Olivia Ferdi's legal background may have come in useful when launching a CBD brand, a sector which has been so controversial with legislators.

Over the last few decades, there have been big advances in nutritional science – and technology is transforming the industry too.

In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we pick the very best food industry innovations since sliced bread.

Why are fish and chips so popular? Why do Brits love them so much? And, shock horror, is it even a British dish at all?

New Product Development, or NPD, is at the heart of what makes the food and drink industry an exciting place to be.

The really big changes have been seen in the emergence and growth of plant-based dairy products. But what do consumers really want?

The evolutionary success of humankind has relied on a handful of fundamental but often unsung food and drink developments.

For anyone considering a green job in the food sector, it is crucial to gain a better understanding of the sustainability challenges we face.

We are turning down the lights, turning up the music, and getting out the finest cutlery as we talk about the food of love.

Brexit has had a huge impact on the food and drink industry in the UK, but it has also had a profound effect on the Republic of Ireland.

Fragile bones mean we are more likely to get fractures. What role can food play in helping us to keep our bones strong and healthy?

How do we help them appreciate tastes and flavours, and go beyond that, to appreciate concepts like healthy nutrition, or sustainability?   

Scotland has set itself an ambitious target, to reach net zero emissions of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 - but how's it going?

When Michelle first took an interest in free-from food, there was very little information out there. She helped to change all that.

It's two years since a new post-Brexit trade deal came into force with the EU, so what are the opportunities for UK food and drink companies?

Let's follow the money, look ahead and ask where food industry investors will be putting their cash in 2023.

There are plenty of well-established coffee brands already in the market and finding space for a new one presents a whole host of challenges.

Shift work has long been associated with negative health outcomes, but does when we eat matter as much as what we eat?

Amidst suggestions that some health and environmental claims don't stack up, Chris Bryant reviews a host of studies to see where we're up to.

"We have a growing population, climate change is jeopardising our food production, and we are at risk of not being able to feed the world."