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The projected value of the global food delivery market by 2032
SUSTAINABLE CHOCOLATE ALTERNATIVE TAKES FLIGHT IN DENMARK Endless Food Co is a new sustainable venture from Matt Orlando, the chef who pioneered a zero-waste approach at his Copenhagen restaurant Amass.
While the restaurant closed in 2023, Orlando and his team – Christian Bach and Maximillian Bogenmann – are yet again carving a path for new ways of working. This time the focus is on chocolate. “We were brought together by a shared belief that the transition to a greener and more equitable future food system will be driven by flavor,” says the trio who has developed THIC (This Isn’t Chocolate) as an alternative to cocoa-based chocolate, using upcycled brewers spent grain, keeping the flavor and texture but losing the adverse impact on the environment caused by cocoa production.
THIC is currently used in pastries, ice creams and coatings – including the pain no chocolate – and customers in Copenhagen reported sales of over 10,000 pastries using THIC in the last six months of 2023.
SAVE THE DATE The FCSI Asia Pacific (APD) Division has announced it will hold its second annual conference in Danang, Vietnam, in July 2025. More information to follow in due course on
fcsi.org.
ROBOTS INTRODUCED AT UK UNIVERSITY TO MEET STUDENT DEMAND FOR CONVENIENCE Contract caterer Elior has introduced new autonomous delivery robotics to deliver food to students’ rooms at the University of Roehampton, London, UK. Elior noticed that many students preferred the ease and convenience of ordering takeaways to their halls of residence. The company introduced the Roehampton robot, which can deliver to students without human interference, traveling across all terrains and even roads. The built-in AI technology allows it to learn the best routes across campus and store that information for the next delivery, guaranteeing a quick delivery time. Students order food through Elior’s app to be
SPAIN’S DISFRUTAR IS THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANT 2024 The annual celebration of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants took place in Las Vegas on 5th June. After the honor went to Central in Peru last year, the baton has been passed back to Europe where chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas focus on the creative gastronomy they learnt during their time at elBulli.
delivered to their dorm rooms, the catering teams put the order into the robot, and it drives itself to the predetermined location. Students are notified of the robot’s arrival and input a one-time code into the robot to release their order. “When the Elior team brought robots to the table, we were all for the new ideas and creativity,” said Mike Hall, director of campus operations and CIO at the University of Roehampton. “Since its integration, the students have been extremely receptive to the new technology and have been enjoying the delivery service along with the ease of access to campus food options.”
UPDATE YOUR FCSI ‘FIND A MEMBER’ PROFILES NOW! The Find a Member function on
fcsi.org has been updated and improved for members. Member profile pages now feature a sync button for immediate syncing. Pages will also auto-update within 24 hours (typically, less than 12). All FCSI members are encouraged to update their profiles on the new-look Find a Member search form at their soonest convenience.
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