Blog: Could expanding free school meals boost the UK food and farming economy?
What would be the added value of expanding school meal eligibility, from school plates to suppliers and producers? In this blog, Rosie Osborne and Myles Bremner from Bremner & Co introduce new research project with Sustain, supported by Impact on Urban Health and the Ampney Brook Foundation.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 16 December 2024
News: 22 local councils supported to adopt healthier food advertising policies
Sustain | Thursday 9 May 2024
News: Defra review highlights 'huge' opportunity to improve public food procurement
Sustain welcomes the recommendations in Will Quince MP's independent report to Defra on increasing the social, environmental and economic benefits of public sector food procurement.
Food for the Planet | Thursday 30 May 2024
News: Good Food Local: Sustain seeks evaluator to review replication pilot
Sustain is seeking a commissioned partner to evaluate the replication of Good Food Local in the North East, ahead of expanding to reach more local authorities.
Good Food Local | Tuesday 29 April 2025
Blog: “They literally taste the same!” – so why is our food still flooded with sugar and salt?
A group of teens put popular snacks to the test – could they taste the difference between high and low sugar or salt? What they found shines a light on the role the food industry needs to play in creating a healthier future.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 27 May 2025
Blog: Local authorities must engage people struggling with food poverty to shape their work
The cost-of-living crisis affects people living in poverty the very hardest How can we ensure that their voices and experiences are heard by policy-makers and purse holders? asks Morven Oliver of the London Food Poverty Campaign.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 10 January 2023
News: Sustain welcomes new law restricting unhealthy food advertising in open letter to government
Sustain joins over 50 organisations in writing to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to welcome the long-awaited legislation restricting the marketing of less healthy food and drink on TV and online, which came into force this January.
Sustain | Tuesday 6 January 2026
News: Time to nominate your 2024 heroes for a Jamie Oliver Good School Food Award!
Do you know a school or individual doing amazing things with school dinners? Jamie Oliver's School Food Awards 2024 will celebrate the people and places making sure kids are eating well, being inspired about food and powered up to learn and play. Nominate your school or school food hero for a Jamie Oliver School Food Award 2024!
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 12 February 2024
News: Sustain seek partner for new project exploring food access for asylum seekers in London
Asylum seekers in London face multiple barriers to accessing food. The London Food Poverty Campaign at Sustain have £7,500 available to commission a partner organisation providing frontline support to asylum seekers to co-deliver a project seeking to explore food access in this population.
Food Poverty | Thursday 24 August 2023
Page: How increasing access to fresh, affordable meals is bringing food, community and joy to South London
In this blog Lula Wattam explores how Be Enriched, a South London charity, is harnessing the power of food to build community, tackle food insecurity, and uphold dignity through inclusive, volunteer-led initiatives.
Good Food Enterprise
Good Food Enterprise: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
