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Footprint Insight: Divestment campaigners have honed in on fossil fuels. But if they start casting their net wider, food companies might be caught in the line of fire, says Nick Hughes.
FOOD AND drink companies are no strangers to activist campaigns. From historical boycotts of Nestlé over the promotion of infant formula to more recent protests against Starbucks for perceived tax avoidance, the industry, with its raft of household name brands, incites strong consumer emotions. The…
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Political Print: Dogged defence leaves Starmer short of ideas
The Labour leader’s cautious approach may win him power but it won’t meet the scale of the challenges facing the country. By Nick Hughes. Sir Keir Starmer is not a man minded to take undue risks. That much has become clear ever since the Labour leader took office in 2020 and began the process of…
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Is transparency the loser in data climb down?
The decision to make reporting of key health metrics voluntary risks wasting an opportunity to lift the lid on food business activities. Nick Hughes reports. A sense of déjà vu is becoming a common experience for those who closely follow food policy. Following the delay to a ban on unhealthy food promotions and just weeks…
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COMMENT: Sourcing must not be sacrificed
Sustainable sourcing policies are notoriously difficult to deliver but businesses can’t afford to deprioritise them, says Nick Hughes.
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Rising to the challenge of water efficiency
Devastating drought across the UK has seen water move back towards the top of the sustainability agenda. Nick Hughes reports.
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Is Wrap’s new meat initiative a wasted opportunity?
A new food industry coalition aims to reduce meat waste and achieve net zero emissions. But a lack of foodservice representation and no focus on consumption risk diminishing its impact, says Nick Hughes.
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The schools turning canteens into community hubs
Future Foundations has an ambitious plan to scale its social canteen concept across the whole of the UK. School caterers will have a big role to play. By Nick Hughes. Brightly coloured bunting criss-crosses the ceiling, catchy beats blast out of a stereo and the buzz of conversation reverberates around all four corners of the…
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Has climate transparency turned a corner?
Compass has claimed an industry first with the publication of its first ever climate transition plan. Others will soon be required to follow its lead. By Nick Hughes. It had the feeling of a landmark moment for the foodservice sector. On a drab February afternoon, in front of hundreds of suppliers, clients and other stakeholders…
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Scotland leads on BOGOF ban but stalls on calories
Free drinks refills will be axed under new government plans however ministers are yet to decide whether to join England in mandating calorie labelling. Nick Hughes reports. Unlimited refills of sugary drinks face a ban under new plans unveiled by the Scottish Government to tackle obesity. While a number of junk food policies in England…
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Where next for voluntary reformulation programmes?
As a new report shows precious little progress on calorie reduction the pressure grows on ministers to take a more hard-line approach. Nick Hughes reports. A pattern of failure is being repeated that casts doubt over the future of voluntary food reformulation programmes. A little over a year after campaigners decried the abject failure of…