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Fast thinking: how restaurants are avoiding festive food waste

17-Dec-2020 By Ella Doyle

Closed for eat-in with just one day’s notice, hospitality businesses across London and large swathes of the South East are facing an unprecedented festive food waste challenge.

Preparing for a safe and sustainable return to service

22-Apr-2020 By Andrew Stephen

Sustainable Restaurant Association CEO Andrew Stephen on why the industry needs to rethink how it operates post Coronavirus.

Food Made Good Awards 2019 winners revealed

06-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Nando’s and YO! were among the food businesses honoured at the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) Food Made Good Awards 2019, which took place last night (5 November) in London.

Shortlist for Food Made Good Awards 2019 revealed

10-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

YO!, Nando’s and sustainable fish restaurant chain Lussmanns are among the operators included on this year's Food Made Good Awards shortlist.

Just Eat to trial seaweed sachets as part of plastic reduction plans

02-Mar-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Just Eat has joined food delivery rival Deliveroo in trying to combat the amount of plastic used in its UK takeaway food deliveries.

Top chefs put vegetables centre-stage as diners eat less meat

07-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chefs including Josh Eggleton and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are backing a campaign to place vegetables centre stage on restaurant menus.

Restaurants to turn out the lights for Earth Hour

02-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants across the UK will be serving up candlelit dinners to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour later this month.

UK hospitality industry can be 'most sustainable' in the world

01-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

The new chief executive of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has challenged its members to make the UK hospitality sector the most eco-friendly in the world.

Sustainable Restaurant Association MD Mark Linehan to step down

25-Feb-2016 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association's (SRA) Mark Linehan has announced he is stepping down from his role as managing director. 

How a global hospitality group was rated by the Sustainable Restaurant Association

28-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

Scrutinising the sustainability and social responsibility credentials of a 45-strong global hospitality business is no mean feat.  Here the UK-based Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and global hospitality brand Belmond tell BigHospitality how...

Bookatable and the SRA to launch sustainability campaign

21-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Restaurant booking website Bookatable has partnered with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) to launch its Leaders in Restaurant Sustainability campaign.

Event to help hotels improve F&B sustainability

14-Jul-2014 By Carina Perkins

The Considerate Hoteliers and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) are hosting a free event to help hotels tackle sustainability challenges such as reducing food waste, cutting energy bills and sourcing local food.

Carluccio’s achieves top SRA rating

26-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Carluccio’s, the all-day Italian café chain led by Simon Kossoff, has become the largest restaurant operator in the UK to achieve the highest accolade possible for its commitment to sustainability.

Restaurants must change attitude to food waste, says SRA

11-Jan-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Restaurants should be serving smaller portion sizes and encouraging diners to take home leftovers in doggy boxes, according to the Sustainable Restaurant Assocation (SRA), which is urging all UK foodservice businesses to try and reduce the ‘shocking’...

SRA launches new website for diners

03-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has launched a new website to provide diners with a easy-to-use means of finding places to eat out that match their values.