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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Bradley Scanes is an F1 human performance consultant and physiotherapist.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tate & Lyle is focusing on expanding supply chain resilience with the launch of a regenerative agriculture programme to support corn suppliers in France.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Supermarket chain Waitrose has said it has taken a “significant step” in extending support to British farmers]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Research shows some business leaders are favouring AI over humans.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Philip Rayner co-founded the gluten-free plant-based brand Glebe Farm Foods in 2006.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food inflation climbs to 18-month peak, with the FDF pointing the finger at government regulation and policy.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Aldi is undercutting other UK supermarkets on price, according to the Which? 2025 data.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Kraft Heinz is said to weighing up the possibility of creating a new entity for its grocery products business.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The new electronic labels are being introduced in Co-op stores across the UK.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The new board members commenced their positions on 1 August 2025, with the exception of Alison Austin who will take up her role on 18 November 2025.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Trusted data must power the Government's Good Food Cycle.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Agri-tech is one of the areas that is a focus for the Government's Industrial Strategy.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Ben & Jerry's previously sued Unilever accusing the firm of silencing its attempts speak out against Israel’s attacks on Gaza.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[3D printed food could become commonplace by 2050]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[LHF legislation: What it means for food manufacturers]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Learn more about the latest developments within automation for the food and drink sector.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Ruth Dolby is a founding director at food development consultancy Food Science Fusion.]]></image:caption>
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