The Takeaway - October 2024
Welcome to the October edition of The Takeaway! Halloween means sweets, parties, pumpkins - a busy occasion for foodservice. And when it’s over what better way to wind down than by catching up on the biggest industry stories doing the rounds this month…
UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU
The president of the National Farmers Union has warned that British farmers are scaling back food production in favour of alternatives such as rewilding or growing crops for biofuels to keep their businesses viable. The reason? A terrible harvest and falling subsidies forcing businesses to embrace greener alternatives. The Financial Times has the full story…
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Volunteers needed for UK's largest food donation drive
The cost of living crisis has dominated the headlines for years now, and shows no sign of abating as 2025 approaches. As reported by Yahoo, the Trussell Trust and FareShare are seeking volunteers to assist and encourage in-store Tesco customers to donate long-life food to aid both charities as part of the UK's largest food donation drive.
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Women in Wholesale launches online Menopause Café
According to Better Wholesaling, requests for more education and support around menopause in the workplace have led Women in Wholesale (WiW) to launch an online Menopause Café. The online café (in association with Mondelez) will be a community and safe space, focused on understanding and supporting menopause at work.
Read the whole story here.
'The original fast food': Pie and Mash campaign to get 'cracking' meal protected status
Individually, pie and mash are British cuisine staples, together they’re pretty much an institution, And now as per Sky, Conservative former minister Richard Holden, who represents Basildon and Billericay, is campaigning for pie and mash to get Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status.
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Cheap 79p food that can lower 'bad' cholesterol by eating it once a day
With Christmas and indulgence on the horizon, most outlets are focused on decadent foods - but Get Surrey are highlighting a new study that has identified a cheap and easy way to help lower your levels of cholesterol, and thus reduce the chance of a stroke or heart disease.
Read the whole story here.
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