All Food poverty articles – Page 5
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NewsAsda reports 20% disposable income decline for under-30s
Essential spending among the under-30s rose by 12.5% in the period to an average of £774 per week
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Analysis & Features
Four apps battling to fight food waste and help hunger
From Olio to Kitche, food waste apps are reporting a spike in demand amid the cost of living crisis. So how do these apps work? And how are they adapting to their growing number of users?
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Analysis & Features
As donations take a hit, can food banks prevent a winter disaster?
Decreased donations from retailers, who in turn face supply chain issues, have created a shortage of food for charity just as household bills rocket
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Comment & Opinion
Frozen’s food waste push could help cool cost of living concerns
The BFFF’s Frozen Food Week campaign comes as food and non-alcoholic beverages’ annual inflation rate hit 12.7%
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Comment & Opinion
Scotland aside, supermarkets are ahead of the curve on period poverty
The likes of Morrisons, Waitrose and Co-op are outpacing policymakers on access to period products
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Comment & Opinion
Why aren’t supermarkets’ free meals for kids nutritionally fit for purpose?
Many participating supermarkets’ items are packed with ultra-processed meat products, says Will Breakey of Dr Will’s
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News
FareShare partnership enables wholesalers to provide 570,000 school holiday meals
FareShare said it was now receiving donations from 13 wholesalers, including two new additions this year
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Asda defends Just Essential range over food poverty ‘stigma’ claims
The Sun newspaper quoted one shopper as saying the products scream “we are poor”
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Gousto trials meal kits in place of emergency food bank parcels
The pilot trial with Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank is taking place over 12 weeks
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Over 40,000 pensioners to be offered £30 Iceland vouchers
Over £1m of funding for the initiative has been provided by pension insurance specialist Rothesay, through its Rothesay Foundation arm
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Analysis & Features
How to eat in a nuclear war: what our food system would look like post-apocalypse
With the nuclear threat level raised, what would an apocalypse mean for our food system?
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Comment & Opinion
How supermarkets are helping to tackle holiday hunger this summer
Some grocers are offering free meals for kids, while others are donating to food banks and community groups
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Inquiry to expose ‘shambolic’ handling of food sector during pandemic
The first stage of Hallett’s inquiry will focus on how well prepared the government was for the crisis
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Morrisons donates £100,000 of food to holiday clubs
Morrisons said its community champions would work with local holiday clubs to identify the foods they needed the most
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Comment & Opinion
Is it realistic for food brands to slash marketing in the cost of living crisis?
It’s clear businesses have a role to play in cutting costs, but some ideas present potential long-term concerns, says Les Brookes, CEO at Oliver Wight EAME
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News
M&S brings back free meal for kids offer as living costs mount
M&S has also rolled out a new hot breakfast menu for children, alongside its hot and cold lunch menus
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Asda reveals record fall in disposable income
Some 20% of UK households now had ‘negative disposable income’
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Tesco offers free kids meals in holidays in cost of living move
The scheme will run in all 311 of its cafés from 25 July – 26 August and is available for parents who spent a minimum of 60p on a purchase
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MPs launch probe into food price crisis
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee will also assess the government’s National Food Strategy
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Major supermarkets back UK government’s cost of living campaign
Some deals are a continuation of existing campaigns by retailers, which the government wants to promote under the Help for Households campaign
