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News: Importance of food retail jobs recognised, as Morrisons increases its minimum wage for workers to £10 an hour

Sustain welcomes move by Morrisons which paves the way for UK supermarkets to pay all workers a real living wage.
Sustain | Wednesday 13 January 2021

News: Open call for Capital Growth’s London 2023 food growing training calendar now live!

It’s official – Capital Growth has launched its open call for this year’s training calendar. If you’re interested in helping to deliver this year’s London programme, send your proposals to the team before the seasonal deadlines.
Capital Growth | Monday 23 January 2023

News: 1 National Planning Policy Framework for England recognises food’s role in creating healthy communities

Sustain | Wednesday 1 January 2020

Reports: A year in London’s food gardens: Capital Growth network survey findings 2022-2023

Find out what Capital Growth members have to say about their growing spaces, ambitions, and hopes for the future in the 2022-2023 network survey report.
Capital Growth | Monday 18 December 2023

Blog: Eating our planet – options for local campaigning to reduce the impact of food on our planet

Driven by the magnitude of the environmental impacts of the food system and the slow pace of change from businesses and national governments, local areas are starting to take matters into their own hands. Sofia Parente, Sustainable Food Places Policy and Campaigns Coordinator, weighs the options for local campaigning to reduce the impact of food on our planet.
Sustainable Food Places | Thursday 13 May 2021

News: Extending the storage time of eggs - in domestic or retail settings - would increase Salmonella food poisoning risks to consumers

This is according to a scientific opinion from The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Salmonella Enteritidis causes the highest number of egg-borne outbreaks in the EU, and extending the sell-by date from 21 to 28 days would mean an increase in the risk of infections of 40 per cent for uncooked and 50 per cent for slightly-cooked eggs.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014

News: Families miss out on an estimated £68 million in free food as Gov miss Healthy Start target

Sustain calculates that over 200,000 low-income families with young children and pregnant women are losing out on Healthy Start payments toward free fruit, veg, milk and vitamins in 2023 with 1/3 of all eligible households not signed up. Regional analysis shows that the LAs with the biggest losses are Birmingham (£1.9m), Manchester (£1m) and Leeds (£1m). The greater London region missed out on almost £12 million in missed benefits. The North West lost £9.3m and South East £8m.
Veg Cities | Wednesday 19 April 2023

News: Children’s food movement unites at national awards but condemns Nestlé and Kellogg’s

Child health experts gathered in Leeds to celebrate inspiring initiatives in children’s food and health, before denouncing the overly sugary produce of Nestle and Kellogg’s
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 16 May 2023

News: Sustain welcomes Jamie Oliver backing for sugary drinks duty and creation of fund to support better children’s food

In a UK first, the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group will impose its very own 'child health levy’ on any soft drink with added sugar in all its UK restaurants from September this year with the much needed money raised going directly to fund food education for children and health initiatives
Sugary Drinks Duty | Sunday 21 June 2015

News: Jamie Oliver, Sustain and Leon join forces to take action on sugary sweetened drinks and fund childrens food initiatives.

Sustain and Jamie Oliver today launch a petition calling on Government to tax sugary drinks. The Children’s Health Fund is also launched by Jamie and Sustain, with funds coming from a self imposed sugary drinks levy by Jamie’s UK restaurants. Leon are the first group to join Jamie’s UK restaurants in adopting the levy contributing to the Children's Health Fund.
Sugary Drinks Duty | Thursday 3 September 2015