David Burrows, Author at Just Food https://www.just-food.com Global Food Industry News | Market Research and Reports - Just Food Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 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[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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]]> <![CDATA[Pace and patience: the competing demands on the new CSO]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/pace-and-patience-the-competing-demands-on-the-new-cso/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/04/shutterstock_559076716-e1712142847136.jpg Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:40:24 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/pace-and-patience-the-competing-demands-on-the-new-cso/ The chief sustainability officer is having to do more – and faster – but sometimes with less. We dig into the pressures facing food’s CSOs.

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]]> <![CDATA[The problems with ‘carbon negative’ claims]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/the-problems-with-carbon-negative-claims/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/03/shutterstock_2293374841-e1710330043295.jpg Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:44:03 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/features/the-problems-with-carbon-negative-claims/ Carbon-neutral claims are so last year. Now brands involved in everything from beef to beer are calling their products ‘carbon negative’.

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]]> <![CDATA[Why claims of ‘sustainable’ beef should be taken with a pinch of salt]]> https://www.just-food.com/features/why-claims-of-sustainable-beef-should-be-taken-with-a-pinch-of-salt/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/02/shutterstock_2426014797-e1717427951118.jpg Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:09:24 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/why-claims-of-sustainable-beef-should-be-taken-with-a-pinch-of-salt/ Meat processors the world over are touting their beef as ‘sustainable’ or better for the environment. Do their claims really stack up?

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]]> <![CDATA[A good COP for food is bad news for failing food companies]]> https://www.just-food.com/opinion/a-good-cop-for-food-is-bad-news-for-failing-food-companies/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2023/12/GettyImages-1843048329.jpg Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:52:21 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/opinion/a-good-cop-for-food-is-bad-news-for-failing-food-companies/ Food companies appear lost for ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions but COP28 could give them a much-needed shove in the right direction.

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