All Food poverty articles – Page 11
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NewsFareShare urges return of government support as it dishes up four meals per second
FareShare said the government was now spending nothing on supporting food redistribution charities
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Comment & OpinionHow much profit should food companies make during a cost of living crisis?
No single measure will solve this crisis but we must shift food business models in a better direction, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionHygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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Comment & OpinionThe long-term changes needed to make the world’s food system function successfully
A $6bn cash injection from the likes of Elon Musk would only address world hunger for a year. What else needs to be done?
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NewsShoplifting on the rise as mounting cost of living bites
Concerns are mounting over a major increase in shoplifting rates
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Comment & OpinionFood charities should ditch low-quality processed food and focus on fresh, home-cooked meals
Food banks hand out too many low-quality products – but some organisations are thinking up innovative ways to get wholesome meals to those who need it, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsHFSS: government confirms multibuy ban and ad restrictions shelved
Restrictions banning HFSS ads on TV before 9pm and paid-for adverts online will also be paused for a year,
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NewsCompany Shop reports big increase in redistribution after Biffa takeover
Company Shop Group said it had handled more than 98 million surplus products in the past year
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NewsOcado funds The Felix Project as operations ramp up to tackle cost of living crisis
The Felix Project is expanding its Enfield warehouse in north London with financial help from partner Ocado Retail
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NewsCharities question supermarket profits after calls for windfall tax
Campaign group Sustain cited figures showing 57% of adults were in households with food insecurity
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NewsTesco chairman calls for windfall tax on energy firms to help cost of living crisis
Allan told the BBC Today programme Tesco customers were among those whose behaviour was showing the extent of the financial hardship
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NewsSoaring food prices causing ‘catastrophic’ rise in families unable to afford food
Food Foundation saw a 57% jump in families who said they had gone without food or could not access it compared to three months ago
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NewsFareShare opens new south west centre to help meet surplus food demand
The warehouse has been operating in trial mode since November 2021
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NewsFood distribution charities struggle to meet demand as cost of living crisis escalates
During the two-week period of the Easter school holidays, The Felix Project rescued and delivered 3,400 tonnes of surplus food
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NewsFareShare kicks off campaign highlighting impact of cost of living crisis
FareShare found that nine out of 10 organisations it works with had seen their services affected as a result of the crisis
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NewsTesco to donate money to FareShare from sales of fruit & veg
The campaign will see cash from each sale donated to Tesco’s food redistribution charity partner from this week until 3 April
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NewsAsda launches Just Essentials range in major pricing overhaul
Experts predict the new range will replace Asda’s Smart Price range
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NewsFareShare reaches 250 million redistributed meals throughout Covid-19 pandemic
The network has redistributed 105,000 tones of surplus food to organisations in need across the UK from 23 March 2020
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Comment & OpinionHapless digital rollout of Healthy Start has failed the UK’s most vulnerable
Problems with digital rollouts have become par for the course over the pandemic
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NewsFamilies humiliated at tills as IT chaos blights Healthy Start scheme
Campaigners are calling for urgent intervention from health secretary Sajid Javid