benefit of having less cash to spend is to the company’s owner, Paul Hurley. Worryingly, Sainsbury’s research also in free-range and ethical food on the wane that they are drinking less. A third of students Dum Dums are Hurley’s take on New The showed that 58% don’t know what the (see box). are (apparently) teetotal, while 40% say they York’s celebrity-fuelled “cronut” (croissant government guidelines for daily alcohol According to Sodexo, cash constraints have drink alcohol just once a week. plus doughnut) craze, being handmade consumption are; evidence if any were affected the eating habits of students, with Taylor says the fact that many students are and freshly baked – with a patented Political needed that a label will only get you so far. 57% of those living off campus admitting that feeling the financial pressure to influence their process – instead of fried. Of his work on That other retailers have snubbed the financial hardship has resulted in a change to choices of food would indicate that there is doughnuts he told a national newspaper: Print idea make things harder. Consistency of their diet. Of those, 67% say they are eating “much work to be done to demonstrate that “I’ve been trying to create the world’s messaging is key to nudging people in the less healthily, up from the 2012 figure of 62%. good, nutritious and ethically sourced food best doughnut since 1997, but you can’t N THE FACE (or rather bottle) of right direction. Morrisons, for example, This is combined with a “worrying divide” need not be the more expensive option”. just think about flavour, you need to also it, the introduction of calorie labels is concerned that people might turn to emerging in fitness habits with 45% doing no think about ethics: what people should be for wine seems like a good idea. stronger, low-cal drinks such as vodka. exercise at all. 45% spend £20 or less on food eating, and what they should be letting O their kids eat.” Consumers are clearly confused by alcoholic Again, education in the round is required. There is also a trend for skipping meals – per week Whether British kids need any more calories, with many not even counting them The public health responsibility deal this is nothing new among a demographic 79% make an effort to eat doughnuts in their diet is one thing. But if as part of their daily allowance. That people does, of course, include a pledge around juggling lectures, assignments and bars. But healthily Diet dilemma. The number of calories in Hurley really wanted to make a difference, have become accustomed to these labels on information on alcoholic drinks, but this has the fact that one in 10 miss a meal a day in 51% said they miss at least one alcoholic drinks can be deceptively high. meal a week as he claims, why are the healthy versions the their food, should make things easier. yet to be extended to the on-trade where an average week is a concern – especially if A couple of large glasses can equate to a 34% wanted to eat locally two and half times more expensive than But the drinks sector clearly has a much there is little evidence of calorie labelling to this is found to be the result of a lack of funds

slice of chocolate cake. N u m ber c run ch er sourced food the traditional ones? wider communications challenge ahead. date, according to charity Drinkaware. rather than lack of time.

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Sustainable fish: On top of the world (gold medal)

Going for gold London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016 have all recognised their responsibility in helping to prevent the Food waste: the lower the Healthier food: Not so fast crisis in world fish stocks, by sourcing only “demonstrably standard (bronze medal) sustainable” fish. This means verifiably excluding “red- better (silver medal) list” fish, and using only “green-list” fish, as identified by With estimates that one-third of the world’s food London 2012 took steps to serve healthier food. independent scientists such as the Marine Conservation is thrown away, causing severe environmental and Glasgow 2014 has gone further and made impressive Society. Rio 2016 has gone further by committing to helping social consequences, large-scale event organisers such as commitments on this theme, no doubt due to the high rates small-scale Brazilian fisheries to go through Marine London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 have recognised reducing of diet-related health problems in Scotland and the need Stewardship Council or Aquaculture Stewardship Council and managing food waste as a priority. This sets a helpful to educate a new generation in the importance of healthy certification to enable them to meet “green-list” precedent for the catering industry, where a very large amount eating and physical activity. It is perhaps disappointing, then, of food waste arises. Reducing food waste can be achieved Can Glasgow beat London when it that both Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016 are also prominently status and provide the necessary sustainability through careful menu planning, use of the whole carcass of sponsored by soft drinks manufacturers – AG Barr (makers assurances and hence participate in comes to sustainable food? Kath animals, sensible food storage, compostable packaging of IrnBru and Rubicon juice drinks) and Coca-Cola, supply contracts. and service-ware, and diverting any waste that does Dalmeny unpicks the new food charter respectively – undermining the healthy eating message arise to composting and anaerobic digestion sites. in nations that both suffer from worrying rates of for the Commonwealth Games. Such measures will help to achieve Glasgow diet-related disease. London 2012 was also 2014’s aim of being a “low to zero waste sponsored by Coca-Cola, as well as Animal to landfill” Games. McDonald’s and Cadbury. welfare: not UCH HAS been made of the London 2012 Olympic up to scratch and Paralympic Games sustainability legacy; in (wooden Mparticular the influence on the foodservice sector of spoon) the “groundbreaking” London 2012 Food Vision. This raised the bar for health and sustainability standards for the food served at Glasgow 2014 is large-scale sporting and cultural events. not encouraging Fairtrade foods: Now the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organisers higher animal celebrating common wealth have announced healthy and sustainable food standards, and welfare standards (silver medal) the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced a Local food: Making such as Freedom sustainable fish standard for the 16m meals they will serve to progress (silver medal) Food as a “baseline London 2012 achieved an impressive level of Fairtrade- requirement”, certified products in key categories such as bananas, athletes, dignitaries, spectators and the world’s media. This marks London 2012 prioritised British and seasonal placing this instead tea, coffee and sugar. The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth a welcome reinforcement of the importance of food standards produce, with a strong commitment to higher in the “aspirational” Games are a time to celebrate the common wealth of for mega-events that are influential with the public and with the welfare standards such as RSPCA Freedom Food (optional) category; nations, so it’s good to see the London 2012 Fairtrade foodservice industry. certified meat and dairy products, particularly for this is a step standards replicated there, with a promising pigs and chickens. Glasgow 2014 has also specified The standards for London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and Rio backwards from statement that Fairtrade products will be procured a high proportion of food from Scottish farmers, 2016 share core themes of healthy, ethical and sustainable London 2012. This “wherever possible”. Glasgow 2014 could, for The expert: particularly those meeting farm assurance food standards that resonate strongly with the public and covers all livestock example, go one better than London 2012 Kath Dalmeny is policy director at standards for safety and traceability. have tried-and-tested ways to achieve them. It seems now to products apart from by serving 100% Fairtrade chocolate Sustain, a member of the London be non-negotiable that large events should make prominent whole eggs, which – (just for treats, of course). Food Board, and was a member of commitments on at least five key themes: healthier food; local as for London 2012 – the Food Advisory Group for the food; sustainable fish; fair-trade foods; and food waste. So has must be free range. London 2012 Games. Glasgow raised the bar higher than London?

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Don’t pick on Tesco’s fresh approach

ESCO IS ENJOYING the first fruits shelf life of produce bought within the EU packaging of its labour aimed at reducing food by two days, while that from the southern Twaste. The supermarket, which in hemisphere has been extended by up to 10 October published a warts-and-all waste days, he added. audit of its business, says it has extended Tesco has made food waste one of its three the shelf life of some of its fresh produce key priorities, part of a new initiative which lines by up to 10 days thanks to a change in will involve the retail giant using “its scale its supply chain logistics. for good”. In its six-month update, published Speaking at the No Opportunity Wasted towards the end of 2013, Tesco revealed the conference organised by the Dutch embassy extent of the food waste in its supply chain, in London in February, Tesco’s head of with fresh produce identified as a particular food waste, Mark Little, explained how the problem. Of all the grapes and apples it sold, F PACKAGING WERE invented today it packaging firms and local authorities came company is now guaranteeing to take 80% for example, 24% and 40% were wasted would probably be regarded as one of the together with a common goal: to cut food of the crop from its suppliers. This means respectively. Igreatest green technologies. After all, it waste. they no longer had to use packhouses The lion’s share of waste was also found prevents food waste – an environmental sin “Councils are good at co-operation. to buffer supply. In fact, the number of to occur in the home, and more news of which has rocketed up the agenda in the Retailers are good at competition. What I’d cases of fresh produce that are bypassing progress in that area is expected when the past 12 months. But can packaging’s role like to see is retailers competing for councils’ backwards step which will contribute to the them “sweating”. Not so – or at least in the packhouses has climbed from 2m to 14m, full year’s results are published – possibly in protecting food really give it a new lease co-operation,” said Paul Vanston from the twin problems of landfill and litter.” majority of cases. Further WRAP research he said. This has also helped extend the next month. of life? Will consumers ever understand Kent Resource Partnership, a council group Del Monte tried to explain its reasoning shows that two in three consumers unpack the benefits of a plastic film on a cucumber tackling household waste and a key figure in (albeit tucked away at the end of the stories): their fresh produce in a way that shortens its (best before extended by almost five times the Fresher for Longer initiative. the bags contain “controlled ripening lifespan – unpacking, pricking and prodding to 14 days) or bananas in a bag (best before The Packaging Federation was also keen technology”, which extends the shelf life must be discouraged. Searle suggested extended by seven days)? Those behind an to put aside the mud-slinging of years gone of the banana inside by up to six days. This that the storage habits of consumers are, at Give us our fair share initiative to promote packaging as consumer by, when retailers were lobbied by everyone would reduce the number of deliveries and times, past their sell-by date. “They’re from and environmental friend rather than foe from the Women’s Institute to ministers to cut the company’s carbon footprint as well the dark ages,” he said. increasingly appear to believe so. cut packaging. “For us the days of criticising as the amount of food waste going to landfill. It is the collaborative approach of the OUR HUNDRED thousand tonnes of has provided “an optimism that we’ve never The Fresher for Longer campaign was set each other are long past,” said its chief The packaging was also recyclable. Fresher for Longer campaign that Searle, perfectly edible food are chucked away had before”. up as part of the Love Food Hate Waste executive, Dick Searle. Fresher for Longer The Daily Mail is no environmental and his colleagues on the steering board, Fat retail level every year – but just 1% However, Boswell called for an assessment campaign run by WRAP (the Waste “will cut food waste and point out that compass, of course. Yet the story shows hope will make the difference. All the major of it is redistributed. That’s according to the of just how much food could be available for & Resources Action Programme). The packaging isn’t all bad”. the scale of the communication job facing supermarkets have launched food waste chairman of FareShare, a charity which takes redistribution – “We believe it’s somewhere steering group includes the Packaging That’s the goal – and it’s an ambitious one. retailers and local authorities alike. In her campaigns – Morrisons has its “Great taste, surplus food from retailers and delivers it between 300,000 and 400,000 tonnes”. Federation, the British Retail Consortium, Bananas provide a fitting example. A presentation, Emma Marsh, who heads less waste”, while Sainsbury’s had “Make to charities around the country to help feed In February supermarkets committed to the packaging researchers INCPEN, the Food couple of years ago, Del Monte launched WRAP’s long-running and successful Love your roast go further”. those who need it. publishing figures on the food wasted at their and Drink Federation and the Kent Resource individually wrapped bananas. The idea Food Hate Waste campaign, highlighted Tesco, arguably, has forced the issue, In a passionate speech at the No stores. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on Partnership. In February, almost a year after backfired when media and local authorities some consumer attitudes to packaging. thanks to its waste audit published in Opportunity Wasted conference in London DEFRA to publish a report it commissioned it was launched, the group held its inaugural panned the idea. “The man from Del Monte One of the most concerning was the 62% October. The scale of the waste along its in February, Lindsay Boswell explained how a year ago to assess and summarise conference. There was a whiff of positivity should say no,” the Local Government of shoppers who believe it’s better to always supply chain grabbed headlines, as did its FareShare collects about 4,200 tonnes of evidence about food aid provision in the in the air as retailers, food manufacturers, Association told the Daily Mail. “This is a unwrap fruit and vegetables for fear of commitment to do something about it: big food each year, enough to make 10m meals. UK. “Household Food Security – a Literature bagged salads and multi-buys are on their He said there has been a “mature approach” Review of Food Aid” was due to be published way out. to food redistribution by the retailers which in summer 2013. That consumers want less should be a NEW! Miso Tasty miso soups: just add hot water! difficult concept for retailers to comprehend – let alone act upon. But, as Simon Oxley, a In next month’s issue… @misotasty packaging technologist at Marks & Spencer, explained: “The consistent message that Experts from environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA argue that food businesses need For orders, head to came back [from our customers] was that to refocus their waste efforts towards reduction rather than recycling. Doing so will reap www.misotasty.com they want less multi-buys and less products the greatest financial and environmental gains, they explain. in the packs.”

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approach offers centralised pasteurisation before farm delivery of feedstock. But Big drive for small AD in more remote locations, direct waste supply would be more efficient. Another option is the installation of pre-digestion “homogenisation” units on retail and catering sites, so that pre-treated feedstock can be uplifted and supplied to a local AD With hospitality and foodservice businesses struggling plant. This kind of collaboration is also needed to to find anaerobic digestion outlets for their food waste, ensure that local communities can benefit could small-scale sites offer a solution? ByR ichard from AD rather than fearing it. While residents are often open to AD sites that Gueterbock. offer a solution for farm slurry, those geared up to take in local food waste can be a harder sell. Vested interests and regulatory HEN IT COMES to waste essential part of the government’s plans to power output below 500kWh, generated of degradable wastes, for instance (see for composting. This is effectively banning overkill means that it is much harder to push management the bigger the invest in infrastructure to help businesses from liquid production residues. But AD boxout). This could be combined with business food waste from landfill. Come through an AD site for slurry and food waste Wsite the better the economies grow and boost the rural economy. It will all technology can handle a range of feedstocks, smaller AD solutions, particularly in rural 2016 this will also be extended to smaller than for slurry alone. This is a great shame. of scale. Right? Wrong. Bigger does not also provide a boost to the green economy including those from the catering and areas. Meanwhile, an interesting model businesses (those producing 5-50kg a Early engagement can help. always mean better, especially regarding – if the government gets the incentive foodservice sector. for smaller community-based “merchant” week). Local, smaller scale and on-site solutions anaerobic digestion (AD) as a solution for schemes right. Foodservice companies, caterers and pub sites has been developed at Llangadog in There are exemptions for businesses deserve wider recognition in the food and food waste from catering, hospitality and Politicians and their officials are being and coffee shop chains, as well as SME food Carmarthenshire, where a local waste site in rural areas, but that shouldn’t stop the drink industry, and also within Whitehall. food processing businesses. encouraged to take smaller-scale AD processors and independent foodservice now has a small-scale AD plant. rollout of small-scale AD in rural areas. A supportive policy framework should The large sites offer whopping energy more seriously, but there are some policy businesses produce residues with excellent In Scotland, interest in AD is about to Indeed, more effort must be made to encourage adoption of renewable outputs and certainly have their place. contradictions that are undermining the biogas potential. What a waste to see snowball, with regulations coming into develop local solutions, with food businesses technologies and the government should However, supersizing is not the only way to sector, including threats to the incentive so much of this still ending up in landfill force next year that will require food working with British AD technology support innovative companies developing go with this technology. regime (the renewable energy feed-in tariff) (600,000 tonnes, according to WRAP’s businesses producing more than 50kg of providers to come up with innovative, cost- smaller AD plants and help to promote For a start, they’re not always accessible. and unnecessary bureaucracy that has had research into hotels, pubs and restaurants). food waste a week to separate it out for effective and low-impact solutions. development of British solutions across the Footprint has been following the research the perverse effect of encouraging larger There are a number of initiatives, collection and disposal either at AD sites or The “hub and PoD” (point of digestion) renewables sector – which is heavily reliant being carried out for the Hospitality Carbon plants. involving British companies, developing on imported technologies. Reduction Forum, which has shown the So how can small-scale AD provide solutions that should help meet the needs The cloud of confusion around the geographical gaps in AD capacity in the UK. a valuable solution for foodservice and of the foodservice and hospitality sectors. Potential for small AD and waste food collections. financial incentives for small AD plants Smaller-scale plants could plug some of hospitality businesses, and what is the These include various off-site and on-site certainly isn’t helping. Just as the market these gaps. They may not generate large appetite to tailor this technology and the applications for smaller-scale digestion, Nestlé Confectionery, Olleco is poised for expansion, the Department of volumes of energy (some plants achieve infrastructure to the sector’s needs? which won’t suit all sites but offer plenty of Fawdon, Newcastle Food and catering collections Energy and Climate Change is threatening output levels of up to 250kWh – enough In spite of the uncertainties, a number of potential. Clearfleau’s on-site AD plant converts Olleco is rapidly becoming a leader to disadvantage smaller-scale AD (plants to power 400 houses), but they offer other British technology firms are focusing on on- Companies such as Olleco have developed wash waters and confectionery in food waste collection for retail and that produce less than 250kW of energy) benefits, including cutting greenhouse gas site AD, including farm-scale plants. Some regular collection of smaller volumes production residues into biogas, used catering businesses, with specially designed by British companies, with emissions and more efficient handling of of these plants could be adapted to include to generate renewable electricity for the designed vehicles operating across the incentives weighted in favour of larger sites residues. What’s more, smaller businesses locally derived food residues, while other factory. Power output is 300 kW and the country. Collection routes are optimised that often rely on imported technology. can supply residues to local AD plants or firms are developing smaller community- recently completed facility is located on with specialist software and they can British companies with innovative designs even work with others to develop shared based plants in rural areas to provide the edge of the factory’s car park. offer a local service and supply smaller are developing new markets and creating facilities. Surely that’s better than carting energy for the residents. These innovative jobs but smaller scale on-site digestion Key features: AD plants. (heavy) food waste up and down the bio-energy plants can fit on a relatively needs sustained support and greater policy ● Limited footprint/on-site installation Key features: country to larger sites – which can often small footprint, so the potential to roll out a stability. Some key regulatory issues must be ● Closed-loop system – avoids odour ● Collection of all degradable waste make diversion to AD uneconomic. network of them should be considered. addressed urgently if this market is to fulfil ● Integral solids dissolution process ● Dedicated collection trucks Defra and its advisers at WRAP seem to Clearfleau is one of these emerging its considerable potential. Benefits for Nestlé: ● Renewable energy generated have bought into the potential for small- companies. Its on-site plants can treat Richard Gueterbock is a director of food- ● Revenue from renewable incentives Customer benefits: scale generation of energy from food waste, production residues and generate renewable sector AD specialist Clearfleau Ltd and a ● Lower residue disposal and energy ● Guarantee not to use landfill with news last month of a £3m funding pot energy on industrial sites. Clearfleau has trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society costs ● Cost-effective sustainable solution to help farmers build AD plants. The use operational digesters in the dairy, distillery of England, which is promoting farm-scale ● Reduced carbon footprint for the site ● Access to AD and carbon reduction of this form of technology on farms is an and food processing sectors, each with a digestion.

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Time for an oil A new natural change environment

Biologists at the University of York are part of a new initiative to review the standards for sustainable palm oil. Recent storms have opened up opportunities to think Jennifer Lucey, a researcher in the biology department, creatively about living with environmental uncertainty, explains the challenges ahead and her hopes for the project. says Professor Robert Tregay.

David Burrows (DB): Does the food industry and in order to anticipate future problems, be publicly available, and will also be useful LIMATE CHANGE is natural and areas, greening policies could be adapted Professor Robert Tregay is a landscape see sustainable palm oil as an important rather than in response to current public to the development of national standards continuing. Unpredictability and to address flooding concerns; water runs architect and masterplanner, an issue? demand. Informing the public about the and for users and consumers of palm oil who extreme events in natural systems are rapidly off ploughed fields, especially on clay environmental scientist and farmer, and C chairman of LDA Design. Jennifer Lucey (JL): Sustainable palm extent of palm oil in products they use – wish to better define their own commitments normal, including the flooding of floodplains. soils, causing flooding in towns sometimes oil (SPO) has a major public awareness about 50% of supermarket products contain to sustainability. The aim of the network is to Worse events than the current storms have many miles away. Measures could include problem, with much of the general public it – and informing them that their choice is communicate with people and organisations occurred in the historic past. However, support to restore soil structure through infrastructure, people are reconnected with being vaguely aware that oil palm is “bad” between products with sustainable palm oil who develop or influence policy – businesses increases in greenhouse gas emissions over different farming practices, plus woodland the natural world, and the food and energy but not engaged with the issues. There or with unsustainable palm oil, rather than that produce, trade, use and sell palm oil the past century have probably increased planting and permeable grassland zones they consume. Green infrastructure would have been instances where companies have between products with or without palm oil, and its products are important in influencing the frequency, severity and risk of future along stream margins, joining them up to need to be retrofitted to existing urban areas added a “sustainable palm oil” label to their is key to making the sourcing of sustainable policy. We already have representatives extreme weather events. absorb and slow down runoff within whole and also integrated with new developments. products and seen sales fall, presumably palm oil a priority within the food industry from businesses and the consumer goods A primary cause of increased flooding was catchments. Let’s be clear, the proposed Natural because previously, consumers were not and for consumers. forum in the network, and anticipate that the forest clearance in pre-Roman to medieval These flood reduction measures would Environment Strategy is not a call for more aware there was any palm oil in the product DB: How do you think the new network membership of the network will expand. times; forests and forest soils absorb water need to be fully integrated with biodiversity government spending. Rather it should start at all. you’re involved with will help? DB: How will you define whether the better than open land. This was followed enhancement, the need to protect landscape by bringing together interests and expertise DB: Sales of certified SPO (CSPO) are still JL: The network has been established by network is a success or not? by post-war ploughing of grasslands for character, local biomass fuel production that have typically remained in different quite low, aren’t they? the SEnSOR [Socially and Environmentally JL: The network will produce a series of arable cultivation, which further reduced and the continued needs of farmers to farm worlds – farmers and hydrologists, for JL: Many large companies, including the Sustainable Oil Palm Research] Project, and documents for policymakers on priority the capacity of the countryside to soak up efficiently and produce our food. Piece by example. It would also need to better join up supermarkets, have commitments to source it will be conducting independent scientific issues in the development of sustainable rainfall. More recently, intensive farming piece, year by year, the countryside would existing initiatives in different government 100% CSPO in the next few years, many by research to test the effectiveness of the palm oil. A key aim of the network is practices, including loss of fallow periods become better shaped to address human departments and agencies, and resolve 2015, and so apparently low uptake of CSPO roundtable on SPO [which sets the standards to create and maintain dialogue and and organic inputs from mixed-use farming, needs in cities as well as in rural areas. conflicting perspectives. currently is partly a result of a lag time as for certification] and to recommend exchange knowledge between scientists have further resulted in the breakdown of In urban areas, solutions include green Urban floods, farming, soils and food are companies gear up for the shift. improvements. Providing a robust scientific and policymakers. The first document will soil structure, reducing the capacity of soils infrastructure, a network of green spaces all interrelated through the way we manage DB: So is it a priority issue for grocers and evidence base for the effectiveness of RSPO’s be produced in the next few months, with to absorb and slowly release water. bringing multiple benefits including water and are affected by the environment. The catering companies then? certification standards will help to improve a focus on greenhouse gas emissions from So I am proposing a Natural Environment management, biodiversity enhancement, Natural Environment Strategy would join JL: Many companies have commitments the credibility of the RSPO standards. plantations, especially related to land use Strategy which would help us deal with a recreation and wellbeing for urban people, them up, use money more wisely and base to sourcing sustainable palm oil because of DB: Will the results be published? change, and will mark the first milestone of changing environment. local food growing and perhaps renewable human life on a better relationship with the their wider corporate commitments to CSR, JL: The findings and recommendations will the network’s activities. What might the strategy involve? In rural energy production. Through green natural world.

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Interview with Alan Mullholland of Stalbridge Linen

Q: Would you agree that it’s the small tweaks we can be certain that our finish quality and product design, service delivery or being of strategy that make a big difference? service delivery is consistently high. more resource efficient. In the last year we A: Small tweaks can and do make a have developed an extranet facility, which difference such as our current program to Q: How much do your customers care about is unique for our industry, to allow our install LED lighting panels throughout our sustainability? customers to access their account details offices (annual savings estimated at 22,546 A: A substantial number of our customers online and we are presently trialing a hand kwh and 10 tonnes of Co2). However the have highlighted sustainability as an area held tablet with our service and sales teams strategy needs to be clear and agreed in the of their concern, which is why it is at the in order increase the use of technology, first instance so that the team are aware forefront of our thinking. Any proposals we and to reduce the use of paper, faxing and of the direction in which the business is make, or tender processes we enter into, postage. We now print and post fewer than heading, which is to be increasingly efficient have a strong environmental requirement 40% of our invoices and this is dropping to meet the commercial and environmental and happily we are able to enter them with further by the week. Innovation is crucial to demands of our customers. our own clear message that Stalbridge are the continued success of the business. ahead of the curve in this respect. Q: Have increased energy and natural Q: Community is clearly very important resource costs impacted your business Q: Have you measurably helped your to you. As one of the biggest employers in significantly? customers’ own sustainability endeavors? your area social sustainability is part of the A: Commercial laundries use substantial A: Simply by using a commercial laundry businesses DNA? amounts of water, energy and fuel. As such as Staibridge rather than doing it A: Typically in the past, laundry businesses the costs of these resources rise they themselves or asking their staff to launder have been built where there is a large consequently have an impact on the cost their own uniform improves our customers populous to ensure that the availability of Q: Alan, as Operations Director of Stalbridge, of our service. To counter this, we aim to sustainability. Our processes are far more labour is in plentiful supply. We have often you have seen the organization grow. With recycle as much water and heat as possible, efficient than domestic washing and there been unfairly viewed as an employer of growth comes increased impact. Take us and invest in capital projects which drive are also benefits in terms of traceability last resort, however we support a number through the process of mitigating your increased efficiencies so that the impact in if there is a risk to health and hygiene. of local good causes and we hold open environmental impact? terms of the environment, and our margins Additionally we provide our customers days to show the local community how A: The impact of growth manifests itself it are lower. For example we are using less with reporting to assist them in reducing we operate. As a strong contributor to the many ways, potentially adding cost to the than half of the water we used to in the their linen usage to enable them to be more local economy we have a significant impact operation, to sustain such an impact requires wash process, at an average of 4 ltrs per kilo efficient. in our community and as in most factory change and adjustments have to be made. of work produced. environments we do have a number of staff We have had to consider our processes, in our planning to lessen the impact. We process and the improvements we make Q: Businesses like Stalbridge have a real where previous generations are working materials used for making linen, bedding and Q: Do you face criticism for ‘Linen Miles’? have centralized our processing facility so there. The traditional model of a national opportunity to innovate. How important is or have worked with us. It is important clothing. We consider fuel efficiency when A: We are aware of the potential concerns that any concerns regarding the distances service being provided by multiple sites is innovation in your business? therefore, that this link is maintained selecting vehicles and replacing existing of being a national laundry supplier and we travel are more than compensated for certainly no more environmentally friendly A: Stalbridge has always tried to be at and Stalbridge is seen as a safe, fair and processing machinery. logistically we have to be very sophisticated by the economies of scale in the laundry or efficient than our business model, and the forefront of its sector whether it’s in successful company to work for.

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or over 35 years Johnsons Stalbridge to make further improvements in the future.” reduce its carbon footprint through continued has remained at the forefront of the investment in energy and water re-cycling Findustry, providing customers in the Past, Present and Future systems. As a result; catering, hospitality and leisure industries A clear environmental policy is in place which • Some Stalbridge laundries are capable of with high quality complete linen hire and all employees are trained on and encouraged recycling up to 50% of the waste water laundry service coupled with a spotless to keep at the forefront of their minds. The used in the laundering process to help reputation and a genuine commitment to policy demonstrates how the company control its environmental impact. improving their environmental credentials. complies with all legislative and regulatory • The vehicle fleet covers over 4.5 million standards, which relate to environmental miles per year and each driver has been Embedding Responsible Behaviour aspects of its activities, and shows how trained to reduce miles used per gallon by The company takes its environmental Stalbridge will continue to invest in improving re-routing, saving 89,928 ‘linen miles’ per responsibilities seriously, continuously its environmental performance. year and 36,090kg CO2 emissions. looking for ways to ensure that their As a company which has experienced machinery is energy efficient and all working enviable growth since its inception in 1975, Climate Change Agreement practices are effective. As a business with it can be a challenge to ensure that policies Johnsons Stalbridge Linen is fully committed heritage and a reputation in the industry, which are not core to the business are to the climate levy agreement and regulations they clearly understand their responsibilities given appropriate credence throughout the which were introduced as a result of the to their employees, suppliers, customers workforce - but the culture of the company, Kyoto Protocol in 1997. The agreement and surrounding community. They are conceived by David Coulter, is one that tasks businesses with reducing their carbon committed to embedding Corporate Social is receptive and compliant to change and emissions from electricity, gas and solid fuel. Responsibility best practice into every innovation. David began a small business Stalbridge has exceeded the required savings aspect of their operations, exhibited in 2013 catering for wine bars in the city of London and is currently running at - 22.05% with a with a prized Footprint Award for ‘Energy and then set up a base in Milborne Port. The target of - 7.5%. Efficiency’, having demonstrated reductions, company grew, mostly by recommendation, innovation, implementation, strategies and into developing a further site in Shaftesbury, Ethics and the Community savings throughout the supply chain. now used as its head office. Over the years Johnsons Stalbridge Linen meets its Stalbridge recognises its responsibility further sites were developed in Glasgow, requirements under the 1990 Environmental to do business in a sustainable fashion Dorset and Nuneaton and it became a part of Protection Act as all chemicals used fall and to protect the communities in which the Johnson Service Group in 1995. under the EU REACH (Regulation, Evaluation When you outsource your services to Sodexo, you’ll join over one million people they operate. Donald Smith, Commercial & Authorisation of Chemicals) aiming to whose lives we enhance every day. As experts in Quality of Life services, we Director at Stalbridge says that: “Last year Energy Efficient Industrial Laundering ensure a high level of protection of health and provide a range of facilities management services that will help you concentrate we invested £1.2m in our factory facilities Industrial laundering reduces greenhouse the environment. Additionally, the Stalbridge on what you do best. We quickly become key players in your team and our in order to achieve the requisite reductions gas emissions by 30% compared with ethical procurement code of conduct has experience ensures that we’ll be talking your language in no time at all. In fact, in energy and water consumption. It is domestic laundering (ref: ESTA – Study on been developed around awareness of we’re ready to talk to you today. fantastic that this investment, and the comparing industrial v domestic laundering) environmental and ethical issues and the results we have achieved, have been and Johnsons Stalbridge Linen is leading the company is fully committed to only use Call us now on 020 7404 0110 or visit us online at www.sodexo.com recognised in the industry and we will strive way in helping the textile services industry to suppliers that adopt similar principles.

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