All Food poverty articles – Page 8
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NewsLidl to donate 1.8 million meals during school holidays
Food will be donated via Lidl’s redistribution partner Neighbourly
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Comment & OpinionIs the ‘most wanted’ list the right answer to rising convenience store crime?
The ACS 2023 Crime Report shows theft across the sector has reached record highs – and the organisation’s suggestions have been successfully acted on before
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Comment & OpinionFood price caps would push the supply chain to breaking point
Growing more of what we eat on home soil should be at the very heart of the food inflation agenda, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of the Rural Policy Group
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NewsTesco sending almost 90% of surplus food to charity
Tesco said partnerships with food waste organisations FareShare and Olio had been fundamental in reaching the target
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NewsGovernment slammed for failing to use surplus to fight food poverty
New research found the 50,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to more than a million people across the UK every year by the charity saved almost £118m
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NewsMedia Bites 18 May: Eggs, food banks, inflation
It’s a quiet morning for grocery news in the papers but The Guardian carries a feature looking at the price of eggs.
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NewsDanone launches partnership with food poverty charity
The partnership with the charity, which uses surplus food to feed communities, will save 88 tonnes of surplus food from going to waste
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Comment & OpinionFood security: the only topic on the agenda for Sunak’s summit
Issues across farming, climate change and food poverty are all relevant to Rishi Sunak’s meeting
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NewsFood bank charity The Trussell Trust reports record demand
The charity provided three million emergency food parcels to people facing hardship between April 2022 and March 2023
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Comment & OpinionLess-than-shocking Which? research into c-stores is a sign of the times
Which? and the Food Foundation’s pricing calls may resonate with the public, even if their findings are based on less-than-robust calculations
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NewsSupermarkets hit back at ‘unfair’ claims over food poverty
Which? and The Food Foundation accused retailers of failing to do enough to help shoppers suffering from food poverty
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NewsPetfood makers and FareShare team up to help animals
Companies including Pets at Home, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen and Mars Petcare are taking part in the scheme
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NewsAsda offers to pay staff in advance
The supermarket has partnered with financial services firm Wagestream to offer workers flexible pay
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NewsSupermarkets under fire as Healthy Start scheme misses target
NHS figures show uptake of voucher scheme is 64% of those eligible, well short of the 75% target set for March 2023
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco chief Ken Murphy’s plea to the government
Ken Murphy has made three demands for government support
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NewsMorrisons and Kellogg’s offer free breakfasts for families over Easter
The companies said they aimed to support families during the Easter holidays when many school breakfast clubs were unavailable
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NewsTesco relaunches ‘blue token’ grants scheme to target child hunger
The supermarket’s current scheme, launched in 2015, has awarded more than £100m in grants to community projects
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver keeps it simple – and cheap – in Jamie’s £1 Wonders
He helped us through lockdown, he helped us celebrate afterwards… and he helped Penguin crank out yet another cookbook. Now Jamie Oliver has another cause
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarket bosses are fuming at latest price accusations
Parents are claiming their food is too expensive in latest research commissioned by the Food Foundation
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NewsIceland beats meal donation target after hitting 3.5 million milestone
Iceland Foods has redistributed more than 3.5 million meals since January 2022