In conversation with…Professor Bob Doherty of University of York. Read about Bob’s food policy hopes for a Labour government, and his extensive experience at Fairtrade, Defra, and with various charities and food system organisations.
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Bremner & Co works with lots of School Business Professionals (SBPs) to capture their views, experiences and advice on their role in delivering a great school food environment. And we’re pleased to work partner with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) to highlight and share our gleaned insights. Writing in ISBL’s ‘The Voice’ magazine,
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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 Barbara Crowther. Barbara serves as the Campaign Manager for the Children’s Food Campaign at Sustain, an organisation dedicated to advocating for better food practice and policies. As
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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 Louis Bedwell. He’s the former Managing Director of Mission Ventures, where he helped brands who champion better quality, healthier and more sustainable food. Our paths crossed as
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Cressida Pidgeon is Research and Projects Officer at Bremner & Co. She regularly dives deep into the data on child food security and nutrition issues. Here she highlights the issue of food insecurity among the elderly in the UK, one that is not addressed as frequently or urgently in today’s conversations around access to food.
‘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 Ali Morpeth. Ali is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist and works with organisations across the food system on healthy and sustainable diets. Ali and I worked on
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In recent years, the concept of a “sticky campus” has become increasingly important for universities seeking to enhance student retention and overall campus experience. Essentially, a sticky campus is one that encourages students to spend more time on campus, fostering a sense of community, engagement, and connection with the university. While there are many factors that
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Ten years ago today, the Government published John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby’s School Food Plan. Welcomed by all political parties, the Guardian journalist Patrick Butler said “The School Food Plan is that rare thing in the age of cuts and austerity: a passionate, unequivocal defence of universal public service provision”. With a clear plan laying out 16 actions (and one recommendation for
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by Rob Kidd, our Associate Consultant Photo by Clem Onojeghuo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-standing-in-front-of-assorted-fruits-displayed-375896/ Associate Consultant Rob Kidd is on a mission to understand which parts of local government are responsible for making and implementing food policy – and he needs your help to do so. Policy coherence means how successfully (or otherwise) two or more policies are aligned
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Myles Bremner, former Director of the School Food plan, and CEO of Bremner & Co (formerly Bremner Consulting) talks about the school food system, and how we must plug the holes in the school food leaky bucket. Anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes in a room with me will have heard me talk
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