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Climate crunch for food companies
Leading food boss suggests investors are not asking about sustainability. Maybe they are just asking about it in a different way.
Can food waste reduction get back on track?
A 2030 target to cut food waste by 50% is in danger of being missed. Government and businesses need to seize the opportunity to turn things around.
Willing to pay for higher welfare
Higher welfare standards for British bacon and eggs could boost UK farmer incomes, as consumers are willing to pay more for food with labelled welfare scores, research has shown.
Fibre and clean labels top 2026 health trends
M&S’s new health trends report contains few surprises but is instructive in showing where mainstream food businesses are focusing their product innovation.
Clock ticking on food business transformation
Despite pockets of positivity, the latest industry benchmarking reports lay bare a continued lack of progress in building a more resilient food system. By Nick Hughes. In December 2023, Footprint published an article titled ‘Time running out to transform food…
Cell-cultivated products are not ‘meat’ – regulators
New guidance suggests that although such products should be considered ‘of animal origin’ they require different safety controls from traditional meat products. By Nick Hughes. Food products made from animal cells do not satisfy the legal definition of meat for…
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 is the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional.
Are the SDGs still relevant?
Food-related targets are set to be missed across the board, however sustainability leaders suggest raw data alone doesn’t tell the story of the goals’ value. By Nick Hughes. As another COP summit looks set (at the time of writing) to…
The 2025 waste2zero Awards winners announced
The 2025 waste2zero awards that recognise excellence in Waste Management and Prevention in the out of home food and drink sector, were presented at an exclusive dinner held at the famous In & Out in London’s St.James’s Square tonight. This…
Suppliers the focus for new sustainability framework
A group of six leading food manufacturers has joined forces with IGD to tackle the conflicting and duplicative requests that can drain supplier resources. By Nick Hughes. What’s new? IGD has unveiled a new ‘Food supply chain sustainability framework’ to…