By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Large or small, hospitality businesses of all sizes have been seriously rattled by the soaring energy price rises of recent months and the threat of more to come. The prediction this week from Fuller’s that it’s total annual bill for gas and electricity would leap from £8m to £18m …
Energy Bill Relief Scheme: How will it affect hospitality? Read More »
By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Such has been the magnitude and speed of change amongst the rulers of our nation this last week or so, it’s been hard to keep track with what’s been going on behind the scenes. How has the death of the Queen, the accession of King Charles III and the …
New national leaders. A blow to planet’s prospects? Read More »
By Isabel Schestak, Post-doctoral researcher, Bangor University Commercial kitchens in the UK hospitality and food service sector consume more energy for the preparation of meals than cooking in domestic kitchens. However, they can also play a vital role in climate change mitigation. The heat in the drain water of commercial kitchens is a valuable source …
Exchange waste water for cash and carbon savings Read More »
With Christmas nearly here, it’s time to check that you have everything ready for the holidays – including your sustainability practices! With help from some of the fabulous food service businesses we work with, we’ve launched 12 Days of Sustainable Christmas (check it out on Instagram!) – packed with ideas and tips for making the …
Written by Emma Carroll-Monteil, The SRA Depending on who you talk to or what you read, the outcomes of COP26 have been described in a variety of ways, ranging from a disappointing failure, to a genuine success providing real hope. As an attendee of the event, and as someone who is experiencing all those descriptors listed, I maintain that these feelings are not mutually exclusive. Although we did not attend …
By Tom Tanner There’s a long-held perception that it’s the independent, small-scale, artisan restaurants, pubs and cafés that are the sustainability pioneers and who will lead us to a better food future. From the get-go back in 2010, here at the Sustainable Restaurant Association, we took the view that while it was often the ‘small guys’ that would …
Wahacamole helps Mexican street food group win R200 award Read More »
By Tom Tanner A beer festival, cracking comedy, fabulous food and live music. Who knew tackling climate change could be so much fun? If you’re in Glasgow for COP26 then you won’t want to miss out on the brilliant fringe event being hosted by our partners from Net Zero Now on 4 November – Forget …
Food, drink and laughter as well as some serious Net Zero chat at COP26 Read More »
By Emma Carroll-Monteil and Kate Dranginis COP26 – what is it? And why are we excited about it? Each year, world leaders gather to discuss climate change at the Conference of the Parties – COP. This has been ongoing since 1995, and this year is the 26th meeting – hence the ‘26’ part of COP26. These meetings are the start …
What is COP26? And why is it important to Hospitality? Read More »
By Tom Tanner With world leaders set to descend on Glasgow next month, a news agenda already teeming with stories about the climate crisis will, so long as there is petrol in those pumps, be absolutely dominated by the Conference of the Parties 26 (COP) come the start of November. As you read, watch and …
Net zero for restaurants just got a whole lot easier Read More »
By Tom Tanner, SRA With restaurants now firmly re-open and operating at something like full capacity again, it’s time to shift our focus back from one threatening big C to another. While Covid has dominated plans for the last 16 months, climate change is no passing threat. The findings of the recent Purpose Survey we …
How hospitality proves its purpose through the pandemic and beyond Read More »
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