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ABP teams with Men's Health on health-focused meat range Subscription
The brand’s first two products went on sale in 400 Asda stores this week
Sainsbury's launches 'living well' marketing initiative Subscription
The supermarket has commissioned research to determine which factors are most important to the nation’s wellbeing
Drinkers' Voice to "challenge myths put out around alcohol" Subscription
The new group will speak up for alcohol consumers about the social and supposed health benefits of booze…
Three in 10 parents struggling to find low-sugar options Subscription
Retailers are failing to meet high demand for healthier foods, according to survey by Netmums and Sugarwise
PHE calorie war 'will dwarf sugar offensive' Subscription
Public Health England’s looming clampdown on calories will dwarf its action on sugar, according to Dr Alison Tedstone
Growers defend pesticides in wake of school fruit claims
A report by Pesticides Action Network claimed children were being exposed to ’a cocktail of pesticide residues’
Holland & Barrett opens Crussh 'fit food' bar in London
The concession launched on Tuesday with a menu of healthy food, ‘super smoothies’ and a full ‘smart’ coffee menu
Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge gets healthy café
Tea & Co is the latest step in Healthier Choices retailer transformation programme
NHS to trial grocery discounts in exercise incentive scheme
NHS looking to reward people who complete their target number of steps per day with discounts at local shops, including supermarkets
Overall calorie content targeted in next phase of war on obesity Subscription
Ready meals, pizzas, burgers, crisps and sandwiches are next on the government’s hit list for shrinkage and reformulation
Body Design weight management range launches in Superdrug Subscription
Approved by dietician Nicola Whitehead and personal trainer Mark Grice, the range includes meal replacement shakes
Waitrose follows Tesco in cutting prices on sanitary products
Removing the so-called ‘tampon tax’ will take 5% off prices of 97 branded and own-label products
Action on Sugar blasts cereal manufacturer nutrition labelling
The group is calling for consistent traffic-light front-of-pack nutrition labelling on all lines…
Amadeus to halve sugar levels in foodservice offer by 2020 Subscription
Its venues will also endorse low-fat products to encourage customers to choose healthier options
Faccenda Foods slashes antibiotic usage by 70% in past two years Subscription
Faccenda likens its strategy to a “Holland & Barrett approach to bird health”
Scientists to study impact of store design on health Subscription
Scientists are to investigate into whether redesigning supermarkets could cut food, alcohol and cigarette consumption
Poor children increasingly likely to be obese says NHS Scotland Subscription
New report says “actions to reduce the ‘obesogenic’ environment are urgently needed”
Sainsbury’s hits salt reduction ‘milestone’ for own label beans Subscription
The 18-month reformulation project, which also includes tinned pasta, has achieved a salt reduction equivalent to 14.6 tonnes per year
Cut sugar in dairy and fruit juice, PHE urges suppliers
Public Health England this week urged dairy and fruit juice companies to agree to slash levels of sugar
Brits buying just a third of recommended veg amount Subscription
Think tank the Food Foundation has launched a new online toolkit to help retailers sell more veg
'Poor will be hardest hit' by any post-Brexit supply disarray Subscription
Food available to poorer consumers would become “significantly scarcer”
Holland & Barrett to open stores in Glasgow and Northants Subscription
Both the Glasgow and Rushden stores will feature a bespoke tea bar
Scrap 'display until' labels say Wrap/FSA
The report suggests use-by date marks should only be used where necessary for food safety
Teens still being sold alcohol and tobacco despite Think 25 Subscription
Retailers are still regularly selling alcohol and tobacco products to teenage shoppers without ID checks
Food labelled 'healthy' can put off shoppers, claims report Subscription
Low-fat and low-calorie claims are also not as powerful as they once were
insight
Missing vital ingredients
Why what we think of as nutritious food may be a lot less so than we realise…
Celebrity vegans will boost diet popularity – but beware the whitewash Subscription
News that racing driver Lewis Hamilton has converted to veganism may have met with ridicule in some quarters, but he is part of a growing trend that appeals to those seeking a more healthy lifestyle
10 yoghurts which would fall foul of the PHE calorie cap
PHE has finalised a proposed portion cap for a single-serve yoghurt of 120kcal based on a sales weighted average, with a 175kcal maximum
Abandon the moral high ground! We need positivity around food
Forget about fads, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health. Time to rediscover the ‘Eat Everything with Friends and Family’ diet
PHE admits the sugar war is a mere appetiser for the main course Subscription
Will the public appetite for health extend to shrinking products such as pizza, crisps and burgers
Tesco’s squash star critics aren’t seeing the bigger picture Subscription
Commentators are vexed that Tesco is encouraging food waste and that cutting veg into cutesy shapes undermines efforts to educate kids on food and healthy eating
From sea water to yeast flakes: three ways chefs are reducing salt in their dishes
Development chef Zoe Simons looks at what techniques and ingredients chefs are using to give dishes a salty hit while keeping salt levels low
Sweets and crisps brands increase use of multibuy promotions
Cancer Research UK last week renewed calls for supermarket multibuy offers on ‘junk food’ to be restricted
Salt, sugar & fat colour coding encourages food fear culture
Sir, It is insulting people’s intelligence to think they need colour codes for salt, sugar and fat on the front of pack…
A kneejerk reaction isn't responsibility
Last week, a number of cereal manufacturers came under fire for not being transparent about how sugary their products real
Master chefs: behind the scenes in the supermarkets' kitchens
Missing vital ingredients
Piccolo to donate 100,000 baby meals to families in need
Taylors of Harrogate works its magic with Patrick Stewart
Seize the Cheese: a marketing campaign for Britain's best cheeses
Making every grain of rice count
Aldi launches trio of Specially Selected chilled ready meals
Three in 10 parents struggling to find low-sugar options
Fruit Shoot drinks brand extended to fruit snack bars
Iceland commits to new Sea Kind seafood sustainability scheme
Eight more products containing eggs withdrawn in fipronil scandal
Growers defend pesticides in wake of school fruit claims
Barry Callebaut unveils a fourth kind of chocolate: ruby
Big food brand to startup: what to expect when taking the leap
The Dairymen digital special: Do Brits think dairy is scary?
John Stapleton joins Grocery Accelerator in investment role
FoodCloud CEO Iseult Ward on how to redistribute a million meals per month
Asda demanded millions from suppliers to avoid delisting, says GCA
Tesco CEO hails supplier waste agreement a 'pivotal moment'
Scottish government slammed over bottle return scheme plans
