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The UK is one of the world鈥檚 largest consumers of ultra-processed foods, so Wahaca restaurants founder Thomasina Miers thinks the government should cut the taxes of businesses that serve healthy alternatives.

In fact, she challenges the idea that ultra鈥憄rocessed products should be called 鈥榝ood鈥� at all.

From social canteens that teach people to cook simple meals to zero percent business rates for greengrocers, the MasterChef winner tells Amol how she would reform Britain鈥檚 food system.

And she warns that the hospitality sector is facing a 鈥渂loodbath鈥� after Chancellor Rachel Reeves increased employer national insurance contributions.

A government spokesperson said: 鈥淲e're backing hospitality with a 拢4.3bn support package to limit business rate bill rises, alongside capping Corporation Tax at 25%, cutting red tape and investing 拢1.5 billion to create 50,000 more apprentices and foundation apprenticeships.鈥�

鈥淭he fair and necessary decisions we made at this Budget and the last mean we can deliver on the country鈥檚 priorities 鈥� cutting waiting lists, cutting debt and borrowing and cutting the cost of living.鈥�

TIMECODES

(00:03:35) Why Thomasina believes ultra鈥憄rocessed food shouldn鈥檛 be considered 鈥渞eal鈥� food

(00:08:27) The role of supermarkets

(00:17:14) School meals

(00:21:37) The state of the UK hospitality sector

(00:31:24) Why every high street needs a greengrocer

(00:35:38) Cutting VAT for restaurants

(00:39:37) Valuing well鈥慻rown, high鈥憅uality produce

(00:41:45) Weight鈥憀oss drugs

(00:44:02) Tackling food waste

(00:48:08) Amol鈥檚 reflections

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