All articles by Ben Cooper

“The debate is polarised and nuance gets lost” – IFBA chief Rocco Renaldi sets out food giants’ case on UPFs

Since Brazilian nutritionist Carlos Monteiro coined the term ultra-processed foods (UPF) in 2009 as the most processed category in the…
Positive steps on food and agriculture amid COP27 compromises

The raised profile for food and farming at COP27 better reflects the contribution the agri-food sector could make to global…
Biden’s ambitions on health warrant constructive US food industry response

The new US National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, unveiled by President Biden five weeks ago, sees the White…
CEO pay gap will undermine stakeholder ethos

At the height of the pandemic, one great preoccupation was how Covid-19 would change the world. All envisioned futures came…
Promise of ESG progress remains despite Unilever reality check

For well over a decade, Unilever has been a beacon for those advocating for a more sustainable global financial system,…

Ukraine: how short-term crises eclipse long-term climate risks

The fact official pandemic-related legal restrictions in the UK were repealed on the very day Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s invasion…
How science and personalised nutrition could spur growth in synbiotics

The idea of combining a probiotic and a prebiotic in a combined “synbiotic” ingredient in functional foods and supplements was…
Gene editing gaining ground in biotech battle for hearts and minds

Genome editing is often presented as a technology for our time, owing to the contribution it could make to climate…
COP26 – Total responsibility, partial control: the food company’s climate conundrum

In the face of common challenges, it is said one sector can often learn from another. While climate change is…
The microbiome – an unseen world of possibilities

Scientists researching the microbiome and its relationship with human health counsel that the field is still in its infancy and…