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Taiwanese restaurants ready to serve Food Made Good

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Taiwan this week became the latest territory in which the SRA has formed a strategic partnership to extend the reach of our Food Made Good programme. Specifically, our Managing Director Juliane Caillouette-Noble visited Taipei where she met with Chia-Ying Ho, Co-Founder of Green Dining Guide (GDG) and signed an …

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

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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Pioneers of Hong Kong hospitality reap rewards

By Belinda Ng, Food Made Good Hong Kong An environmentally friendly ‘coffee laundry’ and a food hall on a mission to remove all single-use packaging were among the winners at the third Food Made Good Hong Kong Awards. The ten award categories at the event to celebrate the most outstanding efforts and best practices of …

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

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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COP27: food finally takes centre stage at climate conference

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Next week sees the start of COP27, and while it might only seem like yesterday since anyone with an interest in climate change gathered in Glasgow, yes, the Conference of the Parties moves on to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. And, after another U-turn, this includes the new UK Prime Minister.  …

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Award-winning young chefs shaping our food future

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association Since 2010 San Pellegrino has been promoting a global talent platform for chefs under the age of 30, in the shape of its Young Chef Academy. We’re thrilled that for the second time we’re judging submissions for the Social Responsibility Award, having devised the criteria in 2019 for the …

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Top tips for going global to plug chef shortage

By Tom Tanner, Sustainable Restaurant Association With chefs about as hard to find as hens’ teeth, wouldn’t it be great if you could access a talent pool of millions and build a whole new kitchen team? We spoke to one restaurateur who’s done just that and wanted to share her tips and advice after nine …

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Zero waste cocktails, 100% creative mixologists

By Abi Englefield, One Planet Plate, Global Project Manager As part of our partner rum brand Flor de Caña’s ongoing pledge to reduce waste and help fight climate change, they have launched Zero Waste Cocktails. It’s a campaign aimed at engaging bars and restaurants around the world to serve up delicious sustainable cocktails made from …

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Istanbul – gateway to sustainability

By Juliane Caillouette-Noble, Managing Director, Sustainable Restaurant Association  Two weeks ago, I had the immense pleasure of joining hospitality and tourism colleagues from around the world in Istanbul for the third Global Gastro-Economy Summit. Hosted by TURYid, the Turkish Tourism Restaurant Investors and Gastronomy Enterprises Association.  Packed in a conference center at the intersection of …

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Ukraine war reveals fragile food security

Written by Tom Tanner, The SRA The current war in Ukraine is destroying and devastating a country, displacing millions of people, and ruining lives. The impacts of this crisis do not end there though – it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Putin’s violence is creating a global food security crisis. Between them, Russia and Ukraine are …

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