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Comment & OpinionWhat’s the true cost of convenience food?
Beyond health and the planet, there’s something deeply human at stake in the rise of convenience eating, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Events & AwardsIceland Food Club offers loans to struggling families
Millions of low-income families in the UK struggle to afford food – forcing them into the hands of high-cost payday lenders or even illegal loan sharks
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Events & AwardsLittle Dish and The Felix Project donate over 500,000 kids’ meals
Around one in four working Londoners struggles to afford to feed their families, with 400,000 children going hungry every day. Little Dish looked to tackle the issue through a different type of charitable initiative
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NewsAldi giving away free suncream to festival-goers
Aldi is promising free bottles of its own-label Lacura Moisturising Sun Lotion SPF 30/50+ from participating stores near Wireless, Reading, Leeds, Big Feastival and Boardmasters festivals
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NewsTrade bodies welcome Safer Streets initiative to crack down on crime
Government will be increasing police patrols near shops and community centres
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NewsHaribo invests £35m into Castleford upgrades, including new warehouse
The investment will cover the installation of an extra production line
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Comment & OpinionUS attacks on diversity and inclusion don’t need to take hold in UK
Many women in the UK and elsewhere are watching developments in the US with unease, says Laura Ryan, global chair at Meat Business Women
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Comment & OpinionDoes grocery have a moral responsibility to feed everyone?
Between 2020 and 2023, over 550,000 more UK households began experiencing food insecurity, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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Comment & OpinionThe power of word of mouth: why nothing beats a genuine shout-out
The most powerful form of marketing isn’t flashy, expensive, or algorithm-led. It’s real people talking honestly about things they love, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Comment & OpinionAre soft-textured foods the real UPF demon?
When food is eaten quickly, it can lead to overconsumption and a host of related issues, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionThe UK’s fruit & veg crisis: it’s time to prioritise food education
The government must reposition food as a central pillar at the very heart of our education system, says Dan Parker, chief executive of Veg Power
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NewsParcel locker provider Yeep hits 1,000th milestone at MFG site
The company said it marked the growing demand for parcel lockers in convenience stores across the UK
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Comment & OpinionToken gestures won’t cut it. Women’s health needs real innovation
Resources and support for women are too often non-existent or limited, says Nuria Antoja, marketing director for consumer goods UK&ROI at Essity
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Comment & OpinionFree school meals expansion points to a fairer society
The government estimates this move will lift around 100,000 children out of poverty and benefit an additional 500,000 children across England, says Barbara Crowther, Children’s Food Campaign manager at Sustain
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Comment & OpinionEducating families is key to tackling childhood obesity
When a lack of access or education leads to consistently poor food choices, we have a collective responsibility to do better, says Rachel Kettlewell, founder of Fearne & Rosie
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NewsRetail sector welcomes Chancellor’s extra £2bn in police funding to curb crime
Trade bodies and unions have said the “vital” funding will help to address incidents of theft, violence and abuse
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NewsSurplus food: £13.6m awarded to divert farm waste to food banks – but £1.2m withheld
The fund was drawn up to fund the redistribution of ‘healthy and nutritious’ food from farmgate to homeless shelters, food banks and charities
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Comment & OpinionHas supermarket mimicry of farm shops gone too far?
Supermarkets are increasingly borrowing the look and feel of rural businesses to win over ethically conscious consumers, says Alistair Wright, product director of The EPOS Bureau, part of ClearCourse
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Comment & OpinionWho Gives a Crap short film showcases inspiring charity work
The film tells the story of Antonate Akinyi Ondewe, whose childhood experience led her to become a sanitation worker with Fresh Life
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NewsAldi donating tomato sale proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust for two weeks
The proceeds of 220g Specially Selected Piccolato Tomatoes sold between 2 June and 15 June will go toward supporting young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer