The Food Foundation Podcast

Dan Parker, CEO of Veg Power on how to encourage more kids to eat school meals.As part of Veg Power's annual survey of 3000 parents of primary school aged children and their children, Dan's team asked what's going on at home that's driving decisions about the take up of school meals. And they found that at any given lunch time, 25 to 30% of the children who are entitled to a free school meal, choose not to have it. Dan tells us why and what needs to happen to ensure that every child is getting access to healthy food at school.Click here for more information about the Veg Power survey, 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, Myles Bremner, Chief Executive of Bremner and Co talks about the Food Standard Agency's recent report on a pilot scheme to monitor school food standards compliance. Click here for more information, here for the Food Foundation manifesto and here for the FF Newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Pod Bite, Dr Gemma Bridge, research fellow at the University of Leeds tells us about the scaling up and out place-based food initiatives project that a team from the University of Leeds has conducted in collaboration with the Food Foundation.Place-based community led food initiatives include food banks, social supermarkets, community cafes and community supported food growing schemes and play crucial roles in developing community led place based food systems. They help local people access affordable and healthy food support, physical and mental well being through community activities and enhance financial resilience for employment opportunities. Listen out for more on this exciting initiative in collaboration with the Food Foundation coming soon to this podcast.Click here for more information on the project, and here for the Food Foundation Manifesto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shona Goudie, policy and advocacy manager at the Food Foundation tells us about new data it published this week which shows just how difficult it is for families on a low income, specifically those with children, to afford a healthy diet.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto, and here for the Newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at The Food Foundation analyses The King's Speech for the new Government's commitment to putting food at the centre of the health of the nation.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.

On this week's Pod Bite, Mali Evans, Head of Engagement and Advocacy at Feeding Bristol tell us about Food Justice Fortnight, its series of summer events to celebrate the city's communities and make space for important conversations about food.Click here for more on Feeding Bristol's Food Justice Fortnight, here for the Food Foundation Manifesto, and here to sign up for the Food Foundation Newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rebecca Tobi, Senior Business and Investor Engagement Manager at the Food Foundation hosts a special panel discussion with four representatives from food businesses and the investment community to discuss what they want and need from the first 100 days of a new government. This is, typically, a really interesting and critical time for new governments to set out their direction of travel when it comes to policy priorities and general intent.Recorded before the General Election, the panel of Richard Hall, Vice President and General Secretary for the UK and Ireland at Danone, James Perry, co-founder and co-chair of Cook, Rachel Crossley, Head of Stewardship in Europe for BNP Paribas Asset Management, and Sophie Lawrence, Stewardship and Engagement Lead at Greenbank discuss how to face a dual public health and climate crises through action on the food system.   For further information, click on the links below:https://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/lobbying-good-food-businesses-and-investors-share-their-vision-better-food-systemhttps://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/lobbying-good-why-we-need-regulation-level-playing-field-food-industryhttps://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/lobbying-good-why-investors-should-be-lobbying-better-food-systemClick here for the Food Foundation's own Manifesto, and here to sign up for the Newsletter.https://foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/nourishing-nation-mandatory-reporting-food-businesses-0https://foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/power-and-accountability-evolving-landscape-corporate-reporting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Taylor, Executive Director of the Food Foundation digs into the Labour and Green Party manifestos and assesses their commitment to fixing Britain's broken food system.Click here for the Food Foundation's own Manifesto, and here to sign up for the Newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the third in a special series of Election Pod Bites, Shona Goudie, Policy and Advocacy Manager at The Food Foundation tells us about our latest report, A Neglected Generation. From the reduction in height of 5 year-olds to the rise in obesity among 10-11 year-olds by 30%, to Type 2 diabetes among under 25s up 22%, we remind a nation about to vote of the shocking deterioration in children's health over the last decade.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto and here for the FF newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of the Food Foundation's Election Special Pod Bites, Executive Director, Anna Taylor responds to the policy issues in the Lib Dem and Conservative manifestos as well as the relaunch of Labour's child health plans.Head to the Food Foundation Manifesto to find more on what we need from the next Government to fix the broken food system.Click here to sign up for the Food Foundation Newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.