Following the success of last year, Bidfood's plate2planet Live! returned with figure heads from across the foodservice sector coming together to debate the most pressing sustainability issues currently facing the industry.
The sustainability summit, powered by Bidfood, took place on Thursday 2nd November. It aims to bring to life plate2planet.co.uk, the collaborative sustainability focussed website for discussion, ideas and best practice.
Hosted by Steve Malkin, CEO of The Planet Mark, the event was held at one of the world’s most sustainable venues, The Crystal in London.
Speakers and panellists included: Michael Jones Business Account Manager at WRAP, Wendy Duncan R&D Deploy Manager Food Solutions UK/IRE at Unilever, Andrew Stephen, CEO of the Sustainable Restaurant Association and Polly Hofmann, Commercial Officer at FareShare, Ian Nutt, Head of Programmes Development at Food for Life, and Mike Hanson, Head of Sustainable Business at BaxterStorey.
The theme of the day was responsible production and consumption with each attendee asked to pledge their support to change during the event. Collaboration was front of mind with the audience and speakers alike looking at three important areas of the foodservice industry; sustainable menus, food poverty and waste.
Shirley Duncalf, Head of Sustainable Development, Bidfood said, “Our second ever plate2planet Live! event was a tremendous success and a testament to how far the industry has come in the last year.
“However, there is still so much more we can do as an industry, with events like this definitely pointing us in the right direction and driving forward momentum to change for the better. The summit is merely the start of great things to come and I’m excited to see even more progress next year.”
