Cutting Carbon

NEW SAFFRON FEATURE TO HELP CATERERS ACHIEVE NET ZERO AMBITIONS

Users of Civica’s market-leading Saffron catering management software are set to benefit from a new feature which will allow them to easily calculate and report on CO2 values for their foodservice recipes and menus. Saffron is the first catering management solution to integrate carbon values, eliminating the need for third party plug-ins.

Saffron’s new carbon values are based on approved and recognised datasets and provided for all key items in McCance & Widdowson. Once data profiles are attributed to ingredients, Saffron provides a range of operational reports enabling clients to identify and measure their carbon impact.

The data can be displayed in Saffron’s Wellbeing Portal, a public-facing URL which shows nutritional information, allergen information and CO2 values to help consumers make safer and better food choices. This supports caterers’ objectives to show how they are measuring carbon impact to customers. 

For customers that need a more dynamic data set, Saffron can be integrated with specialist solution providers, such as Foodsteps, who can also provide a bespoke analysis service. CO2 values can also be exported to print on labels, displayed on EPOS systems and in pre-ordering apps including CivicaEats.

Andrew Pond, Business Development Director (Saffron) at Civica, said: “Following the recent COP26 climate conference, more and more organisations are looking at how they can measure and reduce their carbon impact, in line with the UK’s target to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. Saffron’s new carbon values feature comes therefore at a crucial time for the industry. 

“We have worked to integrate this solution into the Saffron software, with full functionality to link with third-party data sources and provide multiple exports from one single platform. Most importantly, this addition provides caterers with a dashboard that will help support their sustainability strategy. They can see the carbon value of all food purchases, sales and wastage, enabling organisations to understand their current baseline and identify where directional gains can be made.”

For further information visit www.civica.com/saffron