UK Food Policy

  • Will Burnham warm to food and climate agenda?

    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?

  • Taking food redistribution to the next level

    Taking food redistribution to the next level

    A plan to triple the level of surplus food going to those in need relies on the support of businesses, but those on the frontline stress it is not a silver bullet solution to food poverty

  • The cold chain feels the chill

    The cold chain feels the chill

    Phil Pluck of the Cold Chain Federation warns of the growing risk to the supply of perishable foods from cyber attacks, energy supply shocks and a range of other challenges facing the sector

  • The folly in leaving food policy to Tesco

    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

  • The new School Food Standards for England: the good, the gaps and the consequences

    The new School Food Standards for England: the good, the gaps and the consequences

    Chefs In Schools chief executive Naomi Duncan shares her thoughts on the proposed new school food standards for England and how to deliver a transformation in school food culture

  • Can food waste reduction get back on track?

    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.

  • News review

    Forget ethics, say consumers   HAS YOUGOV managed to deliver the first survey in which consumers have answered honestly in relation to their ethical purchasing habits? The pollster (along with Winkworth Sherwood) found that only 7% of the UK population…