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Chefs Rally for Beans: Aim to Cut Deaths, Emissions

11/8/2025

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Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chefs, back the Bang in Some Beans campaign to double UK bean consumption by 2028.
The campaign cites a report linking low bean intake to 9,000 premature deaths.
Sainsbury's and Lidl pledge to boost bean sales.
National Lottery Community Fund's Climate Action Fund provides £1.4 million to promote bean-rich diets in schools.
Beans are highlighted as a sustainable alternative to meat, reducing emissions.

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Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chefs, back the Bang in Some Beans campaign to double UK bean consumption by 2028.
The campaign cites a report linking low bean intake to 9,000 premature deaths.
Sainsbury's and Lidl pledge to boost bean sales.
National Lottery Community Fund's Climate Action Fund provides £1.4 million to promote bean-rich diets in schools.
Beans are highlighted as a sustainable alternative to meat, reducing emissions.