30 Jul 2026 • The Takeaway

The Takeaway - July 2026

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Welcome to the July edition of The Takeaway - school's out so bring on the summer holidays! Still, that doesn’t mean there isn’t tons of interesting stuff going on in the food industry, so let’s catch up on the biggest stories making the rounds this month…

Calls for better food supply chain resilience planning

The Food Resilience Commission, established by Food & Drink Wholesale UK, this month heard evidence of a continuing gap between the recognised importance of the food supply chain to national resilience and the way it is reflected in resilience planning and emergency preparedness. Wholesale News has the story...

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UK food shortage in 'week to 10 days' warning issued amid extreme weather

The National Farmers’ Union has cautioned that food shortages could affect the UK within a week. Prolonged dry conditions and relentless sunshine have begun to impact the nation's food production, increasingly creating difficulties for British farmers and food producers, according to Yorkshire Live.

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Top 10 priorities to shape the future of UK childhood food allergy research published

A list of the top 10 priorities for childhood food allergy research in the UK has been identified by a group of patients, carers, health professionals and researchers. As per the Bristol University website, these priorities will be used to shape future research in line with what matters most to children and young people.

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Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight

For decades, the Mediterranean diet has been held up as the blueprint for healthy eating, but new research revealed by the BBC suggests that Italian children are now amongst the most overweight in Europe. The experts weight in on why this has happened...

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‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules

The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed many lawsuits challenging government policies tackling junk diets. As revealed by The Guardian, a global investigation cites 235 lawsuits in 5 countries since 2010.

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