Nick Hughes
Food chain vulnerabilities exposed again
Resilience has once again been the watchword in a week when the European food chain fell victim to a second cyber attack in the space of a month
The citizens fed up with being fed poorly
Kate Howard from the Recipe for Change alliance discusses a new Citizens’ Charter that calls for stronger government action to create a healthier food environment
Chancellor fails to put bounce in business step
Healey’s budget contained lots of small giveaways but little in the way of headline reforms, with big decisions over public spending largely put off until next autumn’s spending review.
Can simpler metrics help bring nature back from the brink?
Speaking directly from COP17, Nature Positive Initiative convener Marco Lambertini discusses the launch of a new set of global metrics designed to help businesses better understand their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities
Coalition calls for urgent action to save abattoirs
A group including farmers, businesses and animal welfare groups is calling on the UK Government to step in and save small local abattoirs from going out of business
Why fairer workplaces can help solve hospitality’s people problem
Lorraine Copes from Be Inclusive Hospitality explains why employees from ethnic minority backgrounds are still denied the same opportunities as their white counterparts – and what can be done about it
No time to run for cover
A warning from insurance experts about the seismic impact of climate disruption has increased pressure on food businesses to get serious about resilience
The story behind the whistle-blower warnings
Ana Cuddeford of Inside Track explains why a group of food industry insiders have issued a fresh warning about a lack of food resilience and what they hope to achieve
Who’s really driving England’s food strategy?
Defra has confirmed it retains ownership of the Good Food Cycle, but questions persist over the industry’s willingness to wait for government leadership
UK complacent over food system threats
Growing disquiet over a lack of leadership from politicians and business leaders in addressing the vulnerabilities of the UK’s food system was summed up in two letters dispatched to Whitehall
