Apetito is one of a few companies over the past two decades to have won multiple Enterprise awards in both Innovation and Sustainable Development. This is the company’s fourth Royal honour having previously won three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (two for Innovation in 2005 and 2016, and one in 2019 for Sustainable Development).
This year, it is one of 252 organisations nationally to be awarded a prestigious King’s Awards for Enterprise, with just 29 businesses being recognised for their work in Sustainable Development.
The Award recognises Apetito’s commitment to conducting business in a way that impacts positively on the environment, society and economy. It celebrates Apetito’s commitment to sustainability, its ambition to reach net zero by 2040 and its work on carbon reduction.
At the heart of this recognition lies ‘Project Boomerang,’ which is the world’s first closed-loop recycling system for plastic meal trays on an industrial scale and therefore a first into the NHS – supporting its own ambitious net zero targets.
Paul Freeston, chief executive and chair of Apetito UK & North America, said: “We are proud, honoured and delighted to have been recognised in The King’s Awards for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2024. It epitomises the collective hard work, dedication, and vision of our entire team.
“All of us at Apetito are passionate about ‘making a real difference’ to people’s lives and we believe our commitment to sustainable development reflects this. Sustainability informs not just the way we work, but how we treat people, the impact on the environment and our contribution to the economy. Put simply, we believe it’s the right way to do business.”