All Health articles
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: PackUK bailout, Diageo shock and the Big 30
The Treasury is bailing out PackUK to cover the shortfall from its new EPR tax, while Diageo’s share price crashed 13% as new CEO Dave Lewis slashed dividends and criticised off-trade service. Meanwhile, the NFU secured £345m for farmers and retail crime figures showed the biggest fall since the pandemic
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Comment & OpinionFibre is in vogue, but testing for it is notoriously tricky
As we attempt to get more fibre into diets, and growing numbers of fibre-related claims start to appear on-pack, it is likely the scientific testing for fibre will become a focus, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Category ReportThe new demon drink? Trends in juices & smoothies 2026
Fruit juice makers are mad as hell about the proposed new nutrient profiling model, which would classify their products as HFSS
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NewsBorough Broth adds non-UPF frozen bone broth cubes
The innovations are billed as a healthier alternative to stock cubes
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NewsM&S and the Co-op among 100 names calling for Good Food Bill
The companies are calling for ministers to commit to a Good Food Bill, which they claim would give the government’s strategy much-needed teeth
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Comment & Opinion‘Good intentions’ are not enough, food needs a fundamental reset
Professor Susan Jebb argues we have reached the ‘tipping point’ that signals doom for any company no longer prepared to get on board the health train
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NewsComplete food industry ‘reset’ needed to tackle obesity crisis, says FSA chair
Professor Susan Jebb said she believed a ‘tipping point’ had been reached that meant companies would have to change direction if they were to survive
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Comment & OpinionFood strategy is a policy opportunity we can’t afford to miss
This cannot be another strategy that sits on a shelf, or simply says the right things but has no teeth for delivery, says Andrew Stark, senior research and policy manager at Eating Better
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Analysis & Features£1,400 a year on takeaways? How at-risk people make food choices
Bags of Taste founder Alicia Weston on why the country’s most at-risk people make the food choices they do
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Analysis & FeaturesFood deserts: the problem and how to solve it
For the poorest shoppers, access to healthy food is scarce. Affected areas are caught in a vicious circle of reduced choice and more fast food. What steps need to be taken?
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Analysis & FeaturesSocial impact transforming food and drink: Charity Power List 2026
Charities and campaigners are holding more influence than ever. The Grocer’s Charity Power List charts the people reshaping what responsibility really means in food and drink today
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NewsGreenpeace calls out lobbying on harmful pesticides
CropLife UK was accused of ‘prioritising industry profits’ by Greenpeace, which said it was lobbying against a quick ban on chemicals ‘found to pose serious hazards to human health, wildlife or the environment’
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NewsBaby formula availability in recovery following recalls
Frustrated parents used X last week to complain they were struggling to find their preferred formula
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NewsTesco offers free blood pressure checks in stores
The partnership with the British Heart Foundation will see both walk-in and prebooked checks available at more than 350 Tesco pharmacies across the UK
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Comment & OpinionRedistribution is prevention policy, not just waste policy
Redistribution must be recognised as part of the economic and health architecture of food waste reform, says Vic Harper of The Bread and Butter Thing
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Comment & OpinionWe must stop treating trade and public health as separate agendas
Approaches that link trade, sustainability, and health can create better outcomes, says economist Sahana Suraj
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NewsScrapples aims for £275k raise after Tesco accelerator success
Scrapples sales soared 72% in the year to 31 January 2026 thanks to the rollout in Tesco’s accelerator scheme
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s Picks: EPR, Co-op chaos and Valentine’s Day
They say breaking up is hard to do, and it seems that love is in the air over at Kraft Heinz as well, as the fmcg giant made the decision to call off its break-up in a pre-Valentine’s Day update.
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NewsPepsiCo rebrands Sunbites to champion fibre content
The snacks have been renamed ‘S.U.N’ for ‘simple uplifting nutrition’
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Comment & OpinionEvery retailer should care about protein diversification
Protein diversification is not a niche sustainability metric; it is quickly becoming a core indicator of retail climate credibility and strategic leadership, says Joanna Trewern, director of partnerships at ProVeg International