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The latest topics and issues impacting the global food and drink sector

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Latest news, insights and podcasts

Homegrown hot & peppery cress salad bags being pulled out of carboard box

06-09-23 / 2 min read

New British vertically farmed salad brand Homegrown launches in Asda

THIS Isn't Bacon plant-based product in plastic wrapping with design for Dutch market on light green background

05-09-23 / 2 min read

THIS makes first international launch at Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn

colleagues wearing white coats, hats and blue face masks, working in food processing plant with red peppers

31-08-23 / 3 min read

UK food manufacturers facing ‘chronic labour shortages’ but innovation still a priority, says FDF report

Best bits: The big interviews

14-08-23 / The Big Interviews

Best bits: The big interviews

This episode focusses on some of the conversations we have had with leading figures in the food sector, finding out what motivates them.

Defra's Chief Scientific Adviser smiling for the camera

09-05-23 / The Big Issues Interview: Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser on gene-edited crops

Listen to the series

Deep fried pork

11-08-23 / 2 min read

Chinese cultivated meat company CellX opens pilot plant and plans to apply for regulatory approval in Singapore and US

Union Jack made of data

25-04-23 / 8 min read

Mapping the food system: the race to revolutionise the sector using data

Women in AI concept vector illustration. Woman controls robotic arm with digital tablet.

27-07-23 / 15 min read

The robot takeover? How AI could change careers in the food and drink sector

Podcast

Best bits: The history of food

14-09-23 / The history of…

Best bits: The history of food

In this episode, we re-visit some of the best conversations we have had about the history of food.

Abi Aspen Glencross: 'My career in food'

17-08-23 / Career Conversations

Abi Aspen Glencross: ‘My career in food’

man walking in the night following light

17-07-23 / The Big Issues

Italy’s cultivated meat ban – permanent or just ciao for now?

Men trying to reach the shopping cart that rises up on the arrow. (Used clipping mask)

14-07-23 / The Big Issues

When will food prices start to fall?

woman in field holding rainbow lgbt flag in golden sunset evening sunshine.

30-06-23 / The Big Issues

“I lived a double life” – the battle faced by many LGBTQ+ farmers

Pip & Nut Founder, Pip Murray smiling whilst looking away from the camera in a kitchen

19-06-23 / The Big Interviews

Pip & Nut Founder: ‘Entrepreneurs need to be hungry to learn’

Paul Lindley in shirt and jeans sitting on a green sofa

22-05-23 / The Big Interviews

Paul Lindley – from Ella’s Kitchen to tackling childhood obesity

Events

Sustainable Food Forum

11-01-23 / Live event

2023 Tastes of better in Ascot

18-01-23 / Inspiring Nutrition

Inspiring nutrition

News and features

sign with ice cream cone

08-07-22 / 7 min read

Where are they now? Products that have disappeared from the supermarket shelves

Jonathon Porritt

11-05-23 / 9 min read

“It’s sickening, it’s unbelievable” – Jonathon Porritt fires shots

Paper bag full of grocery on mobile phone illustration

17-01-23 / 7 min read

TikTok trolley dash: how food companies are cashing in on the social media app

Hand holds a shopping basket

26-10-22 / 6 min read

What will the supermarket of the future look like?

Glass of milk standing on old wooden table

05-09-23 / 2 min read

Solar Foods-led consortium selected by European Innovation Council to develop novel milk protein using CO2 and electricity

Group of family of pigs searching and asking for food looking at camera

29-08-23 / 3 min read

Pig farms that downsize production prioritised for funding under new investment measures in Germany

Young happy woman choosing fresh meat while buying meat product at the supermarket.

18-08-23 / 4 min read

Germany to introduce mandatory animal husbandry labelling for meat products

Scenic misty morning in a cornfield

19-07-23 / 2 min read

IngredientWerks develops molecular farming technology that grows beef protein in corn

Food innovation

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