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Reframing the narrative: strategic media support for infant feeding advocacy

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Bremner & Co were commissioned by First Steps Nutrition Trust (FSNT) as secretariat of the Baby Feeding Law Group (BFLG) to provide strategic advice and guidance on media coverage surrounding the release of the final Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) report on the infant formula market.   BFLG is a network of organisations and individuals working to protect maternal and child health by ending the harmful marketing of infant […]

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A systems approach to school food improvement: working with Trafford Council

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Children consume about 30% of their daily calories at school, making school meals a crucial opportunity to improve health. The school food system also supports the local economy by creating jobs and providing thousands of meals daily. Trafford Council’s Public Health team recognised this opportunity.  At the time, Trafford’s catering service was responsible for the majority of school meals provided in the area, with up to 11500 lunches provided daily

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The Early Years Food Coalition is recruiting for a Parent Advisory Group

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We are looking for parents and carers to join a new Parent Advisory Group for the Early Years Food Coalition (EYFC). We believe every child deserves the best start in life, and having access to healthy, inclusive, and sustainable food in the early years is key to this. The EYFC has been working with charities,

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Our November in events: UPFs, changing policy, and a night in the Wild West! 

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November brought a mix of policy discussions, sector events and chances to connect with partners across early years and school food. We also kept up our Bring and Share lunches alongside a busy run of webinars, conferences and launches. From new evidence on ultra processed foods to developments in childcare, inspection, auto enrolment and school

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Our October in events: women’s resilience, food system transformation, and team reflection

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October’s events offered a mix of big picture thinking and focused discussion on specific food system challenges, tools and opportunities. The team spent time with leaders debating what real transformation in the food system looks like, discussed the interconnectedness of women’s poverty and children’s poverty, and took time to reflect as a team on where

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New podcast: Just the Start: Nutrition in Early Years Settings 

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In the first episode of a series on the early years from The Food Foundation Podcast, hosted by Hannah Brinsden, our Partner at Bremner & Co Dayna Brackley joins an expert panel including Neil Leitch from the Early Years Alliance, Sarah Ambrose, Area Manager and Curriculum Lead at Safari Child Care, and Charlotte Stirling-Reed, registered

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Eating Better: policy and advocacy gap analysis 

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Eating Better are an alliance of over 70+ civil society organisations drawn from across the food system, united by their mission to create a fairer and more sustainable food system. Collectively, their work is guided by their ‘Better By Half’ roadmap, which outlines 25 actions across 5 key sectors.  Following the launch of their project,

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Our September in events: joy, beans, and bold ideas 

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From Guernsey to Westminster, September brought fresh energy and grounded collaboration for the Bremner & Co team. This month spanned joyful conversations about childhood, the growing potential of beans, and bold ideas to transform food in the early years. Across conferences, summits, and workshops, we shared learning, built new connections, and helped shape the next

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Follow the Carrot on The Food Foundation’s ‘Pod Bites’

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Click on the link below to tune in to the latest podcast episode of The Food Foundation’s ‘Pod Bites’ featuring Sustain’s Barbara Crowther, Children’s Food Campaign Manager. In the episode, Barbara discusses new evidence from our ‘Follow the Carrot’ report, showing that expanding free school meals could generate a £600 million boost for British farmers.

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