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“Food Made Good – transferrable, accessible and easy to understand”

Leave a Comment / Global, Awards, Bars, Celebrate Local and Seasonal, Certification, Climate change, Energy, Environment, Environmentally Positive Farming, Food Made Good Rating, Food Waste, Local sourcing, Organic, Provenance, Source Fish Responsibly, Sourcing, Sustainability, Trade Show, Waste No Food, World's 50 Best / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association We recently agreed a strategic partnership with Sustainability Consultant Keary Shandler and Restaurateur Omar Shihab to make Food Made Good available to all restaurants in the UAE. There are more than 13,000 restaurants in Dubai, more per capita than London and New York City. We interviewed Keary and Omar …

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Bird flu – the lowdown for chickens, eggs and you

Leave a Comment / Free Range, Antibiotics, Energy, Ethical Meat and Dairy, News, Provenance / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association What is it? Bird flu, or avian flu, is an infectious type of influenza that spreads among birds. In rare cases, it can affect humans. In October, the Government announced a package of measures to support poultry farmers in response to the UK’s worst ever outbreak with over 200 …

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Food Made Good Japan Awards help spread the global food sustainability movement

Leave a Comment / Japan, Awards, Certification, Chefs, Community Engagement, Energy, Environment, Fish, Food Made Good Rating, Food Waste, Global, Hong Kong, Innovation, Provenance, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Source Fish Responsibly, Sourcing, Support the Community, Waste No Food / By Tom Tanner

By Food Made Good Japan On 14th November 2022, the Food Made Good Japan Awards 2022 were held in Tokyo organised by the Sustainable Restaurant Association Japan (SRA-J). The award ceremony sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate was held in-person at 3x3Lab Future and shown online. Five of the SRA-J member restaurants were recognised for their outstanding …

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Crusty craftsmen create award-winning base for future toppings

Leave a Comment / Innovation, Awards, Celebrate Local and Seasonal, Energy, Environment, Ethical Meat and Dairy, Local sourcing, Net Zero, Provenance, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Sourcing, Uncategorized, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association There’s a perception that the bigger a restaurant business grows, the harder it becomes to retain, let alone expand upon, its principles. This year’s winner of the R200 Sustainable Restaurant Group of the Year, sponsored by Victoria Malaga (which we had the great pleasure of judging again), has shown …

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Outgoing award-winning pub owner reveals secrets of 78% margins and success

Leave a Comment / Awards, Bars, Celebrate Local and Seasonal, Community Engagement, Energy, Environment, Environmentally Positive Farming, Food Made Good Rating, Food Waste, Innovation, Local sourcing, Meat Reduction, More Veg & Better Meat, Organic, Plant-based diets, Plastic, Raymond Blanc, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Sourcing, Sustainability, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Almost exactly three years on from lifting the coveted Sustainable Business of the Year Award at the 2019 Food Made Good Awards, Ollie and Lauren Hunter are leaving The Wheatsheaf Chilton Foliat as a thriving village pub – transformed from when they took it on in 2015. Ollie took …

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Eight cover restaurant proves small is beautiful and sustainable

Leave a Comment / Food Made Good Rating, Bees, Celebrate Local and Seasonal, Energy, Environment, Environmentally Positive Farming, Feed People Well, Food Waste, Healthy Eating, More Veg & Better Meat, plant based diets, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Vegetarian & Vegan / By Tom Tanner

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Since we started assessing restaurants’ sustainability back in 2010, we’ve bestowed the Food Made Good certification on tens of thousands of sites, large and small. The Walled Gardens Underground Restaurant, two miles from Manchester City Centre is undoubtedly the smallest. It’s also one of the most interesting and inspiring. …

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Energy Bill Relief Scheme: How will it affect hospitality?

Leave a Comment / Energy, Chefs, Climate change, Environment, Government, Innovation, Technology, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

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 …

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New national leaders. A blow to planet’s prospects?

Leave a Comment / Climate change, Energy, Environment, Government, Net Zero, Sustainability, Value Natural Resources / By Tom Tanner

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 …

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Exchange waste water for cash and carbon savings

Leave a Comment / Climate change, Energy, Environment, Innovation, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Technology, Water / By Tom Tanner

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 …

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12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS

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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 …

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