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  • Retailers demand urgent action on deforestation law

    Retailers demand urgent action on deforestation law

    Supermarkets are urging the UK Government to ban illegal deforestation in food supply chains or risk creating trade barriers with the EU. In an open letter to ministers, members of the Retail Soy Group including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi said… Read More

  • Supply chain unites to target net-zero dairy

    Supply chain unites to target net-zero dairy

    Foodservice operators have joined forces with retailers, processors, wholesalers and farmers to commit to more sustainable production of dairy products. A newly updated Dairy Roadmap is being billed as a first-of-its-kind, cross-industry coalition focused on achieving net-zero, protecting Read More

  • Caterers want fairer funding for school meals 

    Caterers want fairer funding for school meals 

    The UK Government must act to level up funding for free school meals across the four nations of the UK to ensure children are guaranteed access to a nutritious, hot meal. Ahead of its annual conference in Birmingham this week,… Read More

  • DATAPOINT

    DATAPOINT

    This week’s need-to-know nuggets include data on the risk from eating too much processed meat, arrests linked to recent cyber attacks, public demand for action on deforestation, and discrepancies in funding for free school meals across the UK. 11%. The… Read More

  • Scaling reuse could slash EPR bill – study

    Scaling reuse could slash EPR bill – study

    Businesses could save millions of pounds in extended producer responsibility (pEPR) fees by adopting reusable packaging at scale, according to new modelling. Analysis by reuse consultancy GoUnpackaged found that moving to 30% reuse penetration could deliver savings of £136m Read More

  • Farm inspectors to clamp down on polluters

    Farm inspectors to clamp down on polluters

    Environmental inspectors are to receive more funding to tackle pollution from farms that is driving a decline in water quality. Defra has announced that farm inspections by the Environment Agency will increase by around 50% over the course of this… Read More

  • Which? raises alarm over spurious green claims

    Which? raises alarm over spurious green claims

    Which? is calling for regulators to properly enforce rules on green claims after its research found hundreds of examples of problematic claims including for food products. The consumer organisation used AI software to trawl through more than 20,000 online product… Read More

  • Case Study: How Nestlé is working with farmers to futureproof coffee supplies 

    Case Study: How Nestlé is working with farmers to futureproof coffee supplies 

    In a bid to boost regenerative agriculture and create more resilient coffee farming practices, Nestlé has been working with coffee farmers to make lasting improvements. Regenerative agriculture is the heart of the Nescafé Plan 2030, and last year the company… Read More

  • DATAPOINT

    DATAPOINT

    In a special edition of Datapoint dispatched from this week’s Groundswell festival we detail some of the eye-catching facts and figures being shared within the white tents of Lannock Farm, spanning local sourcing, short supply chains, carcase weight and fertiliser… Read More

  • Can fruit and veg consumption turn a corner?

    Can fruit and veg consumption turn a corner?

    UK citizens get nowhere close to eating their recommended 5-a-day. Can stakeholders pull together to reverse the trend? By Nick Hughes. Fruit and vegetables are the building blocks of a healthy diet. They contain many of the nutrients we need… Read More