All Food security articles
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Analysis & FeaturesClimate whistleblowers: why we had to speak out
An explosive insider memo warned of ‘wishful thinking’ on the imminent climate risks to the supply chain. Can its publication shake up a complacent industry?
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink reacts as border checks on EU exports scrapped
The government has reached a 12-year deal that will grant fishing access for EU boats into British waters, with ministers also having nailed down a reduction in checks on food exports to the bloc in return
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Analysis & FeaturesWill UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?
Keir Starmer’s ‘historic’ US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what’s in it for the food industry?
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WebinarsHow can agtech deliver a win-win for farms, brands and retailers?
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NewsUK’s top supermarkets ‘failing against own environmental pledges’
Campaigners claim supermarkets frequently set sustainability-related targets but fail to achieve them or show progress
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NewsAvara Foods appoints new CEO to succeed departing Andy Dawkins
Andy Dawkins will remain as a non-executive director of Avara Foods Holdings
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Promotional FeaturesHow contamination detection can drive both safety and savings
Modern contamination detection systems offer food manufacturers both improved safety compliance and operational efficiency gains amid rising costs and regulatory pressures.
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NewsFood and farming industry under major threat as UK ‘not prepared’ for climate crisis
The UK’s top climate advisors have warned of the impacts of climate change on the food and farming industry
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Comment & OpinionApocalyptic scenes highlight food systems’ fragilities
A power outage across the Iberian peninsula brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. What does that mean for our food systems’ fragilities?
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NewsTesco legend Sir Terry Leahy warns government food strategy ‘fighting on too many fronts’
Leahy said the new Food Strategy Advisory Board (FSAB) had been given too many ‘cross-cutting’ objectives
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NewsZeichner ‘sympathises’ over abrupt SFI closure but calls the scheme ‘a success’
The minister doubled down on the government’s position on the sustainability-focused farm subsidy scheme, citing how it had reached its budget limit
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NewsControversial Cranswick ‘mega farm’ plans rejected by local council
Councillors rejected the plans due to its impact on ecology and climate change
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NewsWhistleblowers warn UK food industry heading for climate disaster
Inside Track x Food claims the UK food industry has ‘reached a moment of threat to food security like none other we have seen’
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: interest rates, high street taxes and The Vegetarian Butcher
The papers have been focusing on BoE interest rates, UK high street taxes and Unilever’s offloading of The Vegetarian Butcher
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Comment & OpinionFood security must be an urgent priority in turbulent times
Government, business and the public must work together to drive progress, says Matthew Stoughton-Harris, resilience lead at the IGD
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s abrupt termination of the SFI is reprehensible
For farmers not to receive payment after opting under the terms of SFI to reduce productivity or forego income is morally repugnant
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NewsWaitrose launches net zero fund for British farmers
The fund is part of Waitrose’s Farming For Nature Programme and will finance projects that will support the adoption of low-carbon farming practices
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NewsUK ‘walking into major food safety and security storm’, horsemeat scandal expert warns
Professor Chris Elliott, who led on the horsemeat scandal response to government, was one of many experts who warned of food safety threats
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NewsHilton Foods moves into Middle East with new joint venture
The partnership is initially for 10 years and combines Hilton’s expertise in meat processing and packaging with Nadec’s local cattle operations
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Comment & OpinionTrump’s tariffs could turbocharge ‘brand Britfood’ abroad
The prospect of VAT tariffs could be seized as a chance to set the clearest food and drink strategy in the world, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR