Published on 15 July, the National Food Strategy calls for a tax to encourage sugar and salt reformulation, an expansion of Free School Meals and a major overhaul of food education as part of a coordinated effort to rethink UK diets and the sustainability of food production. In his Introduction to the Strategy, lead author […]
Sheffield wins sustainable food award
Congratulations to Gareth Roberts and colleagues at Sheffield’s Food Hub (ShefFood) who have just received an award from the Sustainable Food Places organisation. The story was covered in the Star newspaper (16 June 2021) under the headline ‘City wins award for promoting healthy and sustainable food’. Gareth has been a key contributor to our ‘Planet […]
£ 24m on table to help universities revolutionise British food supplies
A MULTI- MILLION pound package of funding has been announced today for a series of research projects involving Yorkshire academics which are aimed at transforming food supplies.
Healthier food, healthier planet: transforming food systems
Projects seeking to transform the UK food system by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at their centre received a £24m boost today.