Food For Thought Panel Events

Our Food For Thought panel events aim to engage and inform the public on current issues related to food security. Events are on-line and topics covered have included healthy eating, plastic in the food chain, and food waste for animal feed.  

To find out more please contact the Programme Manager Francesca Re Manning. 

Below is a list of past and future events with links to webpages where you can find event reports and recordings.

2024

Thursday 21 November 2024 Ultra Processed Food: making us sick or keeping us fed?

Thursday 13 June, 2024 Breaking the (supply) Chain: Can the law make our food more sustainable?

Wednesday 6 March, 2024 Going hungry in the UK: our ‘food desert’ problem

2023

Thursday 16 November, 2023 "Breaking bread: What's wrong with wheat?" 

Wednesday 1 November, 2023 "How low can you go: Can food production achieve net zero?" 

Thursday 25 May, 2023 Eating local: The key to food security?

Monday 17 April, 2023  What is the real cost of Food? 

2022 

Monday, 5 December, 2022 Food For Thought Panel Talk: Best Before: balancing food safety and food waste

Thursday, 10 November, 2022 Food for Thought Panel Talk: Why can't we keep our children healthy?

Tuesday, 11 October, 2022  Food for Thought Panel Talk. The Government’s Healthy Eating Strategy: Can we afford to scrap it?

2021 

Monday, 21 June, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk. Healthy eating: what makes it so hard?

Thursday, 27 May, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk. Plastic in the food chain: can we do without it?

Thursday, 29 April, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk: "What a Waste: circular food systems and sustainable diets"

Monday, 8 March, 2021 Food for Thought Panel Talk: Feeding our children: food poverty and food banks in a time of plenty.

2020 

Wednesday, 25 November, 2020 Eat the Right Thing: Are plant-based diets best for us and our planet?

Thursday, 10 December, 2020 Give Bees a Chance! How can we help bees and feed the world?