All Babycare articles
-
Comment & OpinionBabyfood health guidelines are welcome, but are they enough?
The guidelines are a welcome step but they stop short of decisive action, says Ali Morpeth, visiting research fellow and Diane Threapleton, senior research fellow at the University of Leeds
-
NewsBabyfood suppliers given 18 months to cut sugar and salt levels
Suppliers have also been told to tackle misleading marketing claims that make babyfoods appear healthier than they are
-
Comment & OpinionUltra-processed babyfood is a public health emergency
A major new study has found 87% of baby snacks and 79% of baby cereals are ultra-processed, says Diane Threapleton, senior research fellow in nutrition at the University of Leeds
-
NewsPiccolo adds meals, smoothies and snacks for tots in NPD spree
The launches coincide with a ‘vibrant’ redesign for the brand
-
NewsElla’s Kitchen and RSPB launch Butterfly & Bug Puffs for tots
Ella’s Kitchen will donate 5p to the RSPB for every pack sold
-
NewsNaturelly halts jelly pouch production following distribution losses
‘We just no longer have the big volume customers for this product,’ said Naturelly
-
Events & AwardsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2025: Peachies wins Startup of the Year
The nappies category has traditionally been dominated by global brands and own label
-
NewsNappy challenger Peachies raises £2.1m in oversubscribed fundraiser
Fast-scaling nappy brand Peachies has closed an oversubscribed investment round for £2.1m as it prepares to accelerate growth further
-
NewsDon’t rely on shop-bought babyfood, government advises parents
This is the first time the NHS website has published advice on commercial babyfood
-
NewsMedia Bites 10 June: consumer spending, spending review nerves, e-cig flop
Today’s food and drink headlines are dominated by the doom and gloom of new figures showing families are cutting back on spending in the shops in their droves
-
NewsBabease ceases trading as organic babyfood brand’s owner calls in liquidators
It is not the first time the business has been forced to call in insolvency practitioners, with Babease previously saved in a pre-pack administration deal in 2019
-
NewsAldi freezes price of infant formula until the end of 2025
The move comes with the industry braced for a government response to a Competition and Markets Authority report on the infant formula market
-
NewsRascals unveils giant music box in London as part of summer push
The Rascals Music Box appeared as teal-wrapped mystery box on the South Bank
-
NewsMedia Bites 30 May: Trump tariff chaos, Asda sales fall, baby formula, drought
Trump’s tariffs can proceed, for now, according to an appeal court
-
NewsHeinz adds Little Beanz with ‘hidden veggies’ for toddlers
Suitable for 18 months and up, Little Beanz feature mashed and whole haricot beans
-
Category ReportHave the big baby brands lost their way?
The giants of baby and infant care are under attack as a new generation of products marketed on health, sustainability or value wins share. Can they find their way out of a hole?
-
NewsTop babyfood brands pledge action following BBC exposé
Panorama’s investigation found that one babyfood product contained the equivalent to four teaspoons of sugar
-
Comment & OpinionPanorama is back with punchy examination of babyfood pouches
This column has been critical of BBC’s flagship documentary programme Panorama of late, but the programme is back to its hard-hitting and agenda-setting best
-
NewsMarketing of baby and toddler snacks is ‘out of control’
Experts have called for the government to ‘step up’ and take action over the ‘unacceptable’ marketing of baby and toddler snacks
-
NewsExperts call for action following BBC Panorama’s ‘truth about babyfood’
Over a quarter of babyfood pouches contain more sugar by volume than Coca-Cola, new research has found