All Food poverty articles – Page 5
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NewsBreakfast clubs to be made free for primary school pupils
Prosposal was part of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill announced in this week’s King’s Speech
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NewsOlio launches yellow-sticker section in partnership with deals app Gander
The deal will link Olio with yellow-sticker deals at Gander’s retail partners, which include Morrisons Channel Islands, Filco Market, Pricewatch Group and Sewell on the Go
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NewsGroceryAid aims to ‘massively increase’ support after demand for services skyrockets
The charity has changed the location of its annual Barcode festival in 2025 in order to increase capacity
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ProfilesMorrisons’ Joseph Clark-Bland on beards, Kylie and corporate allyship
For Pride month, Joseph talks about how he helps Morrisons demonstrate authentic allyship
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NewsShoplifting in Scotland reaches highest level in 10 years
According to the Recorded Crime in Scotland 2023-24 report, acts of theft have increased 41% in 10 years
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Comment & OpinionWho were the food and drink heroes in the King’s Honours 2024?
An array of food and drink industry leaders and influencers were recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours, with charity bosses, supermarket comms pros and safety leads making the cut
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food & drink industry thrive? Ask young people
All over the world, young people are beginning to question a food system that is making it hard to be healthy, says Sharon Bligh, director of health & sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum, and Molly Lewis, 17-year-old activist from Bite Back 2030
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NewsAsda announces new food waste partnership with Olio app
The supermarket giant today announced a new three-way collaboration, which will see Olio join its long-running partnership with food redistribution giant FareShare
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Analysis & FeaturesPolitical digs and cheese Swifts: this week on grocery social media
The UK’s cost of cheese crisis highlights economic woes and Ocado, Itsu and Lidl hop on gen Z trends
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Analysis & FeaturesNational Food Strategy is an-off-the shelf solution for Labour
New taxes and mandatory health targets could be in the pipeline
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NewsPoultry boss calls for manufacturers to tackle food insecurity
The owner of 2 Sisters Food Group, Bernard Matthews, and Banham Poultry has set an annual target of donating five million portions to FareShare
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsResilience body will draw on pandemic ‘war room’ spirit to tackle climate change
The resilience group is being set up following talks between Defra and the Food & Drink Sector Council
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NewsSchools forced to use own budget to feed children, says charity
School Food Matters is calling for the government to revise its budget for school food and extend free school meals provisions
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NewsMPs call for more children to be given access to free school meals
Labour MP Lyn Brown said 900,000 children in England living in poverty were not eligible, citing data from the Child Povery Action Group
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NewsSainsbury’s launches ‘Seasonings Shuttle Service’ to highlight food poverty
Sainsbury’s is aiming to tackle what it called ‘meals monotony’ faced by families who struggle to afford food
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NewsLittle Dish appoints Sophie Giddings as marketing director
Giddings has joined the business, effective immediately, from her previous role as marketing director for Lily’s Kitchen
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Comment & OpinionThe election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionThe food system must change to address rise in poverty
We must address low wages, dysfunctional social security and the unfair treatment of farmers, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsAsda extends Kids Eat for £1 deal to all year round
Asda has more than 200 cafés across the UK and last year the deal won a Grocer Gold for its contribution to fighting child hunger