The Food Foundation Podcast

Sarah Buszard, the Responsible Investor Lead at the Food Foundation tells us about our latest briefing that discusses the critical relationship between dietary patterns and the environmental impacts of food production on nature and biodiversity loss and the need for systemic change towards more sustainable food systems.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter.--- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noah Cooke, PhD student at MRC Epidemiology Unit at Cambridge University, tells us about a pilot project exploring the impact of recipe-boxes on dietary quality and food agency in households with school-aged children. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this 151st episode of The Food Foundation Podcast, Anna Taylor, Chief Executive at the Food Foundation celebrates its first 10 years with some of the people who have shared its journey.Laura Sandys OBE, chair and founder of the Food Foundation, Dev Sharma, 20-year-old food activist and young food ambassador at the Food Foundation, Henry Dimbleby MBE and Baroness Rosie Boycott, member of The House of Lords, and the Food Foundation board look back at some of the triumphs and challenges of calling on policy makers to recognize the central importance of the food system in shaping the nation's health and wealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation talks through the news that the Government has just published a policy paper setting out its ambition for its new food strategy.  Anna, who also sits on the Government's Food Strategy Advisory Board, explains the overall ambition of the strategy.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danielle Glavin, Head of Communications at Chefs in Schools tells us about its report into the school food standards and what parents want for their children. In its latest poll with Survation of 1000 parents across all regions and income brackets, clear themes have emerged about the demand for fresh food in school meals.Click here for the full report, the Food Foundation Manifesto and to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Food Foundation, reflects on the much-anticipated 10-year NHS plan and recent announcements about mandatory reporting and the Healthy Start scheme. Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo Rowling, Head of Campaigns at the Food Foundation introduces Sheila Dillon's report from Groundswell 2025, the regenerative agriculture festival ahead of The Food Foundation panel discussion on beans, legumes, peas and pulses.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, young Food Ambassador Dev Sharma hosts a very special panel discussion to celebrate the Government's announcement that free school meal eligibility will be expanded to all children in households on Universal Credit, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty, and giving access to a hot, healthy school lunch to around 500,000 more pupils.Dev is joined on the panel Rushda, a 16-year-old Food Ambassador from Halifax, Dr Sam Rushworth, the MP for Bishop Auckland, and Reema Reid, Headteacher of Holydale Primary School in London.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto, here for the Broken Plate report, and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Pod Bites, Shona Goudie, Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Food Foundation gives a rundown on what we need to know about last week's spending review when it comes to food.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. And watch this space for more clarity and updates from The Food Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fran Bernhardt, the Commercial Determinants Coordinator of Sustain the Alliance for Better Food and Farming, explains the impact of the latest Government delay in TV and online advertising restrictions.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here to sign up for the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.