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04/08/20

HealthyDoesIt to provide a new consumer resource

HealthyDoesIt, a consumer awareness campaign to encourage people to access the expertise and high-quality natural products available from their local health store, is launched

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03/08/20

Soil Association: make sure Minister of Food Security role is wide-ranging

Gareth Morgan, head of farming policy at the Soil Association, has expressed concern that a new Minister of Food Security for the UK would not …

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29/07/20

More free school meals needed to tackle food poverty says new report

Up to 1.5 million more children in England should get free school meals to help tackle a growing crisis of food poverty and unhealthy eating suggests …

The Food Matters Careers’ virtual event brings together industry, academia and government from the UK and beyond in live panel debates, informative personal case study seminars, and unique 1-2-1 networking sessions

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28/07/20

UK consumer demand for plant-based food soars in lockdown

UK consumer demand for plant-based food grows during the Coronavirus pandemic, as many adopt a more flexitarian diet as they pay closer attention to their …

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27/07/20

UK Government introduces New Obesity Strategy to improve public health

The UK Government has launched a New Obesity Strategy in the hope that people across the country will lose weight, following the devastating Covid-19 pandemic

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23/07/20

25% of millennials find plant-based diets appealing

New research from Mintel has revealed that 25% of British Millenials say that the Covid-19 pandemic has made a "plant-based diet more appealing"

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22/07/20

Nine UK agri-tech projects receive £24m funding

Innovative agri-tech projects across the UK, including fruit picking robots and autonomous crop systems, to benefit from £24 million government funding

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16/07/20

The Table Talk Podcast meets leaders shaping the future of food and nutrition

The Table Talk Podcast has, over the course of the past year, become a fantastic place to hear from the leading lights in the world …

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29/06/20

Childhood obesity: is the Covid-19 lockdown increasing it?

Childhood obesity has been a growing issue in the UK and there are fears that the Covid-19 lockdown could enable a surge in obesity as …

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25/06/20

Will plant-based fish be the next big growth area?

With Impossible Foods developing their plant-based fish alternative, will the seafood alternative space see the next surge of new product development to meet growing demand?

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