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In Focus
Will organic ever feel the love from foodservice?
While out of home businesses struggle to justify the premium for sourcing organic produce, ministers in England procrastinate over a plan to grow the sector

Taking food redistribution to the next level
A plan to triple the level of surplus food going to those in need relies on the support of businesses, but those on the frontline stress it is not a silver bullet solution to food poverty
Can caterers keep pace with school food standards?
Plans to improve the nutritional quality of school meals have been widely welcomed by campaigners but businesses worry that the sums won’t add up
Will health policies survive Labour reset?
The government is coming under growing pressure to pause the development of measures designed to encourage a shift to healthier, more sustainable diets
The folly in leaving food policy to Tesco
A government proposal to freeze the price of essential items sent a chill through a food industry battling structural challenges for which ministers appear to have no answers
Can salmon farming ever be sustainable at scale?
Farmed salmon has become a foodservice staple, but evidence of environmental damage, welfare failures and food colonialism raises the question: is this fish as clean as it claims?
Is foodservice prepared for its next packaging pain point?
A harmful group of ‘forever chemicals’ commonly present in convenience food packaging is in the crosshairs of regulators, triggering a rush to seek alternatives

Friday Bites
Eagle lands….and then leaves
Dame Angela Eagle turned up at an organic farm last week, wellies at the ready. Rumour had it the Defra minister for food security and rural affairs was going to launch an organic action plan aimed at boosting domestic production

In need of repair
The Food Foundation’s annual ‘Broken Plate’ report rarely makes for comforting reading, but this year’s snapshot of the health of the UK food system may be the most dispiriting yet.

The Small Print
Lessons in food security from Canada
Sid Mehta, an expert in Canada’s food system, explains the context behind the country’s new national food security strategy and what it tells us about the risk of relying on others to feed us in an increasingly volatile world

What will it take to triple surplus food redistribution?
Saasha Celestial-One from Olio tells Nick why she believes it’s possible to triple the level of surplus food being redistributed and why foodservice businesses have a key role to play

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Can regenerative agriculture seize the moment?
Join Footprint and Nestlé Professional during London Climate Action Week for an expert roundtable exploring how regenerative agriculture can scale across the food system amid growing market and climate pressures

Unilever the focus of new cage-free eggs campaign
Unilever has become the latest target for animal welfare campaigners after the Hellman’s owner quietly dropped a global pledge for cage-free eggs.

€111bn – alternative protein boost for the EU
Scaling plant-based foods, cultivated meat, and fermentation-made ingredients could deliver major economic gains for the EU, while improving food security and agricultural resilience.

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Is the future of ham and bacon nitrite-free?
The risk to health associated with eating nitrite-cured meats is starting to gain traction with the public

Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, in association with Nestlé Professional.
This new report Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale is the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional.

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Making Reuse Simple – Marston’s Leads the Way in Glass Reuse for Hospitality
The hospitality industry has long faced the challenge of packaging waste, with glass bottles representing a significant proportion of the sector’s environmental footprint.

Downton Distillery: Redefining Spirits Through Craft, Conservation and Circularity
What began as a small rural operation has become a respected example of how circular design and ecological restoration can underpin a drinks business.

Footprint Legal webinar in association with DWF: implications of the UK-EU Common Understanding agreement
The latest webinar explores plans for the UK to align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation

Chop and change in deforestation laws creates confusion
The EU Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, was designed to ensure that products placed on, and exported from, the EU market are no longer linked to deforestation or forest degradation

How to navigate a legal minefield in 2026
As 2026 gets into full swing it’s becoming ever more challenging to keep pace with a fast-changing global regulatory landscape

Report, react and reduce
Data can help foodservice companies keep pace with reporting rules and deliver their 2030 reduction targets.

Educating Britain one label at a time
Eco-labels are bringing transparency to the climate and nature impact of our meal choices but more data is needed to understand the effect they have on behaviours.

Consistency as standard – the drive to define scope 3
Moves aimed at harmonising how food and drink businesses account for value chain emissions have the potential to unlock a range of benefits.

The Power of Choice Architecture: apetito Cuts Carbon with ‘Green Brochure’
Leading meals provider, apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods has showcased how smart use of choice architecture can deliver meaningful carbon reduction of more than 500 tonnes of CO2e per year

apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods New Food Production Facility Plans Approved
Leading meals provider, apetito | Wiltshire Farm Foods has announced that it has secured planning permission for its new world-class food production facility, ‘Kitchen West’