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Comment: Time to go big on blended burgers
Could cultivated meat combined with plant-based ingredients satisfy consumers who are demanding more from sustainable burgers, asks David Burrows? It’s that time of year when people eschew meat and dairy: it is Veganuary. I won’t be partaking due to lack…
COP28 Comment: Milestone moment
Brewing and hospitality businesses have made good progress in reducing emissions, but now they need to move on from the easy stuff, says Bob Gordon. COP28 is a milestone moment. And at a critical time. The UN predicts that 2023…
COP28 Comment: Recognising the role of business
Food could get more attention than flights at this year’s climate talks, and that’s positive news. By Claire Atkins Morris. I’m pleased to see food emerge from the fringes and make the formal agenda at COP28, because the way the…
COP28 Comment: From grim to glimmers of hope
The run-in to the summit has been difficult, but can we come away with the hunger to really change food systems for the better, asks Simon Heppner. The run-in to COP28 is, to put it generously, less than auspicious. Grim…
Comment: Greenwashing be Dam-ned
Is it safe to start marketing regenerative agriculture yet? By David Burrows. To recap: recently I ventured to Amsterdam for the regenerative agriculture and food systems summit, buoyed by reading of a kindred spirit in the author, chef and restaurateur Gizzi Erskine…
Do consumers buy into carbon claims?
Brands were quick to adopt carbon neutral claims but interest has slowed of late as consumers and companies are left confused, says Maria Coronado Robles. Carbon offsets have a bunch of advantages that companies really like. They’re a quick and cost-effective…
Comment: Going giddy for Gizzi
A chance periodical purchase on the way to a regenerative agriculture conference in The Netherlands leaves me in a sustainable sandwich spin. By David Burrows. I am on my way to Amsterdam for the regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems…
Time to turn the tide on fast food ads
Advertising and PR agencies are pledging not to work with fossil fuel companies, or gambling and tobacco brands. They should banish their unhealthy food clients too, says Ali Morpeth. The school summer holidays are a massive juggle. I’m a full-time…
COMMENT: It’s time we paid the true price of food
The environmental and health costs of our food are largely excluded from the price we pay at the till. Foodservice operators are in a position to change that, says Nick Hughes. How much do you pay for your morning cup…
COMMENT: Playing the system for savings just won’t work anymore
Buyers need to adapt to a food system that is now in a phase of major transition, argues David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing. The UK’s 67 million population spent £240bn on food in 2022 through a food…