As Mhairi said, "citizens came to #TheFoodConversation with a good level of concern around UPFs. They feel that when they go shopping there's a lack of choice. They are led to certain products. They feel a sense of helplessness."
More on what citizens think 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
More on what citizens think 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
So, what do we really want from food?
Latest findings from The Food Conversation
ffcc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Standing room only at our Citizens Food Summit yesterday!
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
November 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Standing room only at our Citizens Food Summit yesterday!
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
“People are outraged when they find out just how much big food corporations spend on lobbying government.”
Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on today's episode of The Food Programme, sharing what we found from talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on today's episode of The Food Programme, sharing what we found from talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“People are outraged when they find out just how much big food corporations spend on lobbying government.”
Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on today's episode of The Food Programme, sharing what we found from talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social on today's episode of The Food Programme, sharing what we found from talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It was incredible to watch citizens from #TheFoodConversation take the stage in Westminster on Tuesday to share their experiences, highlight important questions, and make a collective call for change to the food system. So much passion and clarity.
Standing room only at our Citizens Food Summit yesterday!
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
It was incredible to watch citizens from #TheFoodConversation take the stage in Westminster on Tuesday to share their experiences, highlight important questions, and make a collective call for change to the food system. So much passion and clarity.
Great to see government finalising junk food ad regulations to tackle childhood obesity, due to come into effect in 2025.
#TheFoodConversation shows citizens are concerned about the impacts of ads on children – and want government to regulate businesses to ensure health comes before private profit.
#TheFoodConversation shows citizens are concerned about the impacts of ads on children – and want government to regulate businesses to ensure health comes before private profit.
December 3, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Great to see government finalising junk food ad regulations to tackle childhood obesity, due to come into effect in 2025.
#TheFoodConversation shows citizens are concerned about the impacts of ads on children – and want government to regulate businesses to ensure health comes before private profit.
#TheFoodConversation shows citizens are concerned about the impacts of ads on children – and want government to regulate businesses to ensure health comes before private profit.
Good to see government is extending free school meals 👉 www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is something citizens have consistently called for so that no child grows up hungry. Here's David, school governor & #TheFoodConversation participant, on the "heartbreaking" reality of children in poverty 👇
This is something citizens have consistently called for so that no child grows up hungry. Here's David, school governor & #TheFoodConversation participant, on the "heartbreaking" reality of children in poverty 👇
June 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Good to see government is extending free school meals 👉 www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is something citizens have consistently called for so that no child grows up hungry. Here's David, school governor & #TheFoodConversation participant, on the "heartbreaking" reality of children in poverty 👇
This is something citizens have consistently called for so that no child grows up hungry. Here's David, school governor & #TheFoodConversation participant, on the "heartbreaking" reality of children in poverty 👇
Read ‘The False Economy of Big Food’ here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/publications/the-false-economy-of-big-food
Find out more about #TheFoodConversation here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-we-really-want-from-food
Find out more about #TheFoodConversation here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-we-really-want-from-food
The False Economy of Big Food
And the case for a new food economy
ffcc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Read ‘The False Economy of Big Food’ here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/publications/the-false-economy-of-big-food
Find out more about #TheFoodConversation here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-we-really-want-from-food
Find out more about #TheFoodConversation here 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-we-really-want-from-food
This week, our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social pens a letter to Riverford veg box subscribers about our work talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation - and what people really want from food.
Spoiler: they want it to be healthy, sustainable & fair.
Read👇
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/good-fo...
Spoiler: they want it to be healthy, sustainable & fair.
Read👇
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/good-fo...
January 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This week, our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social pens a letter to Riverford veg box subscribers about our work talking to citizens in #TheFoodConversation - and what people really want from food.
Spoiler: they want it to be healthy, sustainable & fair.
Read👇
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/good-fo...
Spoiler: they want it to be healthy, sustainable & fair.
Read👇
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/good-fo...
🗣️ New #TheFoodConversation report: Changing the conversation
Today, as citizens, business leaders, farmers, politicians & others gather at the Citizens Food Summit, we publish a new interim report – ahead of our final report in 2025 – setting out what we have learned so far.
Read: bit.ly/48Z9nrH
Today, as citizens, business leaders, farmers, politicians & others gather at the Citizens Food Summit, we publish a new interim report – ahead of our final report in 2025 – setting out what we have learned so far.
Read: bit.ly/48Z9nrH
November 19, 2024 at 10:49 AM
🗣️ New #TheFoodConversation report: Changing the conversation
Today, as citizens, business leaders, farmers, politicians & others gather at the Citizens Food Summit, we publish a new interim report – ahead of our final report in 2025 – setting out what we have learned so far.
Read: bit.ly/48Z9nrH
Today, as citizens, business leaders, farmers, politicians & others gather at the Citizens Food Summit, we publish a new interim report – ahead of our final report in 2025 – setting out what we have learned so far.
Read: bit.ly/48Z9nrH
Today! Who amongst us *doesn’t* want an excuse to hang out with friends and neighbours, chatting about food, eating food, working out how to make our food healthier, greener, fairer? www.linkedin.com/posts/food-f...
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission on LinkedIn: #thefoodconversation
🚨 Happening tomorrow: Host your own Food Conversation - drop in session #TheFoodConversation is a nationwide project that brings people together to explore…
www.linkedin.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Today! Who amongst us *doesn’t* want an excuse to hang out with friends and neighbours, chatting about food, eating food, working out how to make our food healthier, greener, fairer? www.linkedin.com/posts/food-f...
It’s been fantastic to be part of the team working with 345 citizens throughout #TheFoodConversation this past year. People across the UK want change and the movement is growing.
thefoodconversation.uk
thefoodconversation.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:01 AM
It’s been fantastic to be part of the team working with 345 citizens throughout #TheFoodConversation this past year. People across the UK want change and the movement is growing.
thefoodconversation.uk
thefoodconversation.uk
🍽️ Last week, FFCC CEO Sue Pritchard featured on
@foodfoundation.bsky.social's podcast.
Responding to The Food Foundation's latest 'Broken Plate' report, Sue brought citizen voices into the fold with #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 tinyurl.com/2s3zb74p
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
@foodfoundation.bsky.social's podcast.
Responding to The Food Foundation's latest 'Broken Plate' report, Sue brought citizen voices into the fold with #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 tinyurl.com/2s3zb74p
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
February 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🍽️ Last week, FFCC CEO Sue Pritchard featured on
@foodfoundation.bsky.social's podcast.
Responding to The Food Foundation's latest 'Broken Plate' report, Sue brought citizen voices into the fold with #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 tinyurl.com/2s3zb74p
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
@foodfoundation.bsky.social's podcast.
Responding to The Food Foundation's latest 'Broken Plate' report, Sue brought citizen voices into the fold with #TheFoodConversation.
Listen in full 👉 tinyurl.com/2s3zb74p
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
Citizens are getting their voices heard 💪
Last week, our Scotland Director @kirstymtait.bsky.social and #TheFoodConversation participants Kay and Louise met with @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social – MP for Orkney & Shetland and Chair of the EFRA Committee... 1/3
Last week, our Scotland Director @kirstymtait.bsky.social and #TheFoodConversation participants Kay and Louise met with @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social – MP for Orkney & Shetland and Chair of the EFRA Committee... 1/3
February 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Citizens are getting their voices heard 💪
Last week, our Scotland Director @kirstymtait.bsky.social and #TheFoodConversation participants Kay and Louise met with @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social – MP for Orkney & Shetland and Chair of the EFRA Committee... 1/3
Last week, our Scotland Director @kirstymtait.bsky.social and #TheFoodConversation participants Kay and Louise met with @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social – MP for Orkney & Shetland and Chair of the EFRA Committee... 1/3
Citizens like Kerri, participant in #TheFoodConversation, see the links between food, health, climate and economy – and want governments to prioritise the health of people and planet over corporate interest.
July 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Citizens like Kerri, participant in #TheFoodConversation, see the links between food, health, climate and economy – and want governments to prioritise the health of people and planet over corporate interest.
Great read from @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Nina Pullman. From new findings from #TheFoodConversation, to @susfoodtrust.bsky.social's latest report, evidence continues to mount on the need for politicians to grasp the nettle on food.
Find out more below and read a ‘Citizen Mandate for Change’ 👇
Find out more below and read a ‘Citizen Mandate for Change’ 👇
May 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Great read from @afnnetwork.bsky.social & Nina Pullman. From new findings from #TheFoodConversation, to @susfoodtrust.bsky.social's latest report, evidence continues to mount on the need for politicians to grasp the nettle on food.
Find out more below and read a ‘Citizen Mandate for Change’ 👇
Find out more below and read a ‘Citizen Mandate for Change’ 👇
🗣️ In our latest #FieldGuideForTheFuture, #TheFoodConversation participant Emma speaks on challenges she’s faced accessing healthy food & the incessant junk food marketing that’s been levelled at her & her fellow students.
Read Emma’s story 👉 tinyurl.com/mwrt4jr4
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
Read Emma’s story 👉 tinyurl.com/mwrt4jr4
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
February 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🗣️ In our latest #FieldGuideForTheFuture, #TheFoodConversation participant Emma speaks on challenges she’s faced accessing healthy food & the incessant junk food marketing that’s been levelled at her & her fellow students.
Read Emma’s story 👉 tinyurl.com/mwrt4jr4
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
Read Emma’s story 👉 tinyurl.com/mwrt4jr4
More on food 👉 tinyurl.com/93prrbuy
We’ll soon be releasing our final report from #TheFoodConversation and a National Citizens’ Manifesto. This is the result of hundreds of citizens taking part in the UK’s largest ever deliberation on food – and many locally hosted conversations all around the country...
March 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We’ll soon be releasing our final report from #TheFoodConversation and a National Citizens’ Manifesto. This is the result of hundreds of citizens taking part in the UK’s largest ever deliberation on food – and many locally hosted conversations all around the country...
Later this month, we're publishing the final Citizens' Manifesto from #TheFoodConversation – and bringing citizen voices to decision-makers around the UK.
Find out more about the project so far 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
Find out more about the project so far 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
So, what do we really want from food?
Latest findings from The Food Conversation
ffcc.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Later this month, we're publishing the final Citizens' Manifesto from #TheFoodConversation – and bringing citizen voices to decision-makers around the UK.
Find out more about the project so far 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
Find out more about the project so far 👉 ffcc.co.uk/so-what-do-w...
⚖️ This week, we revealed widespread consensus & consistent values on what citizens want from food 👉 bit.ly/4m59dVR
🗣️Now citizens from #TheFoodConversation are getting the chance to shape the govt’s Food Strategy, alongside @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Food Ambassadors 👉 ffcc.co.uk/news-and-pre...
🗣️Now citizens from #TheFoodConversation are getting the chance to shape the govt’s Food Strategy, alongside @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Food Ambassadors 👉 ffcc.co.uk/news-and-pre...
May 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚖️ This week, we revealed widespread consensus & consistent values on what citizens want from food 👉 bit.ly/4m59dVR
🗣️Now citizens from #TheFoodConversation are getting the chance to shape the govt’s Food Strategy, alongside @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Food Ambassadors 👉 ffcc.co.uk/news-and-pre...
🗣️Now citizens from #TheFoodConversation are getting the chance to shape the govt’s Food Strategy, alongside @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Food Ambassadors 👉 ffcc.co.uk/news-and-pre...
“The individual cannot change the system.”
Here David, a participant in #TheFoodConversation, sets out why the “individual responsibility” argument is so flawed when it comes to food.
Here David, a participant in #TheFoodConversation, sets out why the “individual responsibility” argument is so flawed when it comes to food.
November 27, 2024 at 12:53 PM
“The individual cannot change the system.”
Here David, a participant in #TheFoodConversation, sets out why the “individual responsibility” argument is so flawed when it comes to food.
Here David, a participant in #TheFoodConversation, sets out why the “individual responsibility” argument is so flawed when it comes to food.
In November, our report with @proftimjackson.bsky.social found unhealthy food was costing the UK £268bn 👉 bit.ly/4jmxu8J
Meanwhile, findings from #TheFoodConversation show citizens are shocked that big food businesses are able to profit from producing food that makes people sick 👉 bit.ly/3znzjAh
Meanwhile, findings from #TheFoodConversation show citizens are shocked that big food businesses are able to profit from producing food that makes people sick 👉 bit.ly/3znzjAh
January 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In November, our report with @proftimjackson.bsky.social found unhealthy food was costing the UK £268bn 👉 bit.ly/4jmxu8J
Meanwhile, findings from #TheFoodConversation show citizens are shocked that big food businesses are able to profit from producing food that makes people sick 👉 bit.ly/3znzjAh
Meanwhile, findings from #TheFoodConversation show citizens are shocked that big food businesses are able to profit from producing food that makes people sick 👉 bit.ly/3znzjAh
🗣️ Over the past year, we've been hearing from people across the UK about what food means to them & how they want the system to change.
Young people like Emma want healthy, sustainable food that pays farmers a fair price. Instead, they’re bombarded with junk food ads & deals.
#TheFoodConversation
Young people like Emma want healthy, sustainable food that pays farmers a fair price. Instead, they’re bombarded with junk food ads & deals.
#TheFoodConversation
December 20, 2024 at 11:50 AM
🗣️ Over the past year, we've been hearing from people across the UK about what food means to them & how they want the system to change.
Young people like Emma want healthy, sustainable food that pays farmers a fair price. Instead, they’re bombarded with junk food ads & deals.
#TheFoodConversation
Young people like Emma want healthy, sustainable food that pays farmers a fair price. Instead, they’re bombarded with junk food ads & deals.
#TheFoodConversation
Citizens in #TheFoodConversation are joining the dots between food, health and the environment. The ultra-processed food industry, for example, is becoming a growing concern due to its impacts on the health of people and planet.
November 13, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Citizens in #TheFoodConversation are joining the dots between food, health and the environment. The ultra-processed food industry, for example, is becoming a growing concern due to its impacts on the health of people and planet.
📣 Food is a connecting, not a polarising subject
‘A Citizen Mandate for Change’ - the results of #TheFoodConversation - shows that citizens care about the same things when it comes to food – resulting in a high degree of consensus about the changes they want their leaders to make.
bit.ly/4m59dVR
‘A Citizen Mandate for Change’ - the results of #TheFoodConversation - shows that citizens care about the same things when it comes to food – resulting in a high degree of consensus about the changes they want their leaders to make.
bit.ly/4m59dVR
May 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📣 Food is a connecting, not a polarising subject
‘A Citizen Mandate for Change’ - the results of #TheFoodConversation - shows that citizens care about the same things when it comes to food – resulting in a high degree of consensus about the changes they want their leaders to make.
bit.ly/4m59dVR
‘A Citizen Mandate for Change’ - the results of #TheFoodConversation - shows that citizens care about the same things when it comes to food – resulting in a high degree of consensus about the changes they want their leaders to make.
bit.ly/4m59dVR
🍎 Hungry for change?
Citizens are telling us how they want policymakers to fix food in #TheFoodConversation.
Now, with our free toolkit, 70+ local Food Conversations have taken place across the UK as we continue to find out what people really want from food.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3PNNGSR
Citizens are telling us how they want policymakers to fix food in #TheFoodConversation.
Now, with our free toolkit, 70+ local Food Conversations have taken place across the UK as we continue to find out what people really want from food.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3PNNGSR
January 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🍎 Hungry for change?
Citizens are telling us how they want policymakers to fix food in #TheFoodConversation.
Now, with our free toolkit, 70+ local Food Conversations have taken place across the UK as we continue to find out what people really want from food.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3PNNGSR
Citizens are telling us how they want policymakers to fix food in #TheFoodConversation.
Now, with our free toolkit, 70+ local Food Conversations have taken place across the UK as we continue to find out what people really want from food.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3PNNGSR