Interview: Natasha Steele

Yes and no. I think it comes down to economies of scale where the larger the business the more you are able to bring your costs down. However, sustainability comes at a price, and this is not just through technology and green solutions, but also staff wages and fair prices to suppliers. Once you start devaluing the part that people have to play, you automatically compromise the value of your business if you are wanting to run it sustainably from concept through to end product. It's the people that bring in the ideas and people also cost money.

They need to look at their supply chain and see who is supplying their products and if there is room to be greener, more local and so on. By making some small changes they can shout about this through marketing and it can lead to an increase in both customers and consumer confidence. In the kitchen, there is also a lot that can be done around reducing waste. Although I am no expert on this, there are some amazing apps that measure the amount of food served so that purchasing can be more accurate, resulting in reduced waste.