{"id":74776,"date":"2015-11-17T22:42:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T20:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=74776"},"modified":"2015-11-17T23:11:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T21:11:08","slug":"eat-out-explains-its-2016-woolworths-sustainabilith-award-for-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/eat-out-explains-its-2016-woolworths-sustainabilith-award-for-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Out explains its 2016 Woolworths Sustainability Award for restaurants!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"<\/a>After a question by Relax-with-Dax as to why the Woolworths Sustainability Award was not awarded to a restaurant at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards held on Sunday<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, given that it was one of the Award categories, Eat Out<\/strong>\u00a0issued a statement today!<\/p>\n

The statement says that Eat Out<\/strong> wants to recognize a restaurant which ‘is making great strides towards running a sustainable business’. \u00a0<\/em>The first Award is to be handed over in 2016. \u00a0No explanation is provided for not having awarded it this year!<\/p>\n

It continues that ‘the aim of the 2016 Woolworths Sustainability Award is to inspire Eat Out<\/strong> readers and members of the food industry and create greater awareness about responsible sourcing and eating<\/em>‘. It is stated that Eat Out will work with ‘independent, credible players to ensure that the criteria of the\u00a0Award is representative of sustainability in the restaurant business in South Africa<\/em>‘. Weird, as Woolworths has a Sustainability Division, headed up by Justin Smith, which runs its own set of advertisements for the Division, and ran a TV series about Food Sustainability with unknown Australian surfer-boy Hayden Quinn<\/a><\/strong><\/span> last year!<\/p>\n

Some of the criteria are described as whether the restaurants prioritise using sustainable fish species; the use of free-range eggs, meat, poultry, and dairy products; policies re sourcing supplies locally, seasonally, and organically; how food waste is limited; how water and electricity is saved; and how the local community is respected and supported.<\/p>\n

Eat Out<\/strong> editor Abigail Donnelly said that she is passionate about sustainability, and has been wanting to introduce such an award reflecting a world-wide trend for a long time.<\/p>\n

Source: Eat Out<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com\/blog<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Tel 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0<\/strong>Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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