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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
Wind Blows Sysco GB towards Renewable Energy Target
Sysco GB, the UK’s leading foodservice provider, has signed a new deal with Shell Energy Europe Limited to harness 20 Gigawatt hours of wind power a year until 2035
Catering boss’s bold statement on the broken food system
“Our food system is broken.” Five words that we have heard countless times at countless conferences in recent times. From campaigners. From consultants. From academics. From caterers. From manufacturers. From supermarkets. And now from Jonathan Davies.
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.
COMMENT: CONFIDENCE IN SCOPE 3 CARBON EMISSIONS
Scope 3 emissions are being measured but many food companies lack confidence in the numbers. Don’t worry, says Anya Doherty.
DATAPOINT
This week’s numbers span agricultural emissions, fibre, Tesco’s healthy food sales and Ikea’s research on plants.
New fund targets small-scale regeneration projects
Amid a plethora of pledges by large multinational food suppliers to scale regenerative agriculture, Levy is bucking the trend by pledging financial support for local ecological initiatives.
Climate crunch for food companies
Leading food boss suggests investors are not asking about sustainability. Maybe they are just asking about it in a different way.
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Planet non-organic
Organic food and drink are far less available to shoppers than conventional groceries, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.