Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food

What can a nearly empty international flight tell us about the state of the global food system? In the June edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, Dr. David Hughes joins CFI’s Charlie Arnot from Australia after weeks of travel across Southeast Asia and Australia. From rising food and energy costs to labor shortages and shifting consumer pressures, he shares firsthand observations on how glo...

Global tensions, rising energy costs, AI-powered grocery shopping and childhood nutrition are all converging to shape the future of food — and the latest episode of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, from The Center for Food Integrity, explores what it means for consumers, farmers and the food system. In this month’s conversation, Dr. David Hughes and CFI's Charlie Arnot discuss how disruptions in...

Global conflict, rising input costs and major shifts among food companies are the focus of this month’s Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food. In the April edition, Dr. David Hughes breaks down what it all means for agriculture and the food system, explores how the war in Iran is driving higher energy and fertilizer costs and putting new pressure on farmers and food prices. He also discusses ongoing r...

Tune in each month to Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food! From The Center for Food Integrity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the February edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, CFI CEO Charlie Arnot sits down with Dr. Food, aka Dr. David Hughes, to unpack global food retail trends: protein’s continued pull and why eggs are all they’re cracked up to be, why 2026 will be a tough year for UK consumers and how GLP-1 medications are reshaping grocery and food service. Tune in for the fastest 15 minutes in food!&nbs...

Happy New Year! Dr. Food, aka Dr. David Hughes, and host Charlie Arnot, CEO of The Center for Food Integrity, kick off 2026 with a conversation about how traditions are collided with trends in Europe - from British pubs as community hubs to animal welfare regulations and changing food choices. Tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the Dec. 2025 episode of "Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food," CFI's Charlie Arnot and Dr. David Hughes cover a wide range of timely topics, from new UK sugar taxes and advertising restrictions to the growing momentum behind gene editing and the changing landscape of online food retail. It’s a quick, informative look at the issues shaping what we grow, buy and eat. Catch the full episode and...

“Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food - November 2025 Edition! Dr. David Hughes is fresh off a world tour – sharing insights on what’s top of mind when it comes to food and ag. Learn more about what’s behind an increase in meat consumption, how tariff tinkering continues to cause uncertainty and why UK farmers are scratching their heads when it comes to consumer trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

How is the debate about the health of seed oils affecting farmers in the UK? Dr. David Hughes shares the impact during the October 2025 episode of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food. Listen in as David and Charlie Arnot with The Center for Food Integrity unpack insights into what’s shaping consumer behavior and food systems worldwide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) for the Fastest 15 Minutes in Food! Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food is a monthly 15-minute webcast that can help you learn more about what’s happening on the global scene. Europe-based Dr. David Hughes, a.k.a. Dr. Food, joins CFI's Charlie Arnot for these sessions with insights from across the pond and around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Join us for the fastest 15 minutes in food! In the August 2025 edition, Dr. David Hughes and CFI's Charlie Arnot explore the impact of climate change on food production and distribution, including its effects on seasonal eating patterns and food security across different countries, and changing retail trends, particularly how younger consumers' shopping habits are influencing supermarket strategie...

In this edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, Dr. David Hughes and Charlie Arnot with The Center for Food Integrity discuss how UK food companies are working to keep costs down, new efforts to help us eat better and a new and fast-growing segment of British agriculture. Tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join CFI's Charlie Arnot and Dr. David Hughes for Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food - a look at food and ag trends across the pond. They tackle tariffs, grocery retail price wars, the continuing decline in alcohol consumption and the spread and evolution of livestock disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flowers may be blooming, but food and ag folks across the pond certainly don’t have a “spring” in their step. In the April edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, David Hughes reveals details of a new survey showing low business confidence, with trade wars and tax burdens as top drivers of unease. Consumers are on edge, too, as high food prices spurring boycotts and protests. And David detai...

In the March 2025 edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, Dr. David Hughes talks potential impacts of tariffs on food and drink in the EU, self-checkout cheaters and England's land-use quandary as it ponders how to grow more food, build new houses and become a green energy superpower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Join The Center for Food Integrity each month for Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, featuring Dr. David Hughes! Register to join us live at foodintegrity.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the holidays approach, all is not jolly across the pond as farmers are furious and consumers are speaking out about food chain issues. In this month’s “Connect the Dots with Dr. Food” broadcast, Dr. David Hughes and CFI's Charlie Arnot discussed the latest from the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the fastest 15 minutes of food each month! Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, from The Center for Food Integrity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the September 2024 edition of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food! Brought to you by The Center for Food Integrity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suffering olive trees, shifting wine consumption patterns and EU consumer confusion are top of mind for Dr. Food as the calendar turns to August. During CFI’s “Connect the Dots with Dr. Food” broadcast, Dr. David Hughes and CFI Executive Director Mickie French discuss olive oil shortages and what’s behind EU’s wine worries. Dr. Food also shares new consumer research that examines consumer understa...

In this episode of Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food, Dr. David Hughes has his eye on potatoes, elections and a carbon tax on cows. Hear what's happening across the pond! The Center for Food Integrity brings you a new episode of the "fastest 15 minutes in food" each month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The food chain is jumping into June with global action ranging from easing export bans to the publication of an influential EU survey on consumer trust. Dr. Food weighs in on the key findings of the hew EIT Trust Report regarding trust in the food system. During our “Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food” broadcast, listeners gained insight into happenings in the EU and beyond that shed light on trend...

What happens when the price of your country’s favorite food soars? Who is asking for food to be taxed? Where can you buy wine in a paper bottle? During our May 2024 “Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food” broadcast, listeners learned the answers to these questions and gained other insight from Dr. David Hughes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From new food waste tracking legislation to major market moves to new diet recommendations, the food chain stays in motion. During our April 2024 “Connecting the Dots with Dr. Food” broadcast, listeners will hear about unusual action underway in several segments of the global food market and get a preview of what may be coming attractions in terms of diet recommendations based on sustainability. H...