Out of Home sector news
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Are public diners ripe for a comeback?
A perfect storm of food system challenges means the time is right for the state to step in and provide affordable, healthy meal options, says a charity. By Nick Hughes. You’ve had a busy day at work. You’ve collected the kids… Read More
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NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: Reporting on hot news and hot air since 2021
Food companies are trying to beat the burps, while sustainability leads suffer from reporting rules headache. David Burrows reports. We start with burps. From cows. These contain the potent but relatively short-lived greenhouse gas methane (CH4) and have therefore become… Read More
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The Friday Digest: Winds of change?
MPs returned to Westminster this week ahead of a busy autumn that will see the Conservative Party elect a new leader and the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, deliver her first budget. Most new governments are afforded a brief honeymoon period… Read More
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Funds flow back to gene editing tech
It is the controversial technology that consumers know little about, but England wants to see it thrive. By David Burrows. The agriculture gene editing industry has raised more than $2.72bn (£2.07bn) since 2012, according to AgFunder data. Most of the… Read More
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PLASTICS PACKAGE: Scotland leads the charge on cups
This dispenser of packaging tittle-tattle is left tutting (and pointing at the waste hierarchy) as industry fights latte levy and roars back at Defra’s EPR fees. By David Burrows. Scotland has edged closer to introducing a 25p charge on single-use cups.… Read More
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THE FRIDAY DIGEST: How now free-range cow
It’s a four-day week for those lucky enough to be living in England. We’ve therefore squeezed the best sustainability stories into our usual digestible format for you; so make a brew, sit back and enjoy tales of grazing cattle, gene… Read More
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Progress stalls on meat reduction
People are eating a little less meat than a decade ago but enabling dietary change at scale remains a major challenge. By Nick Hughes. Meat consumption is back in the news then? That’s right. New research published in the Lancet Diabetes &… Read More
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Honest by nature
The burger restaurant has abandoned its innovative model of buying entire cow carcasses and is re-focusing its support for regenerative beef farming. By Nick Hughes. I’m standing in a sodden field near Retford in Nottinghamshire. The rain continues to lash… Read More
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The Friday Digest: The kids aren’t alright
UK obesity policy has stagnated in recent years after the Conservative government decided to postpone a number of measures designed to create healthier food environments. These included plans to introduce a 9pm TV advertising watershed for foods high in fat,… Read More
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Comment: Nutri-Score is a pragmatist’s best friend
Debate has long raged over the best system for communicating the nutritional value of food and drink products. Sometimes we just need to follow the evidence, says Nick Hughes. It’s the middle of August; peak holiday season, and in the… Read More