All Food poverty articles – Page 13
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NewsSouthern Co-op tops up Healthy Start vouchers with extra £1
Southern Co-op’s extra boost will bring the total value of the vouchers to £5.25
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NewsCharity leaders slam government for food redistribution funding snub
’Extending funding makes economic sense, it makes environmental sense and it makes social sense,’ said FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell
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NewsGovernment rejects calls for food redistribution funding despite HGV hunger crisis
The government today published its response to the second Covid 19 and Food Supply Report from the Efra Committee
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NewsBoss Ken Murphy says Tesco has gone into ‘overdrive’ to tackle HGV crisis
Tesco and other supermarkets urged the government this week to take action to tackle the driver shortage
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NewsTonnes of food wasted each week due to driver shortage, Tesco tells ministers
Nearly 50 tonnes of food across its supply chain has been binned in the last week
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NewsFood industry helps FareShare double meals to hungry during pandemic
The charity’s annual statistics confirm between April 2020 and March 2021 it redistributed more than 55,000 tonnes of food, the equivalent of nearly 132 million meals
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NewsSupermarkets agree to change own label rules to send more to food banks
Supermarkets and suppliers are hoping to stop huge amounts of surplus own-label food being sent to animal feed rather than food banks
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NewsCompany Shop increases number of redistributed items
Company Shop opened five new stores last year
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NewsMorrisons shoppers donate £500,000 to food banks through Trussell Trust
Morrisons added pre-set donation options to orders during the pandemic
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NewsTesco reports surge in food surplus during the pandemic
The UK’s biggest retailer this week revealed its food surplus in 2020/21 hit nearly 50,000 tonnes
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NewsCo-op and Hubbub to fast-track rollout of community fridges
The charity’s network of fridges already redistributes around 3,145 tonnes of surplus food – the equivalent of almost 7.5 million meals a year.
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NewsAsda hunger report shows single parents and disabled worst hit by pandemic
Asda has also launched a new national food drive calling on customers to help people struggling with hunger
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Comment & OpinionDear Henry Dimbleby: give us a fair food strategy for people, planet and animals
We want a National Food Strategy both businesses and grassroots organisations can get behind, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsDeliveroo and grocery partners to deliver one million meals to those in need
The initiative will see Deliveroo riders pick up food that would otherwise go to waste from Co-op, Waitrose and Pret a Manger
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NewsIGD launches new guide to help suppliers tackle food surplus crisis
IGD has worked with Ben Elliot, the food surplus and waste champion for Defra, and Wrap on the new guide
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NewsCity Harvest appoints David Carter as CEO
Founder and CEO Laura Winningham is moving to a new position as head of strategy
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NewsGovernment seeking national supplier for £24m school breakfast contract
The contract is set to run for two academic years from September 2021 to July 2023
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NewsEast of England Co-op beefs up value of Healthy Start vouchers to £5
Government increased base level for vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25 on 1 April
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NewsMPs renew calls for creation of minister for food security role
Efra committee also urged government to extend financial aid to hospitality suppliers including foodservice wholesalers
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NewsOne million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays