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“[T]here has never been such a new product on a product as iconic as the nugget,” said McDonald’s France chief marketing officer,” Jean-Guillaume Bertola this week as he announced the arrival of vegan nuggets to the menu at more than 1,500 outlets in… Read More

Transparency has been the watchword for the food industry this week after groups of businesses called respectively for mandatory publication of food waste data and reporting of the proportion of sales generated from unhealthy products (see separate news story). Campaigners… Read More

It was promised in 2021. Disappeared without trace in 2022. Almost made it into the world in 2023. But finally it is here: a paper-based bottle for Johnnie Walker whisky.  Made from 90% paper and a “very thin plastic liner”,… Read More

This week’s news has a heavy agricultural feel. Wednesday was, of course, ‘Back British Farming Day’ – an annual event now in its ninth year and taking place with UK farming at a “tipping point”, according to organiser, the NFU. … Read More

MPs returned to Westminster this week ahead of a busy autumn that will see the Conservative Party elect a new leader and the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, deliver her first budget. Most new governments are afforded a brief honeymoon period… Read More

It’s a four-day week for those lucky enough to be living in England. We’ve therefore squeezed the best sustainability stories into our usual digestible format for you; so make a brew, sit back and enjoy tales of grazing cattle, gene… Read More

UK obesity policy has stagnated in recent years after the Conservative government decided to postpone a number of measures designed to create healthier food environments. These included plans to introduce a 9pm TV advertising watershed for foods high in fat,… Read More

This week’s Digest has a head for figures, and not all of them (or indeed any of them) are especially positive. Regular Footprint readers will need no reminding of the value in eating more fruit and vegetables for a healthy, sustainable diet, yet new data released… Read More

“It’s been a while since we last posted. We’re glad to be back!” This isn’t from us at the Digest (we posted only seven days ago and would never use an exclamation mark); it is the opener from the Defra farming team’s… Read More