Out of Home News Analysis

  • Project to make regenerative poultry fly

    Project to make regenerative poultry fly

    Forward-thinking food businesses are needed as part of new consortium to back trials and research into dual-purpose chicken breeds. By David Burrows. In the UK, people each eat on average 25kg of chicken meat and 200 eggs annually. These are… Read More

  • Land of opportunity?

    Land of opportunity?

    A new framework for how England balances nature with food production and other land use priorities has been broadly welcomed, but not everyone is fully on board with the detail. By Nick Hughes. “Our land is our greatest natural asset… Read More

  • THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Fresh fruit, sly salmon, better beef and the megafarm mess

    THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Fresh fruit, sly salmon, better beef and the megafarm mess

    This week we have gone all bite-size with our round-up, such is the quantity of news flooding our system. There is good news. There is bad news. Can we, like the Eatwell plate, get the balance right? Let’s get fresh. More… Read More

  • Can the food system come back from the brink?

    Can the food system come back from the brink?

    The barriers to eating healthily and sustainably are many and varied but can be addressed with decisive leadership, according to a new report. By Nick Hughes. The food system is in need of urgent repair. That’s the verdict of The Food… Read More

  • NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: The food system fight is on

    NET-ZERO NOTEBOOK: The food system fight is on

    Caterers continue to canter along in their efforts to cut emissions, while grocers and the fmcgs moan rather than mitigate theirs. By David Burrows. Where else to start, than Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President? For a second time. Enough… Read More

  • The Friday Digest: Keep your cup and carry on

    The Friday Digest: Keep your cup and carry on

    Glasgow. Scotland’s most populous city. Birthplace of arguably Britain’s greatest ever football manager (Sir Alex Ferguson). And now birthplace of a reuse revolution. That’s the hope at least of Hubbub and Reposit, which between them have patiently led the development… Read More

  • Rethinking our approach to action

    Rethinking our approach to action

    Our food system is extraordinary but this cannot hide the challenges in the next five years. By Ali Morpeth and Mike Barry. The food system is the beating heart of society. It feeds us, fuels economies and sustains all life… Read More

  • Is public food finally set for a shake-up?

    Is public food finally set for a shake-up?

    Labour says it will require 50% of food bought with the public purse to be produced to higher standards. But recent history suggests we shouldn’t hold our breath. Nick Hughes reports.  At this month’s Oxford Farming Conference, a beleaguered Steve… Read More

  • THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Donald is Trumped by a story about bottles

    THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Donald is Trumped by a story about bottles

    Only at Footprint would a packaging story steal the spotlight from Donald Trump and the gathering at Davos. And for that we are proud.  This is the news (of course) that the Deposit Return Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland)… Read More

  • Comment: Don’t rely on eco-labels to shift diets

    Comment: Don’t rely on eco-labels to shift diets

    Evidence suggesting eco-labels don’t impact people’s meal choices should refocus business energy on driving change back-of-house, says Nick Hughes. Last week, we reported on new research showing how the presence of an eco-label didn’t shift dietary choices among people eating a hot… Read More