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USDA’s Summer Grocery Program targets child food insecurity
A new USDA and Feeding America scheme is set to allow over 20 million children to have access to “adequate nutrition” for the summer of 2024.
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What’s on the menu? Five food trend predictions for 2024
The food and beverage industry is evolving, but what trends will shape the sector in the next 12 months? Find out New Food’s trend predictions here…
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Free school meals set to be extended for another 12 months
Mayor of London shares plans to allow all primary school children in London to have access to free school meals throughout the next academic year.
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Were food systems just a side dish at COP28?
Dr Lucy Wallace reflects on how the COP28 conference resulted in a landmark deal focusing on climate action but may have fallen short when it comes to transforming food systems.
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Expert predicts AI fuelled “fourth agricultural revolution”
According to a US-based researcher, AI could transform agriculture and help to meet the need for safe, sustainably-produced food for a growing global population.
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Turning up the dial on frozen
Sam Fulton delves into why Nomad Foods believes the benefits of frozen food need to be better understood in the fight against climate change.
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Was food really on the menu at the first ‘Food COP’?
Joanna Trewern takes you inside COP28 and asks whether, despite all the talk, food really made it onto the menu in Dubai.
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Episode 46: Unwrapping 2023…with Professor Chris Elliott
Josh and Grace take a look back at how 2023 fared for the food and beverage industry with Professor Chris Elliott and assess whether our trend predictions were spot-on or missed the mark.
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How are consumers changing their festive food choices?
Research has revealed that a quarter of UK adults will be scaling back their Christmas meal this year due to the current financial pressures.
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The meat of the matter: how livestock fared at COP28
Michael Victor reveals the ways in which COP28 prioritised food and agriculture, highlighting crucial links between climate change, farming, and the need for nuanced solutions.
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Clean Food Group awarded £1M for low-emission systems project
The UK Government has awarded £1 million in funding to the Clean Food Group for a project to advance novel low-emission food production systems in the UK.
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The future of food lies in the hands of food science and technology
Professor Chris Elliott reflects on recent events in Thailand and explains why he is filled with optimism for the future…
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UK takes aim at food insecurity at global summit
The UK has announced millions of pounds of funding to prevent food insecurity in some of the poorest parts of the world.
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Shaping the future: Five takeaways from Food Integrity Global 2023
With a month having passed since Food Integrity Global, Grace Galler reflects on the key takeaways from the two day conference and shares how the sector came together to discuss some of the most prevalent concerns in the industry right now.
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Food inflation makes significant 2.1 percent drop
Data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that food and non alcoholic beverage inflation has made a sharp drop down to 10.1 percent in October 2023.
