🗣️ 'We have two years to turn things around, otherwise we're going to drive a monoculture farming system' - Minette Batters. Don't miss our webinar with former @nfudc.bsky.social President about the future of farming! Watch her discussion with our Exec Director Anna Taylor here: ➡️ bit.ly/49JMWsw

Local food projects are nourishing communities, often on a shoestring 🌱 Food Ambassadors & Citizens Advisory Council members have been investigating the impact of food initiatives in: 📍Cornwall 📍York & North Yorkshire 📍Liverpool & Merseyside 📍North East @ffc-commission.bsky.social

📢 Worried about the future of farming? Then don't miss tomorrow's webinar featuring former @nfudc.bsky.social President Minette Batters and our Executive Director Anna Taylor! Ahead of #ORFC26 they discuss findings from the hard-hitting Farming Profitability Review. Sign up: ➡️ bit.ly/3LcQlqB

Young campaigners like Dev Sharma have been pushing to ban junk food advertising for years. And they aren't stopping now. 🔥 There is potential to extend the ban to all forms of #junkfood advertising to protect children's health. 🗣️Dev's reaction in full: foodfoundation.org.uk/news/world-l...

📢 Exciting job alert! We're hiring a Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer to help us influence national policy on school food. More info and how to apply: ➡️ bit.ly/3CoZaoy

"It's inescapable for a young person. It is the cultural wallpaper" - Young Food Ambassador Dev Sharma Fast food companies have unfettered access to young people through outdoor advertising, brand advertising & more 🍟🚌🤳 Let's protect young people by banning all forms of #junkfood advertising

“We can’t stop here, we must remain focused on the goal: banning all forms of #junkfood advertising to children” - Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Food Foundation In @theguardian.com today 👏 www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Today the UK's landmark new junk food advertising ban comes into effect, but big food companies are not letting up 🎯 Businesses are switching tactics and using every channel still available to target young people. Read our latest report on the #foodindustry ➡️ foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/...

🍽️Do family meals mean children eat healthier food? And how often are families sitting down together to eat? 🍲 @vegpoweruk.bsky.social's Dan Parker tells us about the latest research into family mealtimes. 🎧 Listen in full: open.spotify.com/episode/1UJq... #healthyfood #childrenshealth

Grace shares a New Year's Wish 💫 The Food Ambassadors we work with fed in to the government's new Child Poverty Strategy. Now they share their reflections on the proposals & hopes for the future, from nutritious school meals to more support for families. 🗣️🔗 foodfoundation.org.uk/news/our-voi...

ICYMI: 📢Our partners Bremner & Co and @foodfoundation.bsky.social published a great report 'Too Young to Count' 📊It highlights how 290,000 disadvantaged children under five are missing out on free meals. Read in full 👇 https://bremnerco.com/report-too-young-to-count-feym/

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! Make sure to keep in touch with us in 2026 by signing up for our newsletter: 🌟https://foodfoundation.org.uk/newsletter🌟 Thank you for a stellar year 💚

5th January 2026 will mark a watershed change in junk food advertising - but has the government's new ban gone far enough? ✍️ Mark Sweney covers how the new unhealthy food marketing regulations are already impacting advertising in @theguardian.com 🔗 www.theguardian.com/business/202... #bigfood

Dev shares a New Year's Wish 💫 The Food Ambassadors we work with fed in to the government's new Child Poverty Strategy. Now they share their reflections on the proposals & hopes for the future, from nutritious school meals to more support for families. 🗣️🔗 foodfoundation.org.uk/news/our-voi...

Don't forget to #BangInSomeBeans while you're celebrating this year! ❄️🎁☃️🎉✨ Food Ambassador Magdalena from Liverpool is a registered nutritionist and major advocate for BEANS 🫘💛 Learn more about how the Food Ambassadors are involved in the #beans campaign➡️ foodfoundation.org.uk/news/citizen...

🎅 High food prices make a traditional Christmas unaffordable for many families. In our latest podcast Bags of Taste CEO Alicia Weston reveals some empowering projects helping reduce food poverty and upskill citizens. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4qCxx3d

📈 Latest Office for National Statistics figures show food inflation has fallen slightly, yet households are continuing to feel the squeeze. So how do UK food prices compare to Europe? Read our latest tracker blog to find out. 🔗 bit.ly/493xdTW

📢 An Independent Farming Profitability Review written by Minette Batters was published today! As our Executive Director Anna Taylor points it makes a welcome connection between what we farm and what we eat - often treated as entirely separate parts of the food system! 🔗 kntn.ly/61cb4fc4

Big flavour. Big love for beans 💛 The one and only Chef Thomasina Miers is all in on #BangInSomeBeans. Here’s why #beans are a total game-changer ➡️ foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/...

🍼 The government has set out plans to help families struggling to afford #infantformula But have they missed an opportunity to curb high prices and misleading marketing claims? Find out: bit.ly/3Yt8Z0a

⚠️ Corporate lobbying is distorting decision-making. People need to be the priority, not profits. We call on Government to strengthen advertising regulations and implement mandatory reporting of healthy food sales for large food businesses. Holding #BigFood to account 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

"We eat beans at least four times a week" 🫘❌4️⃣ - Barbara, Food Ambassador from Hartlepool Barbara is on the Bean Citizen Panel, a group of experts through lived experience of food systems, with the goal of shaping the 💥 #BangInSomeBeans 💥 campaign Learn more: foodfoundation.org.uk/news/citizen...

📽️ Don't worry if you missed our webinar about the world-first plant-based revolution underway in Denmark! You can watch a fascinating discussion with former Danish Minister of Food & Agriculture @rasmusprehn.bsky.social and our Executive Director Anna Taylor here: ⤵️ bit.ly/44rBiQ9

🚨 4.5 million children in the UK - one in 3 - are growing up in poverty. So will the government's Child Poverty Strategy support them or leave too many behind? 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/48MKtfo @hannahbrins.bsky.social

✨Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has entered his bean era✨ We thank our legume-loving superstar 🎤🫘 #BangInSomeBeans @vegpoweruk.bsky.social @sdg2advocacyhub.bsky.social

Asha talks about how big food businesses target young people working in their outlets🎯 "Your life is constantly surrounded by junk food" 😶‍🌫️ A Young Food Ambassador from Cumbria, Asha is speaking out on how young people can't escape addictive, unhealthy food. 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

Big food companies are profiting. Food workers are earning some of the lowest wages. Can they afford healthy food? Unlikely. The system is unfair. How can the government hold big food to account ➡️ bit.ly/3XuoFjr

Jacob talks about how fast food advertising is strategically placed to get into our heads 😵‍💫 Big food is flooding young people's lives. Will the Government close the gaps in its junk food advertising ban?💢 Will they listen to campaigners like Jacob, Food Ambassador from Glasgow? 📢 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

🎯 Very sick of passing this bus stop ad with my little ones this month (obviously they think it’s great - ‘Santa!!’) If junk food ads on tv are worth regulating then junk food ads outdoors are too

This has got to stop. Junk food companies are exploiting every loophole to push unhealthy food on young people🎯 Does the new advertising ban go far enough if it misses out outdoor advertising and still lets companies advertise their brand name anywhere they like? 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

🩺 Nutritional safety nets are one of the most powerful tools available to protect children from food insecurity. So does the government's new Child Poverty Strategy go far enough? Here's our view: ➡️ bit.ly/3MoB8mt

⏳ Don't miss our webinar about the plant-based revolution in Denmark this Thursday! Part 2 of our Inspiring Stories of Food Policy and Politics series features our Executive Director Anna Taylor and former Danish Minister of Food and Agriculture Rasmus Prehn. Sign up here: kntn.ly/a3c2d5cc

📢 We've joined @eatingbetter.bsky.social and 160+ organisations calling for a strong and fair Food Strategy! A letter to government includes 17 asks spanning everything food production to consumption that could help transform the UK's food system. Read more: kntn.ly/52ab38b4

📢✊ Real voices. Real experiences. The truth about our food system from those living it. Here's what some Food Ambassadors we work with had to say about the findings in our State of the Nation's Food Industry report ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

🙌 It's great to hear the government's landmark Child Poverty Strategy could lift 550,000 children out of poverty! Here's what our Executive Director Anna Taylor and Food Ambassador and campaigner Dev Sharma would like to see happen next: ➡️ bit.ly/4pV7pjG

📢 What's really going on inside the UK's food industry? Rebecca Tobi reveals the key drivers hot on the heels of our latest State of the Nation's Food Industry report. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3MH5aBT

🗣️ 'Where are the legal targets on reducing child poverty?' Food Ambassador Dev Sharma speaking about the Government's new Child Poverty Strategy live on BBC News ⬇️ 🔗 shorturl.at/PQHtq @cpaguk.bsky.social @biteback2030.bsky.social

New data shows shoppers are shifting away from meat and eating more beans - reports @thetimes.com We know they're healthy, planet friendly and affordable - that's why we've joined forces with food businesses and chefs to encourage people to #BangInSomeBeans www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

🎬 Don't worry if you missed our webinar analysing key findings from our new State of the Nation's Food Industry report! You can watch a panel of leading food businesses and investors debate the implications and explore solutions via our YouTube channel: ➡️ bit.ly/4pHrCJs

🚨 How do we stop the food industry from using loopholes to advertise junk food to children and young people? Our Head of Food Business Transformation Rebecca Tobi speaking about our new State of the Nation's Food Industry report on Times Radio ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3XuoFjr

🚉 69% of train station outlets we visited had no fruit and 85% had no veg snacks! Our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report shows we can't leave progress on healthy and sustainable sales to the market. Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/3XuoFjr

A report by @sustainweb.org finds a small increase in government support for organic fruit and veg could deliver huge national returns for local communities across the UK. Accessing quality fruit & veg from a local producer should be something everyone in Britain can enjoy! 🔗 kntn.ly/5b77977e

💥 There's less than 24 hours to go until we launch our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report! Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors: ➡️ tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4

📢 Exciting job alert! We're recruiting a Public Affairs Lead to help us influence the government to deliver policies that will transform the food system. More info & apply: bit.ly/3CoZaoy

🙌 We're delighted to report our Executive Director Anna Taylor has made it into Public Sector Catering's 'Most Influential' list! It recognises the people helping to drive real, measurable change across in the food system. Read more: kntn.ly/4b1f15f7

📢 What does this week's #Budget really mean for families struggling with the cost of living? Our Head of Policy and Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social looks beyond the headlines in our latest podcast, focusing on food prices and child poverty. 🎧 Listen in full: shorturl.at/g4gQg

🫛 It's great to see the impact #GivePeasAChance has had improving school meals in Scotland! More than 173,000 pea dishes have been served in 60 schools in Aberdeen, increasing access to organic food. Learn more: shorturl.at/N5XUR

📢 Here's our top takeaways from yesterday's #Budget penned by our Head of Policy and Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social focusing on: 💸 Food prices 👨‍👧‍👧 Child poverty 🥤 Sugar tax Read more: ➡️ tinyurl.com/2wyacmhp

💥 There's less than a week to go until we launch our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report! Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4

💰 Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced several measures to reduce the cost of living in today's Autumn #Budget But will they be enough to reduce child poverty and improve children’s health? Here's our view: ➡️ tinyurl.com/2wyacmhp #Budget2026