25 Sep 2025 • The Takeaway

The Takeaway - September 2025

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Welcome to the September edition of The Takeaway! It’s the changing of the season, so before the rush begins, grab yourself a pumpkin spice latte and catch up on the biggest food industry stories from the past month…

Store advice: Improving convenience store staff morale

A happy staff is the goal for businesses in any industry, but post-COVID and in a cost of living crisis, keeping up team spirit and fulfilment can be difficult. Need some ideas? Here, 4 leading Retailers explain to Better Retailing magazine how to improve staff morale and cut employee turnover.

Read the whole story here.

FSA champions food innovation in the UK with the launch of a new Innovation Research Programme

As reported on Gov Net, a new collaboration between the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) saw the launch of a Market Authorisation Innovation Research Programme, including a guidance hub and Business Support Service pilot for Precision Fermentation Products.

Read the whole story here.

UK’s leading food redistribution charities to merge: Strengthening social and environmental impact

Food poverty and food waste are both national hot button issues, with the country at a crisis point for the former in particular. According to Wholesale Manager, the UK’s 2 largest food redistribution charities are now merging, in the hope that combining forces will rescue more food, cut more waste and reach more people.

Read the whole story here.

Greggs opens first pub in UK city as food and drink menu revealed

Would it really be The Takeaway without a Greggs-related story? This month it was revealed (by The Express among others), that our North East compatriots are opening their own pub, which will boast a Greggs-inspired cocktail menu and plenty of sausage rolls...

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'Food security is national security': Farm leaders call for action

Following the NFU’s recent Food Resilience Roundtable, as per Farming UK, 27 major businesses from across the food supply chain have written to the new farming minister to demand government action to secure Britain’s food future, warning clear targets for homegrown production are needed.

Read the whole story here.

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