David Burrows, Author at Just Food https://www.just-food.com Global Food Industry News | Market Research and Reports - Just Food Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:53:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/01/cropped-Just-Food-Favicon-150x150.png David Burrows, Author at Just Food https://www.just-food.com 32 32 <![CDATA[How ‘whistleblowers’ are shining spotlight on UK meat and dairy]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/how-whistleblowers-are-shining-spotlight-on-uk-meat-and-dairy/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-130731.png Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:28:37 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=200231 Industry “insiders” have gone public with their belief UK meat and dairy majors aren't doing enough on sustainability.

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]]> <![CDATA[‘Hybrid’ milks search for right blend]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/hybrid-milks-search-for-right-blend/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/06/AH-NewRange-scaled-e1765542291531.jpg Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:30:17 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=199197 There has been hype around hybrid milks this year as Dutch grocer Albert Heijn backs the concept. But can these drinks hold their own?

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]]> <![CDATA[How regenerative agriculture – and funding – is slowly taking root]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/how-regenerative-agriculture-and-funding-is-slowly-taking-root/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/11/GettyImages-2162772495-e1762342951384.jpg Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:21:35 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=196656 Plenty of work still needs to be done but the food industry is investing more time and money in regenerative agriculture.

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]]> <![CDATA[Plastic offsets: rubbish or remedy?]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/plastic-offsets-rubbish-or-remedy/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/06/shutterstock_2072379923-e1750152190793.jpg Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:40:01 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/plastic-offsets-rubbish-or-remedy/ Can the concept of plastic offsetting – which is modelled on carbon offsets – work?

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]]> <![CDATA[Can marketing magic help food waste disappear?]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/can-marketing-magic-help-food-waste-disappear/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/03/Tesco-sign-H5-scaled-e1742293592913.jpg Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:07:25 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/can-marketing-magic-help-food-waste-disappear/ Convincing shoppers to buy less-than-perfect produce is vital to the food industry’s efforts to cut food waste.

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]]> <![CDATA[Tussling over targets: corporates’ ESG changes spark debate]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/tussling-over-targets-corporates-esg-changes-spark-debate/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/01/shutterstock_1941877954-scaled-e1738000103195.jpg Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:11:31 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/tussling-over-targets-corporates-esg-changes-spark-debate/ Can trust in corporate sustainability efforts survive the ‘evolution’ of some companies’ voluntary ESG targets?

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]]> <![CDATA[Industry feels heat as methane spotlight turns to rice]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/industry-feels-heat-as-methane-spotlight-turns-to-rice/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2023/07/Shutterstock_394940713-e1734092907703.jpg Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:24:07 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/analysis/industry-feels-heat-as-methane-spotlight-turns-to-rice/ Much of the attention on agri-food methane emissions has focused on meat. There is increasing scrutiny of the role of rice.

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]]> <![CDATA[What role does ESG play in food-industry M&A?]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/what-role-does-esg-play-in-food-industry-ma/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/12/shutterstock_2481577729-e1733397954472.jpg Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:46:36 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/what-role-does-esg-play-in-food-industry-ma/ ESG is becoming a more important factor in acquisitions in the food industry. What impact might that have on companies’ net-zero ambitions?

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]]> <![CDATA[In at the deep end: food companies and water use]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/in-at-the-deep-end-food-companies-and-water-use/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/09/shutterstock_2065669670-e1726657673423.jpg Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:13:13 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/in-at-the-deep-end-food-companies-and-water-use/ From pollution to irrigation, food production faces some big challenges on its water use. Can regenerative agriculture provide a solution?

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]]> <![CDATA[Are corporate carbon commitments on life support?]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/are-corporate-carbon-commitments-on-life-support/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/06/shutterstock_2402974057.jpg Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:29:04 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/are-corporate-carbon-commitments-on-life-support/ The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has got tough with firms who don’t follow through on net zero pledges. But it has its own issues, too.

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