food policy

Will Burnham warm to food and climate agenda?
As the new prime minister spends his early days in office focusing on living standards, could it be that the most useful clues to his views on food policy are to be found in his past?
Sophie Bauer – Is health the hook for food system transformation in hospitality and beyond?
Sophie Bauer of WWF-UK joins industry experts to explore whether health can become a catalyst for food system transformation, connecting soil health, nutrition, farming and hospitality
Citizens demand food system change
As new Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues to set his agenda for government, public polling has shown overwhelming support to put a healthy, fair and more sustainable food system at the heart of his plans
Anna Taylor – Bang in some beans: one year on – what’s working, what’s not, and how we scale fast
One year after the Bang in Some Beans campaign launched, Anna Taylor explores what’s working, what’s not and how foodservice can scale beans, pulses and legumes for healthier, lower-carbon menus.
In need of repair
The Food Foundation’s annual ‘Broken Plate’ report rarely makes for comforting reading, but this year’s snapshot of the health of the UK food system may be the most dispiriting yet.
Why is food still absent from UK carbon plan?
Ruth Westcott from Sustain reflects on the absence of food from the UK’s plan to lower carbon emissions and why ministers are scared to talk about the need for dietary change
The folly in leaving food policy to Tesco
A government proposal to freeze the price of essential items sent a chill through a food industry battling structural challenges for which ministers appear to have no answers
IGD says dietary change needed to meet climate goals
IGD warns that dietary change will be essential if the UK is to meet its climate targets. New research highlights the role of food choices in reducing emissions and building a sustainable food system
Progress stalls on meat reduction
People are eating slightly less meat than a decade ago, but progress towards healthier and more sustainable diets appears to be slowing. New research reveals the barriers preventing large-scale dietary change.