The Most Expensive Menu Item Flop Of All Time

At no point has the effects of a new menu item been more evident than when a fast food chain attempted to go upmarket and lost hundreds of millions of...

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What Role Do Retailers Have To Play In Food Sustainability?

A report by the French chapter of the Climate Action Network expressed considerable concern that supermarkets do not adequately empower sustainable customers.

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The Casual Dining Crunch And The Rise Of The Sustainable Independent

A major shift in the restaurant world known as the “casual dining crunch” was one of the reasons for the rise of sustainable independent food establishments.

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How Cutting Food Waste Boosts Sustainability

When your staff put on their server aprons to dish up food to customers, they could be doing the planet a favour by using recycled but still edible produce.

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What Was The First Successful Meat Substitute?

Meat-free substitutes have become increasingly popular in the restaurant industry, but the first one to be successful has an influence still felt 30 years later

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Can Fashion Match Food For Sustainability?

Can the hostel and restaurant industry ever meet the tough challenge of managing to ensure that their staff hospitality uniforms are as sustainable as the food they serve to diners...

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How A Japanese Cooking Show Paradoxically Inspired Sustainable Cooking

One of the pioneers of farm-to-fork and vegetarian fine dining clashed with the world of almost cartoonish excess, with the battleground being Kitchen Stadium.

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When A Week Is Never Enough For Foodies

If ever there was a good time for an establishment to invest in restaurant server aprons, it is when New York City Restaurant Week approaches - not least as this...

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