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  • Fifty shades of green

    THE LATEST update on the ‘greening government’ targets show Whitehall doing well overall but with big differences between ministries’ performance.                            The Guardian website has a rather nice… Read More

  • NFU chief attacks “hypocritical” government buying standards

    THE NFU has long fought for better relationships between retailers and farmers, but its president also has the government’s buying practices in his sights.   In an exclusive interview, published in April’s Footprint, Peter Kendall refers to food procurement within… Read More

  • A rotten year for public-sector food

    HORSE MEAT in school meals, pork in prisoners’ halal pies and a damning verdict on hospital catering have meant a troubled start to 2013 for catering companies.                          … Read More