As the Bremner & Co team sign off for 2025, we have been reflecting on what has been a genuinely significant year for food policy and practice. Across children’s nutrition and the wider food system, we have seen meaningful progress, not only in policy change, but in the growing momentum behind a fairer, healthier approach to […]
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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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Across the country, councils are working hard to make sure every child has access to good food, whether through early years support, free school meals or wider healthy weight or anti-poverty strategies. But we know how complex this can be. Food provision across childhood often sits across multiple teams, services and settings, making it hard
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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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Press release A new report – ‘Too young to count’ – reveals that, despite rising hunger and poverty, most children in childcare are excluded from free meal support. Read exclusive coverage in The Independent here. Nearly 300,000 young children in poverty will miss out on free meals in nurseries and childcare settings, according to 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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Click on the link below to tune in to the latest podcast episode of The Dietitian Cafe featuring our partner, Dayna Brackley. The conversation, hosted by Corrine Toyn, peels back the lid on the commercial baby food industry. Alongside Dr. Diane Threapleton, Dayna discussed the sector that’s been thrust into the spotlight after recent media
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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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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
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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