Editor's letter

Welcome to the latest edition of Just Food’s digital magazine.

“You can’t just flick a switch,” says Emma Keller, head of sustainability for Nestlé in the UK and Ireland, discussing the reality of Scope 3 emissions. The challenge, Keller concedes, is “harder than we thought it would be”. Yet, as this issue’s cover story explores, food majors are, albeit slowly, making headway on one of the most complex environmental problems they face.

Alongside ESG, another abbreviation is demanding attention on executive agendas: AI. While manufacturers are already applying the technology across their supply chains (as we’ve discussed before), on our In Depth pages we examine how food brands must adapt as shoppers turn to AI agents for meal planning and grocery lists.

Elsewhere in this issue, we hear from US children’s food business Kidfresh about its latest expansion plans, weigh up the commercial prospects of alternative cooking oils and dig into why consumers are starting to care about protein quality, not just quantity.

Dean Best, managing editor