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The Food Foundation Podcast

The Food Foundation Podcast

Written by: The Food Foundation
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The Food Foundation podcast is the voice of the charity that tackles the growing challenges facing the UK’s food. Reporting from the frontline of food insecurity, it reveals the gaps in the food system and the inspiring initiatives that are fixing them. From the stigma of free school meals to the enormous impact of holiday activities and food on hungry children, we find the stories that change lives, bind communities and make the politicians sit up and listen.


The podcast, then named Right2Food, was the winner of the 2021 Guild of Food Writers' Awards for Investigative Food Work.


Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation

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Episodes
  • Pod Bites: New rules on "less healthy" foods

    Pod Bites: New rules on "less healthy" foods
    Feb 20 2026

    Katherine Jenner, Executive Director of the Obesity Health Alliance tells us about the new nutrient profile model that has finally been published by the government, and the very real consequences of how food and drink will be advertised and promoted, especially to children.


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    8 mins
  • Improving children's diets: What works?

    Improving children's diets: What works?
    Feb 13 2026

    Leticija Petrovic, the local food policy lead at the Food Foundation leads a panel discussion about school food, what works to improve school food menus and children’s nutrition, and what we can learn from what is already happening on the ground.


    The discussion is inspired by a new research project led by the University of Birmingham, and the panel includes: Dr Katie Edwards, research fellow in Psychology at the University of Birmingham; Sarah Newton, who leads the food system team in Public Health Division at Birmingham City Council as well as the Birmingham Food System strategy, and is a driving force behind Birmingham Food Revolution; and Sian Kidd, Food Security Engagement Officer at Monmouthshire County Council. Sian is also the founder and director of Secret Soup Society, a social enterprise working to reduce food waste and provide healthy, nutritious food for the community.


    Click here for more information on the University of Birmingham research, here for Birmingham's Food System strategy, and here for Chwedlau Bwyd, the creative food education programme that was delivered for Year 3 pupils in primary schools across Monmouthshire.


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    36 mins
  • Pod Bites: Fibre February

    Pod Bites: Fibre February
    Feb 6 2026

    Good gut vibes only. Fibre February is the perfect time to Bang in Some Beans!


    Chloe MacKean, Food Business Transformation Manager at The Food Foundation tells us about the campaign to double UK bean consumption, and how fibre is so essential for our health.


    Check out the Bang in Some Beans Instagram for delicious beany recipes, and keep an ear out for our Bang in Some Beans podcast series coming very soon! Don't miss out on our latest updates - make sure you're signed up for The Food Foundation's newsletter.

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    6 mins
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