All Food security articles
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News
Media Bites 24 September: Tesco chicken nuggets spark controversy as M&S shares soar
Tesco has been accused of skimping on the chicken in its Aldi price-matched nuggets
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Comment & Opinion
A producer-first approach is vital to building food system resilience
Food retailers and brands need to be courageous in empowering and supporting good livelihoods of their producers, says Jason Archie-Acheampong, member of Food Ethics Council
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Comment & Opinion
International buying groups are a threat to UK grocery values
If UK suppliers were forced into centralised IBG agreements, our grocery industry would suffer, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
Gene editing can improve food security. The UK is falling behind
In the UK, gene editing efforts are hamstrung and genetic modification is ultimately outlawed, say Fieldfisher’s co-head of life sciences Janita Good, regulatory director Taly Dvorkis and trainee solicitor Daniel Bishop
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News
UK food security under threat as Met Office unveils impact of warming weather
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for the UK
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Comment & Opinion
A thriving food system must be central to Labour government policy
Food system leaders need to engage actively to ensure government policy focus remains on us, says James Walton, chief economist at the IGD
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Comment & Opinion
Why AI will be crucial to helping SMEs survive inflation
AI can be used to predict production issues and upcoming trends, says Andrew Keeble, co-founder of Heck
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Comment & Opinion
The Grocer’s six asks of the new Labour government
New policy is either expected or to be hoped for on issues such as wages, health, sustainability and more, but it’s also about the approach
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Category Report
Does Buy British stand a chance for supermarket fresh produce?
Can government intervention secure the UK’s fresh produce production? What can be done do to turn around the decline?
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News
Food sector bodies slam political parties for lax response on food security
Too little focus on food production and food security has been presented during the election campaign, argue the NFU, BRC, UKHospitality and FDF
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Comment & Opinion
How Aldi’s apple agreement could change the game for growers
Longer-term agreements mean better business decisions can be made, says Ged Futter of The Retail Mind
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Comment & Opinion
What Leadsom, Gove and Eustice brought to Defra in their reign
As parliament is prorogued this week, we say goodbye to former Defra secretaries Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and George Eustice, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & Opinion
Disaster planning not the best start to an election campaign
The food and drink industry has put thoughts of summer holidays on hold to go into full manifesto mode
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Comment & Opinion
Food 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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News
Resilience 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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News
New cash for fresh Arla factory upgrades takes total investment to £300m this year
Britain’s biggest dairy company has unveiled investments in four of its sites including Lockerbie, Stourton, Aylesbury and Westbury
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News
Food bosses to enter climate crisis talks with government
The round table will also come up with recommendations on how the industry can help the government to meet its NAP3 commitments
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Promotional Features
How artifical intelligence can transform food distribution
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Analysis & Features
Food security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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News
Healthy food considered a luxury by most Brits, new study shows
Almost half of Brits also said that financial pressures had made them cut back on the quality of the food they eat