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Sustainable Food Week

The Sustainable Food Week will give cause to celebrate and connect with some of the most influential people changing the future of food. In addition to the Sustainable Food Forum in London, the week will play host to a number of in-person and online events,

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Live Event Series 2023

CAREERS EVENTs

London | BFI Southbank
8-9 February 2023

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06-02-23 / 3 min read

USDA proposed changes to school meals will restrict levels of added sugars and sodium

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06-02-23 / 2 min read

New record set for Veganuary with over 700,000 sign-ups for 2023

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03-02-23 / 2 min read

Food Matters Live unveils Nutrition Month, featuring the Inspiring Nutrition event, the Nutrition guide and website takeover

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03-02-23 / 4 min read

Higher levels of folic acid needed in flour and rice to prevent birth defects in UK, scientists say

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03-02-23 / 2 min read

Applications for EIT Food’s Entrepreneurship Programmes 2023 now open

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02-02-23 / 6 min read

Featured employers announced for London Inspiring Careers in Food event

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02-02-23 / 3 min read

Spanish start-up Väcka launches plant-based cheeses made from melon seed milk and olive oil

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01-02-23 / 2 min read

Lidl to stop advertising HFSS foods to children through new ‘conscious nutrition’ measures

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The Food Matters Live Podcast

The Food Matters Live Podcast connects thousands of industry professionals with the key change-makers in food, drink and nutrition. From the latest international research, to policy and regulation, the industry’s big thinkers, and the most pressing stories of the day, we’ve got it covered.

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06-02-23 / The Big Issues

How do we get children engaged with nutrition?

Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, in a scarf and chequered hat surrounded by trees
01-02-23 / The Big Interviews

Michelle Berriedale-Johnson – the UK’s free-from fighter

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31-01-23 / The Big Issues

Post-Brexit trade – the opportunities and pitfalls

In this inflation concept illustration, dozens of groceries tied to colorless balloons float away from the shopping cart where they had been placed. Two children, a boy and a girl, watch as their mother chases and leaps in an attempt to get the groceries back, but they have gotten too high and out of reach. Isometric vector is presented in a 16x9 format over a dark gray background.
27-01-23 / Food Futures

Investment trends – where’s the smart money heading in the food industry?

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25-01-23 / Career Conversations

The ingredients for launching a successful coffee brand

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23-01-23 / Inside Food science

Shift work and nutrition – a marriage of inconvenience

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20-01-23 / The Big Issues

Is plant-based always better for you – and the planet?

Natalia Falagán, Cranfield University
18-01-23 / Career Conversations

How you could help fix the global food system

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16-01-23 / Inside Food science

How can we get more fibre into our diets?

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13-01-23 / The Big Issues

Can recycling habits be transformed using nudge theory?

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11-01-23 / Career Conversations

Charles Michel – putting the philosophy into food

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09-01-23 / Food Futures

A new dawn for plant-based alternatives?

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Event calendar

8-9 Feb 2023
Live event London

London Career Event: Inspiring Careers in Food
21 Feb 2023

Nutrition insight panel | How to deliver foods and supplements with scientifically proven joint and bone health benefits
28 Feb 2023

Nutrition insight panel | Eating for two – what are the latest trends in pregnancy nutrition?
9 Mar 2023

Nutrition insight panel | How to win in eSports nutrition
14 Mar 2023
Live event London

Tastes of better – London
21 Mar 2023

Nutrition insight panel | 2023 trends in active nutrition
28 Mar 2023

Nutrition insight panel | How to improve cognitive function through nutrition
16-17 May 2023
Live event Manchester

Tastes of better – Manchester
23-24 May 2023
Live event London

Inspiring nutrition
19-20 Sep 2023
Live event London

Sustainable Food Forum
18-24 Sep 2023
Live event London

Sustainable Food Week