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New toolkit helps operators see through the FOG and avoid prosecution for poor kitchen practices

Kitchen Management by Andrew Seymour on 3rd October 2019

Restaurants must act now to cash in on the potential rewards presented by fats, oil and grease (FOG), rather than face the risk of an expensive prosecution and clean-up operation for blocking the sewers, it

Dublin Airport £14k a year better off after aborting ‘irregular’ grease system

Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 15th August 2019

Dublin Airport has overhauled the way it manages fats, oil and grease from restaurants operating on-site, saving itself more than

Plea to water companies to ‘get their act together’ over kitchen fats and grease

Legislation by Andrew Seymour on 14th August 2019

Water companies have been urged to “get their act together” and work with the foodservice industry to get a grip

INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Fighting FOG from the kitchen frontline

In Depth by Andrew Seymour on 23rd July 2019

Andy Buchan, divisional managing director

The foodservice industry might not know it — or even necessarily care about it if we are being utterly truthful

Q&A: Why should my kitchen care about what it puts down the drains?

In Depth by Andrew Seymour on 1st July 2019

From giant fatbergs the size of double-decker buses to repeated flood incidents causing untold damage, Britain’s sewers are under attack

Only 30% of commercial kitchens equipped to lead fatberg fight

Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 27th June 2019

Only 30% of the UK’s 400,000 commercial kitchens are served by some sort of FOG mitigation system, it is estimated. The restaurant sector has found itself in the firing line from water providers over blockages

EXCLUSIVE: Suppliers unite to clear up confusion around kitchen grease

Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 24th January 2018

Manufacturers of grease removal units have agreed to put aside their competitive differences for the good of the industry and

Restaurants told that kitchen grease has ‘profit potential’

Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 1st February 2017

Restaurants should be encouraged to see FOG as a “resource”, industry experts have concluded in the wake of a fine

SPECIAL REPORT: Why is the issue of FOG so cloudy for restaurant operators?

In Depth by Joe Peskett on 7th November 2016

Water and sewerage companies in the UK respond to approximately 366,000 sewer blockages every year, many of which are compounded

Legal action looms for restaurants that fail to deal with FOG correctly

Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 12th October 2016

Foodservice operators are leaving themselves open to the prospect of legal action and fines by failing to adequately prevent fats,