All Food poverty articles
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InterviewsA founder who went from prison to pies
Lee Wakeham set up a thriving pie brand that helps other prison leavers earn an honest crust. He’s now encouraging fellow food brands to follow his lead
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Comment & OpinionWhy the war on UPFs has hit an evidence-based roadblock
Will Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper crack down on ultra-processed foods? That question is very much up for debate
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NewsBurnham urged to back Good Food Bill as household insecurity worsens
New data shows the proportion of households in the UK experiencing food insecurity has risen to 12.2% compared with 11.3% a year ago
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NewsEagle lands at Defra again as Burnham announces new cabinet
Angela Eagle has been named environment secretary at Defra, taking over from her former boss Emma Reynolds
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NewsGlobal food price crisis could now be looming, think tank warns
UN figures show 8% of the world’s population faced hunger in 2025
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NewsRichard Walker leaves cost of living tsar role after Starmer departure
Walker was appointed Labour’s cost of living champion by Keir Starmer and had been working closely with No 10 policymakers
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Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham be the radical change our food system needs?
As we begin to hear who will be filling many of the top posts in this new government, we should quickly get a clearer picture of how the Burnham administration plans to tackle the many challenges currently facing the British food system
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Comment & OpinionIf Andy Burnham wants a fast win, the Good Food Cycle awaits
There is huge speculation about what former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham may do when it comes to food strategy and health
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Comment & OpinionHow grocers should respond to new checks on buy now, pay later
From 15 July, BNPLs will now be mandated to run affordability checks for borrowers – meaning several millions of people will no longer be able to use it. Chris Bennett of Fair For You offers advice on how to respond
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NewsIceland Foods microloans scheme returns to fight school holiday hunger
Returning for its fifth year, the Iceland Food Club provides shoppers with interest-free loans of up to £100 that can be spent on groceries and household items from Iceland or Food Warehouse stores.
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NewsSainsbury’s commits £8m to tackle school holiday hunger
To close the ‘hunger gap’, Sainsbury’s is calling for the government to expand its Holiday Activities and Food programme cover to all school holidays and align eligibility with free school meals
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NewsBP expands Felix partnership to support surplus food redistribution
The funding will support Felix’s core operations and strengthen the operational infrastructure for food redistribution at scale
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Comment & OpinionAs the heat rises, so does the risk to Britain's food supply
The UK’s definition of food security must catch up with the climate and health risks reshaping the food system, says Ali Morpeth, co-founder at the Planeatry Alliance
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Comment & OpinionThe Broken Plate isn’t a consumer problem – it’s a category strategy problem
Affordable healthy food isn’t a shopper failure – it’s a failure of pricing, promotion and ranging, says Vic Harper, CEO at The Bread and Butter Thing
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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