PRESS RELEASE | Westpak introduce ‘HeatWave’ pizza packaging innovation to heat up product performance
Westpak have launched a breakthrough new packaging innovation that greatly improves the heat retention of delivery and takeaway pizzas. Known as ‘HeatWave’, this latest packaging innovation creates a raised and aerated platform, minimising heat dissipation through the base of takeaway pizza boxes. The product offers impressive heat retention figures as well numerous practicality and environmental benefits.
Restaurants’ delivery and takeaway sales stabilising after post-COVID slide
Year-on-year delivery and takeaway sales by value have now fallen for 18 months in a row but research suggests that consumer demand is starting to stabilise.
Starbucks to open sustainability learning and innovation lab
Starbucks has announced plans to develop a new sustainability learning and innovation lab at Hacienda Alsacia, in Costa Rica – the company’s global agronomy headquarters for research and development. The lab will serve as a learning hub for employees, students, researchers and industry leaders to innovate and scale sustainable solutions for issues including climate adaption and agricultural economics.
Grocery sustainability metrics have the potential to redefine the role of food packaging
It’s nearly a decade ago that the familiar ‘traffic light’ labelling system started appearing on supermarket items signalling key health metrics around calories, sugar, salt and fat content. Fast-forward to now, and a similar emphasis is emerging in the grocery industry around the signalling of environmental sustainability data for food items.
Domino’s Pizza Group among the first group of companies to have net-zero target approved by Science Based Targets initiative
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced it has committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050, which has been assessed and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) net-zero process validation. Domino’s is among the first group of businesses to have its net zero target approved through the […]
Delivery & takeaway growth at 107%
The CGA by NielsenIQ & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed that delivery and takeaway sales remain well above pre-COVID-19 levels, with growth of 107% in May 2022 compared to May 2019.
Delivery sales more than four times higher than pre-COVID
Delivery sales for many of the UK’s biggest restaurant and pub groups in April were 357% higher than the pre-COVID levels from April 2019, the latest edition of the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
Where does vegan fast food go next?
The last few years have been hugely significant for veganism in the UK with many of the nation’s largest and best-known fast food franchises offering vegan menu items for the first time. For many, this was seen as the quick-service-industry’s first mainstream exploration into veganism with many chains heavily promoting their new plant-based menu items.
Deliveries & takeaways double pre-COVID-19 levels in Feb 2022
Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales continue to run at more than twice the level seen before COVID-19, the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals—but trading has dipped from the peaks of early 2021.
Sainsbury’s to transform eat-in and takeaway food offer with top brands
Sainsbury’s has announced plans to transform its eat-in, takeaway and home delivery food and drink offer. The move follows a successful trial of a new food hall format called ‘The Restaurant Hub’ at one of its key stores. In partnership with Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), ‘The Restaurant Hub’ offers eat-in, takeaway and home-delivered hot food and drink from various popular brands.
