Sustainability

What chopping boards should professional chefs use?

The Lowdown: No Mise En Plastic

By Joe Lutrario

A campaign has been launched to stop chefs using plastic chopping boards amid concern over microplastic deposits in food.

Mayfair restaurant Apricity named Innovator of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards 2023

Innovator of the Year: Apricity

By Restaurant

The sustainably-focused Mayfair restaurant was named Innovator of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards 2023.

Nando’s rolls out new energy recycling system

Nando’s rolls out energy recycling system

By Shwetali Sapte

Nando’s has announced it is using waste heat generated from its kitchen to heat water and buildings following the success of a year-long trial at its Didsbury branch in Manchester.

Hawksmoor attains B Corp status

Hawksmoor attains B Corp status

By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Hawksmoor has become one of the first restaurant groups in the UK to become a certified B Corp business following an assessment process.

Burger King trials use of reusable packaging sustainability

Burger King trials use of reusable packaging

By James McAllister

Burger King UK has begun trialling a new range of reusable and returnable packaging for its burgers, sides and drinks across a small number of its restaurants.

Carbon calculator launched for hospitality

Carbon calculator launched for hospitality

By James McAllister

The Zero Carbon Forum (ZCF) has launched a Hospitality & Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit, developed in collaboration with UKHospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

Image: Ben Carpenter

Latest opening: Apricity

By Stefan Chomka

Chantelle Nicholson’s latest restaurant is a celebration of conscious cooking.

Sustainability-focused chicken restaurant Marsha to double up with new Soho site

Marsha to double up with new Soho site

By James McAllister

Sustainability-focused chicken brand Marsha is to launch a second London restaurant next month having secured a site at Carnaby Street’s Kingly Court in Soho.

Latest opening: The Pig's Head farm to fork gastropub in Clapham’s Old Town

Latest opening: The Pig's Head

By James McAllister

The London-based publicans behind of The Princess of Shoreditch and Islington institution The Pig & Butcher have launched a new farm to fork gastropub in Clapham’s Old Town.

Boparan Restaurant Group BRG takes all brands carbon neutral Carluccio’s Gourmet Burger Kitchen Slim Chickens UK The Cinnamon Collection

Boparan takes all brands carbon neutral

By James McAllister

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has announced that all of its brands are now certified as carbon neutral, describing it as 'a significant milestone in the group’s long-term sustainability commitment'.

Fallow sustainably-minded restaurant opens in St James's Market London

Latest opening: Fallow

By James McAllister

The sustainably-minded restaurant has found a permanent home in St James's Market, London, following a prolonged residency at 10 Heddon Street in Mayfair.