All Food poverty articles
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News
Food poverty report calls for a ‘junk food’ tax to subsidise healthy diets
The proposal comes in a report today by the Food Foundation, which finds one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food
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The Felix Project adds apple farm to growing food rescue list
London’s largest food distribution charity started picking apples from Hazel Street Farm in Kent, which donated the orchards as the crop became less financially viable
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Pasta Evangelists partners with world hunger charity
The donations will help fund programmes that support families facing food and nutritional insecurity nationwide
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Comment & Opinion
Use the festive season to give back and reflect your brand’s values
With the festive season fast approaching, budgets to set, plans to sign off, and personal commitments stacking up, it’s easy to race through these last months without taking the time to end the year well
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Comment & Opinion
Hygiene poverty is a hidden crisis for too many children
One in 10 children have missed school because they lacked essentials like clean clothes or period products, says Dan Howell, MD at Kimberly-Clark UK&I
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News
Eat-Lancet calls for major reduction in meat consumption
The agrifood sector was the ’single most influential driver of planetary boundary transgression’, said the Eat-Lancet Commission
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Chief medical officer warns against use of weight-loss drugs
Chris Whitty said the lack of data about the booming GLP-1 category of drugs meant they should only be prioritised as a solution for people with morbid obesity problems
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Food sourcing initiative smashes 10 million meals target
The milestone comes less than two years since the launch of the Coronation Food Project
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Comment & Opinion
Can the FareShare-Felix Project merger finally make redistribution mainstream?
The merger of FareShare and The Felix Project is potentially the first step towards giving this vital sector visibility, support and strategic clout
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News
FareShare and The Felix Project to merge in major food redistribution shake-up
FareShare and The Felix Project will unite, under the latter’s name, to form what they said would be a ‘bigger and more ambitious organisation with greater national impact’
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Comment & Opinion
How we can all fight school holiday hunger – and why we must
When I was a teacher I could tell who had eaten breakfast before we took the register, says Rachel Kettlewell, founder of Fearne & Rosie
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News
Iceland expands Olio yellow label partnership with Gander to 950 stores
Shoppers will be able to view ’thousands’ of Iceland’s yellow label discount items in real time via the Gander and Olio apps
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Comment & Opinion
Why UK grocery has been so slow to speak out on Gaza famine
A fear of speaking out due to the complexity of the situation but also the potential cost and damage has suppressed action until now
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News
The Range offers free kids’ meals to fight school holiday hunger
The Range is offering one free kids’ meal for every adult meal bought at its in-store cafés
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Comment & Opinion
UK grocery is right to break silence on Gaza mass starvation
The scenes playing out in Gaza, with each day bringing new, heart-breaking updates, are a humanitarian tragedy
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UK food brands demand Starmer acts on Gaza starvation crisis
More than 150 British food and drink brands have demanded prime minister Keir Starmer does more to pressurise Israel to ‘end the starvation of the people of Gaza’
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Analysis & Features
How the food & drink sector is tackling holiday hunger
As the school holidays stretch family food budgets, retailers and suppliers are taking action. Which initiatives are making the biggest impact and how?
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Comment & Opinion
Obesity is complex. Common narratives miss the full story
We know obesity is a fiendishly complex problem yet we are suckers for a convincing story, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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News
School food caterers urge for 30% increase in meal funding
Respresentatives are calling for funding to rise to £3.45 per meal to address the rising costs of food and labour
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News
Nurture Brands teams up with FareShare to help with cost of living crisis
Nurture said its decision to focus on a domestic charity was fuelled by the ongoing cost of living crisis