Supermarkets in talks on ‘hyper local’ food poverty action

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Supermarkets and other food businesses are being asked to consider a range of interventions including help for schools, food charities and the government’s Healthy Start scheme

The government is planning a series of “hyper-local” interventions, backed by supermarkets and other industry sectors, to tackle UK poverty hotspots, in a long-awaited first step for its food strategy.

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