Henry Dimbleby news and analysis – Page 17
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Boris Johnson’s obesity plan mean for the food and drink industry?
Promotions and advertising for HFSS food and drink are set to be curtailed. What does it mean for suppliers and pre-existing obesity measures?
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Comment & OpinionHenry Dimbleby’s food report pulls no punches, but he must not alienate industry
Two of Dimbleby’s key recommendations have already been announced by Boris Johnson
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Analysis & FeaturesIndustry reacts as National Food Strategy report published
Here’s how industry figures have responded to the publishing of the National Food Strategy report
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NewsMedia Bites 29 July: National Food Strategy report, Reckitt, Greggs, Amazon Fresh
UK ministers should spend an additional £1bn a year on the “nutritional safety net” to combat obesity and hunger
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NewsNational Food Strategy report calls for junk food taxes and more free school meals
The first part of the strategy was launched today by Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby
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Comment & OpinionThe next food strategy must champion British standards and quality
The next National Food Strategy must strengthen the UK as a global leader in food safety, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the food industry make of the government’s new agriculture bill?
While the bill has been given a cautious welcome from industry, concerns over trade could derail its ambitions
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NewsFSA calls for increased powers as part of National Food Strategy
The government is carrying out the first independent review of the UK food system in 75 years
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InterviewsFrom high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
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NewsVilliers pledges trade talk walkout over food standards if necessary
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the environment secretary promised to defend food standards in post-Brexit trade talks
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Analysis & FeaturesElection 2019: So what’s next for the challenges facing food and drink?
From Brexit to labour to the environment, how will things shape up with Johnson’s landslide majority?
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NewsChair of Action on Salt slams government for lack of action on obesity
Action on Salt last week responded to a call for evidence from the National Food Strategy
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Analysis & FeaturesWith food front and centre, who deserves industry’s votes?
From no-deal Brexit to plastic, obesity strategy to business rates, where do politicians stand on the crucial issues affecting grocery?
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NewsHenry Dimbleby appoints ‘free thinkers’ to National Food Advisory Panel
The Leon founder says he deliberately appointed figures who were not scared to rock the boat, but also ‘not afraid to change their minds’
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Comment & OpinionThe Defra ‘brain drain’ would be bad news at any time, let alone ahead of a no-deal
As industry sources demand answers from MPs, the exodus from Defra means there’s nobody in to listen
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NewsDefra ‘brain drain’ threatens no-deal Brexit strategy, industry warns
The departure of secretary of state Michael Gove was this weekend followed by that of environment minister Thérèse Coffey
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NewsClimate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
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Analysis & FeaturesWill ‘trailblazing’ food sector review succeed where others failed?
Henry Dimbleby’s review has a broad remit. But will it survive Brexit, and the passage of time?
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s latest food sector review may be Gove’s last chance to deliver
Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’
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NewsHenry Dimbleby to lead Defra food sector review
The Leon co-founder’s review will form part of work for a new National Food Strategy for England