All Food poverty articles
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the 5 a day message be fixed to boost consumption?
After 23 years it’s seen as the target that ‘most people know but still fail to meet’ – so why isn’t 5 a day working, and how can it be improved?
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NewsClimate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, research claims
Healthy eating risked becoming ‘unaffordable’ for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute
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NewsUK facing ‘nutrition gap’, with millions missing out on vital nutrients, Arla warns
The ‘nutrition gap’ was most pronounced among teenage girls, with almost a fifth not consuming enough calcium during peak bone-building years, revealed Arla’s first annual ‘Plate of the Nation’ report
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NewsIceland Foods launches free benefits checking service for older shoppers
Iceland hopes the new ‘Benefits Boost’ service will make it easier for shoppers to unlock any unclaimed benefits they may be owed
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Comment & OpinionEditors picks: Food poverty, workforce crisis and The Chicken King
Three of the food system’s biggest pressures – workforce shortages, rising food poverty and complications around the packaging tax – all took the spotlight this week
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Comment & OpinionCan Felix deliver the step change food redistribution needs?
The Felix name will need to cut through into the consciousness of the public beyond the sector, with a major consumer-facing push already planned
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NewsFood redistribution charities rebrand as Felix and warn of ‘perfect storm’ from Iran war
The newly merged body revealed it would from now be known simply as Felix, honouring the name of Felix Byam Shaw
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NewsFood strategy: fears raised as councils get ‘free rein’ on spending
Sources have told The Grocer they were ‘alarmed’ at the lack of evidence behind the strategy, after it emerged local councils will be given autonomy on how they spend the money being allocated to support the plan
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ben Read, partnerships lead, Company Shop
‘There is real pride in seeing the genuine impact it makes for people living in communities that need a bit of extra help’
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InterviewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on fibre’s heroes and villains
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cookbook wants to teach shoppers how to maximise their fibre intake – without the pushy fare peddled by influencers
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NewsHeart of England Co-op freezes prices on essentials as shoppers feel the pinch
Products protected from price increases span meat, fruit, vegetable and dairy products
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NewsSainsbury’s and Comic Relief set new £30m fundraising target to provide millions of meals
The pair are looking to double their work so far by donating the equivalent of 120 million meals to the charity’s partners by 2030
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Comment & OpinionWhen decisions at the top of the supply chain land at the kitchen table
As food price pressures mount, supply chain decisions are having direct and devastating consequences for the households least able to absorb them, says Vic Harper, CEO at The Bread and Butter Thing
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NewsOne in five low-income families face food insecurity, report shows
The report identifies food clubs as an effective and preventative model that delivers more than emergency aid and helps members move from acute crisis back to long-term food security
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NewsAsda gives £3.2m to community groups to tackle food insecurity and social isolation
Funding was prioritised to address challenges such as food insecurity, social isolation, and mental health and wellbeing
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Analysis & FeaturesCan school food meals be revolutionised with no extra money?
Schools are being asked to undertake an ambitious revamp of standards – but providers say government support is needed to pay for it
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Comment & OpinionCitizens want a healthy food environment: industry should get on board
The public has spoken. Food businesses should take note, says Kate Howard, Children’s Food Campaign Coordinator at Sustain
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Promotional FeaturesNothing wasted: How food and drink is unlocking the true value of surplus
With mandatory household food waste collections sharpening public attention, pressure is mounting on the food and drink sector to go further on redistribution. The good news: the tools, partners and models to do it are better than ever.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation bites, why are budget food ranges disappearing?
With the cost of living squeezing shoppers ever harder, you’d expect value ranges to be expanding – but the opposite is true. What’s going on?
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NewsLib Dems call for action on food prices in wake of ‘Trump’s idiotic war’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said the government needed to ‘take urgent action’ to protect consumers against a wave of food price rises heading their way in autumn