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State of the Nation’s Food Industry Report 2024

The Food Foundation

2024

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Summary

Published by The Food Foundation, this annual report provides a structured assessment of the UK food industry's progress on health, sustainability, and fairness benchmarks. Drawing on company disclosures, sales data, and policy commitments, it serves as an intermediate accountability document between the 2023 and 2025 editions. The report is likely to highlight persistent gaps between corporate commitments and measurable outcomes, offering evidence for policymakers, civil society, and industry stakeholders.

UK applicability

This report is exclusively UK-focused, examining the conduct and performance of major food businesses operating within the UK market. Its findings are directly relevant to UK food policy, retail regulation, and public health strategy.

Key measures

Proportion of sales from healthier products; retailer and manufacturer scorecards; affordability indices; sustainability commitments; workforce pay and conditions indicators

Outcomes reported

The report assesses the performance of major UK food and drink manufacturers and retailers against metrics covering healthiness of sales, environmental sustainability, affordability, and workforce conditions. It tracks progress between reporting cycles and identifies where the industry is falling short of commitments.

Theme
Measurement & metrics
Subject
Food industry performance & accountability
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
NGO report
Status
Published
Geography
UK
System type
Food supply chain
Catalogue ID
XL1172

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