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Travel & Hospitality

Sustainable Dining

From carbon-offset meals and geo-tagged coffee beans, to upcycled wine corks and laser-labelled foodstuffs, sustainability is now top of the restaurant industry's agenda.

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17 Jun 2014
BY: Joanna Matthews
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