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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‘In conversation with…’ is a series of blog posts where I’ll be talking to inspirational people working in the world of food policy. For this today’s ‘In conversation with’ , we’ve been chatting with Jenny Paxman, CEO of The School of Artisan Food and a leading advocate for transformative food education in the UK. A
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From farmer’s fields to Westminster corridors, July’s events gave us space to connect, share ideas, and push forward conversations on food, education, and early years. We’ve gathered the highlights from a month that showed, once again, how change is built in meetings, in kitchens, in fields, and in communities. Groundswell 2 July Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire
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Cressida Pidgeon, Senior Research and Projects Officer, shares a personal reflection on why breastfeeding equity is still out of reach for too many working mothers. Over the past couple of years, many of my friends have started having children. As I watch my amazing girlfriends navigate the whirlwind of motherhood like champions, all whilst holding
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Welcome to our first monthly round-up of events. Each month we will be reflecting on the events that we have attended, highlighting the important work and discussions happening around policy issues across food, education, infant feeding, sustainable procurement equity in food systems. This month: Food Education Mapping Project (FEMP) Conference 3 June School of Artisan
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‘In conversation with…’ is a series of blog posts where I’ll be talking to inspirational people working in the world of food policy. Today’s ‘In conversation with’ features Kate Anstey, a passionate advocate for education rights and reducing child poverty. As Head of Education Policy at the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), she works to
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Bremner & Co’s CEO Myles Bremner joined a powerful panel on this week’s Food Foundation podcast to discuss the case for auto-enrolment for free school meals (FSM). He was joined by Professor Maria Bryant, of Fix Our Food, the University of York’s five-year research programme; Labour MP Peter Lamb, Liberal Democrat councillor; Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Deputy
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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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Early years nutrition is the foundation of lifelong health, yet for too long it has been overlooked in government-led food strategy, both nationally and locally. While school food has progressed, support for nurseries remains lacking. However, as seen in the London borough of Newham, local authorities can take the lead in driving meaningful change for
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On January 14th, we hosted the “More Than a Meal: Evaluating Universal Free School Meals in London” webinar, and it was an incredible experience. Bringing together experts, academics, local government, policymakers, and practitioners, we explored the findings of Impact on Urban Health’s evaluation report on universal primary free school meals (UPFSM) in London. The topic
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