Caroline Drummond, chief executive of LEAF

Julia is joined by Caroline Drummond, an expert in sustainable food and farming and chief executive of LEAF.

Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, they talk about food and farming’s role in our collective health and wellbeing, how to reconnect our increasingly urbanised population back to farming and why it’s important not to forget that food can be fun as we look to engage consumers with sustainability.

Plus, they discuss how the debate on ultraprocessed foods has made its way into the consumer media and unpick the latest trends highlighted in the Waitrose food and drink report, including the rise of ‘climatarian’ eating.

Articles discussed by Caroline and Julia:

A local focus | RSA journal

Mind what you eat | Good Housekeeping

Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2021-22

Links to the big food and grocery retail stories this week:

Budget 2021: Beer and prosecco duty cuts - new alcohol taxes explained | Sky News

UK-France fishing reprisals threaten full post-Brexit trade war | The Guardian

Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts: ‘there will be plenty of food’ this Christmas | The Grocer

Sainsbury’s brings forward net zero pledge to 2035 ahead of Cop26 summit | The Independent

The Co-op joins the Cop26 conversation with playful name change | The Drum

Tesco joins forces with Gorillas delivery app | City AM

Morrisons goes private to mark end of buyout saga | The Times

Bottoms up – the Great British dinner party is back! | The Telegraph

Report calls out ‘health halos’ on HFSS products aimed at teens | Food Navigator

'Edible' stock cube made from pea protein to be trialled by Gousto | Packaging Europe

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