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Aldi to donate up to 400,000 meals during Easter holidays
In a bid to support charities, community groups and food banks, Aldi has said that it will be donating up to 400,000 meals across the Easter holidays.
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Scientist to develop “game changing” fruit and veg coating
A scientist is developing an egg-based coating for fruit and vegetables that he says “could help to improve access to fresh produce in food deserts”.
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Essential workers struggle with food insecurity
The Food Foundation has released data revealing there are “huge numbers” of essential workers in the UK struggling to access enough food.
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Tackle food waste to fix our food systems
With global food systems wreaking havoc on our climate, Jamie Crummie asserts the best place to start with tackling this overwhelming problem is addressing food waste.
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Food inflation jumps to 18.2 percent with vegetables a key culprit
Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is on the rise again, jumping by 1.4 percent between January and February 2023.
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Insomnia Cookies UK appoints former Deliveroo Director as MD
After announcing global expansion, US brand Insomnia Cookies has named former Deliveroo Regional Director Ben Lacey its UK Managing Director.
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Spring Budget: Alcohol duty freeze and strengthening support
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the UK Spring Budget for 2023 but how will this affect the food industry?
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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The destruction of Ukraine’s agriculture: All part of the masterplan
Professor Chris Elliott highlights a frightening tactic employed by Russia one year on since the invasion of Ukraine – the weaponisation of food.
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New Food Issue 1 2023
Discover the latest trends and insights in the food and beverage industry, from the future of cultured meat to tackling food waste, in Issue 1 2023 of New Food.
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Grant given to reduce food bacterial contamination detection time
A Mason Associate Professor has received $35,000 from Intellifoods Labs to research reducing the time taken to detect the presence of bacteria in food samples.
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Why are consumers altering their eating habits?
An FSA consumer survey has revealed that UK consumers are changing their eating habits for a variety of reasons, including financial and health concerns.
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Profits from 20 food operations could support 230 million
Twenty of the world’s largest food corporations delivered $53.5 billion to shareholders, an amount Greenpeace claims could help 230 million of the “most vulnerable people on Earth”.
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Fabulous faba beans: is the British grown crop the key to fixing a food crisis?
2023 has kickstarted the year of the faba bean — the past few months have already seen campaigns to increase the production and consumption of the British grown crop and make them a staple in the nation’s diets. New Food explores the increasing popularity of faba beans and how they…
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One quarter of Brits “struggling” with grocery price inflation
A new survey by Kantar has found that one quarter of British shoppers say that they’re struggling financially with food inflation.
