Foodservice News and Information

Defra has reopened the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2024 scheme to around 3,000 applicants. The decision, announced this week by farming minister Daniel Zeichner, follows the threat of litigation from a group of NFU-backed farmers over the closure of the… Read More

Small-scale fishers struggle to make sustainability claims on their products, but a new standard launched this month could help. Following months of trials and testing, the social and environmental standard for small-scale fisheries – aka Community Catch – is an… Read More

Members of the public will have their say on the contents of England’s new food strategy as part of the government’s programme of engagement. Defra has asked the Food Foundation and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) to gather… Read More

The unit responsible for policing food crime in England and Wales has been granted long-awaited new powers of investigation in a boost to its operational capabilities. From May 1st, nearly a decade after the Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime… Read More

Campaigners are calling on food businesses to strengthen policies to eliminate bycatch in UK seafood supply chains after research revealed the severe threat posed to marine life. Every year millions of endangered species, including whales, dolphins, turtles, seabirds and sharks,… Read More

The owner of KitKat, Cheerios and Nescafé has announced that it will evolve its nutrition reporting, which will include a sales weighted average measure both for relevant categories and its total portfolio. The dairy, breakfast cereal and confectionary behemoth’s existing… Read More

The reality of climate change has not hit home in Downing Street, it seems. “There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and more extreme,” wrote the Climate Change Committee (CCC)… Read More

Alternative protein companies based in Europe raised almost $509m (£382m) last year, up 23% on 2024, according to new analysis by the Good Food Institute. However, companies also brought in $68m (£51m) through grants from organisations such as public entities… Read More