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Mondra POV: Building a Resilient and Healthier Food System — Together

Supporting the UK Government’s newly announced measures launching the “healthy food revolution” as part of its 10‑Year Health Plan.

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Ian Piddock

Head of Product Marketing

Here at Mondra, we believe in empowering everyone to live their healthiest life, not just through delicious, nutrient-rich foods, but also by helping shape the food environment in which we all make our choices. That’s why we’re in support of the UK Government’s newly announced measures launching the “healthy food revolution” as part of its 10‑Year Health Plan.

We believe this revolution can go further, by linking health, sustainability, and resilience in the food system. That starts with how we design and deliver the food we eat, from farm to fork.

Why Supply Chain Resilience Is the Missing Link

The success of this initiative doesn’t just hinge on what ends up on the plate, it depends on the strength and adaptability of the supply chains that bring those foods to life. Healthier, reformulated meals require access to diverse, high-quality, and sustainable ingredients, this demands:

  • Visibility across a multi-tier supply chain

  • Supplier engagement, collaboration and data-sharing

  • The ability to model and evaluate alternative sourcing options quickly and confidently

Mondra’s platform helps food producers, retailers, and brands map and model their supply chains, giving them critical insights to build resilience into both product innovation and everyday procurement.

Smarter Recipes Start with Smarter Choices

To reformulate meals that are lower in refined sugar, saturated fat, and salt—while remaining cost-effective and climate-smart, brands need to ask:

  • Which suppliers offer nutritionally superior ingredients?

  • What are the carbon, water and other environmental footprints of each option?

  • How do ingredient substitutions affect price, risk, and availability?

With Mondra’s digital twinning and scenario modeling, food companies can test alternative formulations that improve nutritional profiles without compromising on supply resilience or sustainability. That’s how we help the industry move from aspiration to transformation.

Accountability, Transparency, and Collaboration

The Government’s move to mandate reporting on healthy food sales and reformulation progress is a major advancement, and Mondra is ready to support it, today.

Our platform enables:

  • Real-time tracking of product and supplier data including Scopes 1,2 and 3

  • Nutrition and sustainability performance dashboards

  • Easy integration with corporate reporting on health, carbon, and ESG goals

We also support cross-sector collaboration, connecting suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and brands to accelerate reformulation and supply chain improvements together.

From Obesity Prevention to System Transformation

The NHS currently spends over £11 billion annually on obesity-related illnesses. A healthier food system reduces this burden, but it must also withstand climate shocks, inflation, and geopolitical disruptions. That’s why resilience must sit alongside nutrition as a strategic priority.

Mondra’s tools help companies:

  • Identify and mitigate supply chain risks to health-focused reformulations

  • Improve supplier diversity and security in key categories like pulses, wholegrains, and plant-based proteins

  • Align with both public health and net zero goals through unified product and supply chain strategies

The Way Forward

The UK’s Healthy Food Revolution is an imperative public health initiative, but to succeed, it must be supported with supply chain intelligence and agility. Reformulation, affordability, and sustainability can’t happen in silos. They must be connected, modeled, and delivered through a resilient, transparent and sustainable food system.

At Mondra, we help to make that system visible and actionable. If you’re a food retailer, brand, or supplier navigating this transition, we’d love to show how Mondra can support your journey, because the future of food is not only healthier, it’s smarter, fairer, and more resilient.

Let’s build that future together

Ian Piddock

Head of Product Marketing

Ian Piddock is Head of Product Marketing at Mondra, with over 20 years’ experience in data-led marketing, supply chain innovation, and sustainability. A GS1 and EU1169 specialist, Ian has helped shape industry standards across retail and FMCG. At Mondra, he drives adoption of solutions that enable net zero, resilience, and compliance—making complex Scope 3 data actionable for measurable, supply chain-wide impact.