Greener wheat: Nestle launches new regenerative farming initiative

James Murray
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Ian Matts, a Northamptonshire-based farmer who supplies wheat for Shredded Wheat, is working with Nestlé on its new Wheat Plan / Credit: Nestlé
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Ian Matts, a Northamptonshire-based farmer who supplies wheat for Shredded Wheat, is working with Nestlé on its new Wheat Plan / Credit: Nestlé

New Nestle Wheat Plan aims to encourage more sustainable farming practices across the food giant's cereal supply chain

Shredded Wheat could soon be produced for breakfast tables across the UK using innovative low carbon and regenerative agricultural practices, thanks to a major new initiative from food giant Nestlé...

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