Champions and Ambassadors Wall

Champions and Ambassadors Wall

 

The Champions and Ambassadors wall gives recognition to organisations that took action on preventing edible food from going to waste, recycled inedible food, and promoted healthy sustainable eating. Below you can see seven main business sectors with pledges from a range of organisations.

Featured Case Studies

Alice Gilsenan Ambassador

Tiny Leaf

"Make your customers a part of the process and the experience. Let them know about the work you're doing to save  food from being thrown away. Then, they'll take the same attitudes home with them, which helps the sustainable cause further."

 

Click here to view Alice's case study on using surplus food stock to make incredible food.

Cyrus Todiwala Ambassador

Café Spice Namasté

"Every restaurant should be doing this - realise how precious every piece of food you serve and every ingredient you use is, and suddenly you'll understand the true value of your food. Remember that in London alone half a million children go hungry. That alone will motivate you."

Click here to see Cyrus' case study about fighting waste and encouraging a sustainable approach.

John Wood        Ambassador

Kitchen Cut

"I understand chefs - I've been in their shoes. When food waste is brought up, it's easy to feel like you're being told off. But, swing it to a positive. Being honest about your waste means you can give it value - suddenly, it's a profitable opportunity. If you want to improve your food profits and your margins by up to 6% then you need a structured system in place with a clear plan to it."

 Click here to view John's case study about educating chefs worldwide about the real value of preventing food waste.

Champion and Ambassador sectors

Consultancies and food sector organisations

Aisling Hayes - Ambassador

Sustainability Consultant at The Sustainable Restaurant Association

Aisling pledged to:

"place plant based options high up on her menu and increase the vegetable/plant based content in her menu."

Cathy Cook - Ambassador

Local Authority Support Manager at Resource London

Cathy pledged to:

"Consider how much food needs to be ordered for meetings & events, redistribute any surplus food where possible and to educate staff about using the food waste collection service."

Claire Pritchard - Ambassador

Chair of the London Food Board and CEO of Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency

Claire pledged to:

"encourage residents in her borough to use the food waste collection service; and consider how much food to order for meetings and events."

Eleanor Morris - Ambassador

Food and Drink - Special Advisor atWRAP

Eleanor pledged to:

"Start measuring food thrown away and take action straight away, consider how much food is needed to order for meetings & events and redistribute and surplus food where possible."

Katharine Fox - Ambassador

TRiFOCAL Project Manager at WRAP

Katharine pledged to:

"Consider how much food she needs to order for meetings and events, get involved in TRiFOCAL activities and to have meat free Mondays"

Mike Falconer Hall - Ambassador

Product Development Manager at WRAP

Mike pledged to:

"Educate staff on using the food waste collection service, get batter data from his waste management company, introduce different portion sizes on his menu and to have meat free Mondays."

Natalia Agathou - Ambassador

Business Advice Manager at Advance London - LWARB

Natalia pledged to:

"Run a 'Your business is Food, don't throw it away' week of action for businesses or members, educate staff on using the food waste collection service and to have meat free Mondays."

Nathan Simmonds - Ambassador

Project Support Officer at WRAP

Nathan pledged to:

"Educate staff on using the food waste collection service and to introduce different portion size options on his menu."

Sarah Turner - Ambassador

Marketing Manager at SWRnewstar

Sarah pledged to:

"Promote 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' as an ambassador and make change happen, run a 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' week of action for businesses or members and to educate staff on using the food waste collection service."

Food safety professionals

Alice Bimpong - Ambassador

Team Leader of Public Health Programmes at Tower Hamlets Council

Alice pledged to:

"Start measuring food thrown away and take action straight away, redistribute any surplus food where possible and to consider how much food needed to order for meetings"

Catherine Hallisey - Ambassador

Environmental Health Officer at Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Catherine pledged to:

"Arrange a food waste collection for her organisation, educate staff on using the food waste collection service, consider how much food needed to order for meetings & events and to run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes."

Catherine Osemwenkhae - Ambassador

Operation Manager at Eagle Solution Services

Catherine pledged to:

"Become a 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' champion, get involved in TRiFOCAL activities in London, introduce different portion size options and increase the vegetable/plant based content on her menu and consider how much food needed to order for meetings and events."

Federica Pignataro - Ambassador

Sustainability Executive at Considerate Hoteliers

Federica pledged to:

"Get better data from her waste management company, introduce different portion size options and increase the vegetable/plant based content on her menu."

Josephine Nakato-Cumberbatch - Ambassador

Environmental Health Officer at Tower Hamlets Council

Josephine pledged to:

"Redistribute any surplus food where possible and have meat free Mondays."

Julia Dowsett - Ambassador

Food and Quality Service Manager at Enfield Council

Julia pledged to:

"Increase the vegetable and plant based content in her menu and to have meat free Mondays."

Hospitality & food service businesses

Andrea Zick - Ambassador

PA to General Manager at OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie

Andrea pledged to:

"Run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes, redistribute any surplus food where possible, start measuring food thrown away and take action straight away, place plant based options high up on her menu and to promote 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' as an ambassador to make change happen!"

Yeshna Mistry - Ambassador

Sustainability and CSR lead at Vacherin

Yeshna pledged to:

"Increase the vegetable/plant based content on her menu and to redistribute any surplus food where possible."

Local Authority

Krisztina Vamos - Ambassador

Neighbourhood Engagement and Education Officer at Redbridge Council

Krisztina pledged to:

"Run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes, redistribute any surplus food where possible and to use 'Your Business is Food don'throw it away.'"

Lauren Haffenden - Ambassador

Surrey County Council

Lauren pledged to:

"Run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes, redistribute any surplus food where possible and to consider how much food she needs to order for meetings & events."

Lisa Bennet - Ambassador

Principal Policy Officer at Greater London Authority

Lisa pledged to:

"Redistribute any surplus food where possible, place more plant based options high up on her menu and to run a 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' week of action for businesses or members."

Mina Miller - Champion

Lambeth Council

Mina pledged to:

"Redistribute any surplus food where possible, get involved in TRiFOCAL activities and to become a 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' champion of her organisation"

Rawnak Jassim - Ambassador

Redbridge Council

Rawnak pledged to:

"Run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes, redistribute any surplus food where possible and to use 'Your Business is Food don'throw it away.'"

Retailers, distributors & food manufacturers

Charlotte Ponti - Ambassador

Food and Confectionery Manager at Nestle

Charlotte pledged to:

"Run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes, Introduce different portion size options on your menu and have meat free Mondays."

Elise Rawlins - Ambassador

Sustainable Development Advisor Bidfood

Elise pledged to:

"Consider how much food needed to order for meetings & events, run a staff awareness campaign on the TRiFOCAL themes and educate staff on using the food waste collection service."

James Hubbard - Ambassador

Business Development Manager at Paper Round

James pledged to:

"Have meat free Mondays, Start measuring food thrown away and take action straight away and to redistribute any surplus food where possible."

Paul Lumley - Champion and Ambassador

Performance Marketing Lead at Nestle

Paul pledged to:

"Promote 'Your Business is Food, don't throw it away' as an ambassador and make change happen, become a champion for his organisation and to redistribute any surplus food where possible."

School contract caterers

Megan Waring - Ambassador

Head of Nutrition at Caterlink

Megan pledged to:

"Get involved in TRiFOCAL activities in London and to increase the vegetable/plant based content in her menu."

Universities

Toni Burrowes-Cromwell

Doctoral Researcher (SMEs & Circular Economy), Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

 

Pledge: "Make some noise. . . Promote ‘Your Business Is Food, don’t throw it away’ as an Ambassador and make change happen in your home and sector!"

Manchester Metropolitan University