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Last year, the government announced plans to introduce lower business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a rateable value below £500,000. Meanwhile, companies…
Business Rates Shakeup to Support Smaller High Street Shops Attacked By UK Supermarkets
Better Food Traders has set out a bold vision for how alternative food retail can build a better food system and support the Government’s Food…
Read Our Policy Paper on the Benefits of Alternative Food Retail
Better Food Traders was proud to attend the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to launch our new policy paper ‘Purpose Over Profit: How Alternative Food…
Better Food Traders Launches Report at Labour Party Conference
Luke Neve, North of England Regional Coordinator for Better Food Traders, reflects on the Launch of the DEFRA Food Strategy in Bradford.On Tuesday this week…
DEFRA Food Strategy Launch – The Good Food Cycle
A summary of Better Food Traders 2025 Annual Gathering The Better Food Traders Annual Gathering 2025 brought together ethical food retailers, growers and campaigners committed…
Learning from our 2025 Annual Gathering
Better Food Traders has been investigating the emission footprint of localised, organic and circular food businesses. We explored how food SMEs can calculate their carbon…
Carbon Accounting for Food SMEs
Luke Neve, North of England Regional Coordinator for Better Food Traders, reflects on his time at the Northern Food and Farming meeting in May 2025. …
Growing Together: Shaping a Northern Agroecological Food Future
Our 12-month support programme for Regional Food Hubs (those focusing on wholesale and distribution support for sustainable farmers and producers, rather than surplus or community…
Regional Food Hubs Programme Update – May 2025
Rebuilding an independent, sustainable food sector Sheffield Friday 13th June 2025 Members, partners and allies of the Better Food Traders network will be meeting in…
Better Food Traders Annual Gathering
As a UK-based Sustainable Food Blogger, I help people make small, practical changes to their eating habits that add up to a big impact. With…
Guest blog – Claire Carter on championing local, sustainable food for a better future
