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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...

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’...

Wahaca, River Cottage and ODE among winning restaurants in SRA's inaugural awards

23-Jan-2012 By Emma Eversham

Wahaca, River Cottage and Devon restaurant ODE are among the restaurants who have been awarded by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for their strong efforts in running sustainable businesses.

Sustainable Restaurant Association to reward top-rated restaurants at inaugural awards

16-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has announced plans to give out awards to its rated businesses next year to give restaurants with strong sustainablilty credentials the recognition they deserve.

400 restaurants sign up for Sustainability Star Rating

23-Sep-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Four hundred restaurants across the UK including major groups, independent favourites and fine dining establishments are having their sustainability credentials tested by a new rating scheme.

River Cottage restaurants get top sustainability ratings

18-Aug-2011 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has given Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Restaurants the highest score yet awarded to a restaurant.

New toolkit helps restaurants build sustainability into their business

03-Dec-2010 By Lorraine Heller

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has put together a start-up tool kit designed to help restaurateurs incorporate sustainability into every aspect of their business.

Sustainable Restaurant Association launches with 85 members

02-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association officially launched yesterday with 85 founder members pledging to run their restaurants in a more sustainable way

Sustainable Restaurant Association aims for 1000 audits

27-Jan-2010 By Stefan Chomka

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) aims to have at least 1,000 venues audited within its first year of operation and says it has already been in talks with a number of big name chains and independent restaurants about them signing up to its...