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Businesses call for mandatory food waste reporting
A group of leading food businesses has called on the UK government to require companies to publicly report their food waste data. In an open letter to Defra secretary of state Steve Reed, coordinated by Too Good to Go and… Read More
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EU hits brakes on deforestation rules
The EU plans to delay the implementation of its new deforestation regulation following pressure from overseas governments. The European Commission this week proposed a 12-month delay in application of the EUDR which places a legal responsibility on businesses to exercise… Read More
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Interview: Plant push needs reality check
Alternative proteins have potential, but they aren’t a free pass to sustainable consumption, according to Aramark head of ESG, Gina Camfield. By David Burrows. “When you’re serving millions of meals a day, you’re shaping the health of people and the… Read More
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Unlocking the community benefits of regenerative agriculture from field to fork, in association with Nestlé Professional
In 2023, Footprint published the report Is regenerative the future of farming? in partnership with Nestlé Professional UK&I, in which we explored the growing interest in regenerative agriculture. With evidence pointing to the broken nature of our current food system, we concluded that… Read More
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Brexit boost for low-alcohol beer
The benefits of Brexit are not easy to spot, but we have one winner: low-alcohol beer. Sales of the drinks increased more here than in any other market in 2023, reports the FT, thanks to a post-Brexit overhaul of alcohol duties. Brewers… Read More
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Put low-carbon meals at the top of delivery apps, say researchers
Food delivery apps are a mainstay of foodservice now, but how can they be used to nudge people into making more sustainable meal choices? Quite easily, it seems. Researchers led by Paul Lohmann from the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics… Read More
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Decision time: are you a ‘doer’ or a ‘ditherer’?
Transforming the food system is uncomfortable and that’s the truth. But together we can make it happen. By Kate Cawley. ‘The food system is broken.’ How many times have you heard that before? Some CEOs of major food corporates have… Read More
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Europe meats in the middle on consumption
A new vision for EU agri-food has some hot potato policies, including on livestock consumption. David Burrows reports. Hopeful Henry. A social media post by Henry Dimbleby (co-founder of Leon, founder of food innovation investment firm Bramble Partners and, of course,… Read More
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Food hygiene professionals push back over new regulatory regime
A leading professional body has expressed concern over plans to allow supermarkets to use data from their own audits to demonstrate compliance with food hygiene standards. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has put forward proposals that would see large grocers… Read More
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Farm data review finds stark difference in environmental impact
The UK Government has been urged to back a standard method for measuring farms’ environmental impact across key indicators like soil health and carbon following a UK-wide review of farm data. Described as the largest, most comprehensive review of farm… Read More