Out of Home sector news
Cage against the machine
Animal welfare remains high on the agenda as campaigners and corporates clash over labelling and transparency of industrial meat.
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Net-zero review finds scope for improvement
Five years since it launched its roadmap to net-zero for the brewing and hospitality sector, Zero Carbon Forum (ZCF) has published a 5-year review of progress that neatly encapsulates the challenge businesses face in aligning action with impact
Willing to pay for higher welfare
Higher welfare standards for British bacon and eggs could boost UK farmer incomes, as consumers are willing to pay more for food with labelled welfare scores, research has shown.
Farming headwinds blow along supply chains
Despite a New Year charm offensive by government ministers, 2026 looks set to be another challenging year for farmers with implications for the entire food system.
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Reynolds battles to rebuild farmer relations
As is tradition for the beginning of January, the farming sector took centre stage this week as the annual Oxford Farming and Oxford Real Farming conferences took place.
Fibre and clean labels top 2026 health trends
M&S’s new health trends report contains few surprises but is instructive in showing where mainstream food businesses are focusing their product innovation.
NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: More is less for Morrisons
Reality has left the supermarket kicking its net-zero target down the line, but this shouldn’t automatically make it a punch bag.
THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Oat milk marketing stirs heated debate
‘Trust the processed’, says Oatly on its carton of oat milk drink. The new blurb is – we presume – intended to quell concerns about these products being de facto unhealthy because they are processed; or perhaps ultra-processed (depending on…
Welfare worries linked to human health
The inaugural factory farming index lays bare the environmental, welfare and health impacts of intensive livestock production. By David Burrows. Tome for change. Produced by World Animal Protection, an NGO, and involving Joseph Poore, a highly-regarded researcher in sustainable agriculture at…
Clock ticking on food business transformation
Despite pockets of positivity, the latest industry benchmarking reports lay bare a continued lack of progress in building a more resilient food system. By Nick Hughes. In December 2023, Footprint published an article titled ‘Time running out to transform food…