A new report from the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (Hungry for Change) sets out a stark picture. Children growing up in the North of England face higher risks of food insecurity, poorer nutrition, and obesity from birth through adolescence. These patterns reflect structural inequalities that continue to deepen across regions and generations. The […]
Southwark Council commissioned Bremner & Co to design and deliver an innovative school food management training programme for all school business managers (SBMs) across the borough. Using a co-design approach, we worked with 12 SBMs to identify the knowledge and competencies needed to confidently oversee high-quality school food. The training was embedded into an accredited
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Tower Hamlets Council commissioned Bremner & Co to lead the co-production and delivery of a school food improvement programme across 100 primary and secondary schools. This initiative required extensive collaboration across local authority departments, schools, and catering teams to develop a business case and action plan that would drive sustainable improvements in school food culture.
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Impact on Urban Health commissioned Bremner & Co to conduct an extensive research study on the early years nutrition landscape, with a focus on the London Borough of Southwark. The study explored the barriers to good nutrition for children aged 0-5, revealing key stakeholder perspectives across policy and practice. The project served as a platform
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Myles and Dayna reflect on what they shared and learnt at last week’s Future Food Symposium at the University of Birmingham The Future Food Symposium 2025, hosted by the University of Birmingham, brought together academics, advocates, and practitioners working at the intersection of food, education, and policy. Across two days of panels and presentations, the
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The Food Foundation’s latest report is the final in its three-part series on nutrition during a child’s early years. Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood focuses on children aged 1 to 5, exploring the food environments they grow up in-from commercial baby snacks and toddler milks, to the meals served in childcare
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On 1st April 2025, a quiet but far-reaching change came into effect: the end of transitional protections for free school meals (FSM). Over the next six years, an estimated 500,000 – 550,000 children in England currently on FSM will no longer receive them — children who had previously been shielded from sudden eligibility changes due
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The Felix Project, London’s largest food redistribution charity, tackles the UK’s dual challenges of food waste and hunger. In 2024, it redistributed the equivalent of 38 million meals, collecting surplus food from manufacturers and retailers to support community organisations. Seeking to understand the impact of its food redistribution, The Felix Project commissioned Bremner & Co
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Bremner & Co, with colleagues from FixOurFood, are accepted for publication in Public Health Nutrition. We’re excited to share that our work on free school meals auto-enrolment has just been published in the Public Health Nutrition journal! It’s a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and how close we are to solving a
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Tower Hamlets became the first borough in the UK to extend Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) to both primary and secondary school students in 2022. Evidence indicates UFSM can address food insecurity, reduce stigma associated with means-tested Free School Meals, and tackle child hunger. In Tower Hamlets, a borough where 48% of children live in
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