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Brits demand nitrite-free ham and bacon
UK consumers want to be able to choose nitrite-free ham and bacon when eating outside of the home as awareness grows over the health risks posed by the additives. An exclusive survey for Footprint by product intelligence platform Vypr found… Read More

Heineken simplifies sustainability goals
Heineken has become the latest large food and drink business to revise its sustainability targets in an effort to sharpen its focus on areas of greatest impact. In a strategy update, the drinks giant said it would simplify the overall… Read More

Climate crisis drives fall in crop revenues
Drought conditions experienced across the UK this year are expected to cost arable farmers more than £800m in lost revenues. Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found that climate change continues to wreak havoc on UK agriculture… Read More

DATAPOINT
This week’s attention-grabbing figures range from processed meat consumption and the environmental impact of reusable cups, to funding for nature protection and seizures of illicit pork. 36%. The volume of processed meat eaten in the UK in out of home… Read More

Major new alliance for food and farming formed
Some 160 organisations have joined together to form a new “alliance of alliances” coordinated by Eating Better, Sustain, Obesity Health Alliance, Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Plant-based Food Alliance. “[…] we formed the Food Strategy Alliances to ensure civil… Read More

Cheers to beers with no alcohol
There is a major cultural shift towards moderation in attitudes to alcohol going on, according to global research published by Heineken. The study, conducted across the UK, USA, Spain, Brazil and Japan, revealed that 72% of people are more than… Read More

PFAS problems poured on iconic Californian crops, warns study
Every year, an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing PFAS, known as ‘forever chemicals’ are sprayed on California crop fields, according to a new analysis and interactive map from the Environmental Working Group. EWG, a non-profit, found heavy… Read More

Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, in association with Nestlé Professional.
This new report Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional, is now available as a free download This report was launched on… Read More

Milk drinks brought into sugar tax scope
Milk-based and milk substitute drinks with a high sugar content will become subject to the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) from 2028 in a move long called for by health campaigners. Drinks such as packaged supermarket milkshakes, flavoured milks, sweetened… Read More

Wrap launches successor to Plastics Pact
Tesco, Arla and Belu Water are among the founding members of the UK Packaging Pact which will act as successor to the UK Plastics Pact. Wrap this week announced the names of the first 55 companies that have signed up… Read More
