All Food poverty articles – Page 4
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Comment & OpinionCould child food poverty inaction be the final straw for Boris Johnson?
Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby yesterday urged the government to “act immediately” to tackle child hunger
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Dimbleby says government must ‘act immediately’ on hunger issue
The National Food Strategy recommends that ministers extend the Holiday Activities and Food programme nationwide
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Co-op urges community groups to apply for share of £1.5m grant scheme
The society said it was particularly keen to back groups involved in fighting hunger
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Morrisons and Asda step up help to fight school hunger
Moves come as pressure mounts on government to extend free school meals scheme beyond term time
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Hovis signs up to Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce
Rashford said Hovis would offer a louder voice to highlight the effects of child food poverty
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Comment & Opinion
School meals shouldn’t be a political football: kids have the right to eat
The government might have thought Marcus Rashford would go away. He won’t
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FareShare renews donations appeal ahead of ‘winter of hunger’
Charity heaped praise on the response of companies such as Asda, Sainsbury’s and XPO Logistics
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Analysis & Features
What’s happened to food waste in a Covid-19 world?
The pandemic has brought the issue of food waste to a head. So how has the industry adapted, and what is it doing as the government threatens mandatory reporting?
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Brakes joins Marcus Rashford’s child food poverty taskforce
Brakes joins some of the country’s biggest names in grocery including Aldi, Tesco, Iceland and Kellogg’s in backing the Manchester United Star’s campaign
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Iceland steps up support for Marcus Rashford’s food poverty campaign with free frozen veg bags
Shoppers using Healthy Start vouchers at Iceland will be offered a £1 bag of frozen veg for free from 11 September
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Comment & Opinion
Marcus Rashford food poverty taskforce must activate the food and drink industry
Food and drink industry’s role in the taskforce must be about more than social media support
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Marcus Rashford’s food poverty taskforce: supermarkets and suppliers sign up
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Deliveroo, Iceland, Kellogg’s, Lidl, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all joined the taskforce
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More than 175 MPs support Central England Co-op efforts to tackle child poverty
More than 75,000 items of food, arts, crafts and school supplies have been donated by customers during the past six weeks
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Actor Michael Sheen backs Co-op campaign to end child poverty
The retailer has been running the food bank campaign since the start of July
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Morrisons launches wholesale service for councils, food banks and charities
Retailer said organisations could access supplies in bulk, more cheaply and more conveniently
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Marcus Rashford teams up with Co-op to promote FareShare
The England forward is a longstanding supporter of FareShare and has made significant personal donations in the past
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Morrisons to extend production to help support food banks during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons said food banks were a critical source of food for the most vulnerable in our communities but warned donations had dried up rapidly
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B&M donates £1m to support food banks during coronavirus crisis
B&M said it had switched capacity at its six warehouses to prioritise key grocery lines including cleaning products and toiletries
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Aldi donates 400,000 meals to food banks and charities on Christmas Eve
Around 185 tonnes of fresh food were donated after stores closed on 24 December
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Analysis & Features
Are the supermarkets getting food banks right?
The number of food banks in the UK has rocketed – but the way in which supermarkets support them varies wildly
