Health insight and analysis
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: animal welfare, salt reduction and HFSS ads
While recent campaigning by Viva calling for an end to cages and male chick culling is to be expected, their position oversimplifies a complex issue
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Comment & OpinionWhy the debate over the future of the food system is going nowhere fast
The food system doesn’t stand a chance when different groups won’t acknowledge what the other knows, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionHealth food has a misogyny problem – here’s how we fix it
Health food has spent decades marketing guilt to women and performance to men, but a more informed consumer is forcing a rethink, says Paul Blackburn, founder of Studio Blackburn
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Analysis & FeaturesCan school food meals be revolutionised with no extra money?
Schools are being asked to undertake an ambitious revamp of standards – but providers say government support is needed to pay for it
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Comment & Opinion‘May contain’ warnings are the ‘wild west’ of food labelling
Excessive use of precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), commonly known as “may contain”, is making food shopping harder, not safer
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Category ReportAre bagged snacks brands digging deep enough on health?
Brands are reformulating to boost health credentials – and dodge the crackdown on HFSS products
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Category ReportCrisps & bagged snacks brace for a shake-up as government renews HFSS crackdown
Snacks are in for a shake-up as the government prepares to crack down on junk food with a new nutrient profiling model
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Category ReportSalt & fat levels in bagged snacks still high despite recipe changes
When it comes to how tighter HFSS rules have changed the market, most brands will point to sweeping recipe changes that have cut salt and satfat while upping protein and fibre
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Category ReportDo people know (or care) about the HFSS crackdown?
Ask the average shopper about HFSS and you’re likely to get a blank look
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Category ReportWalkers tries to crack coated nuts with crisps-inspired NPD
Over recent months, two heavyweight snack manufacturers have taken their popular crisps flavours into nuts
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Category ReportWhy popcorn brands are betting big on big night in occasions
Popcorn is a tiny part of the bagged snacks market, accounting for a little over 2% by volume
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Comment & OpinionCitizens want a healthy food environment: industry should get on board
The public has spoken. Food businesses should take note, says Kate Howard, Children’s Food Campaign Coordinator at Sustain
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Category ReportValue versus health in canned
Canned’s role as a long-lasting, value-for-money addition to consumer cupboards is as important as it ever was
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Category ReportWhat’s stirring in yoghurts & potted desserts? Trends report 2026
Shoppers hoping to pick up a pot of natural or Greek yoghurt in February might have been disappointed as a viral craze drove out-of-stocks
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Category ReportViral yoghurt recipes: frozen bark and flatbread
Japanese cheesecake is just one example of how TikTok trends are driving sales of yoghurt
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Category ReportPot desserts hit by health targets
Pot desserts are losing fridge space as retailers prioritise health
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Category ReportHow fruit yoghurts became ‘junk food’
Fruit-flavoured yoghurts are set to be classified as ‘junk food’ under government plans to roll out a new nutrient profiling model.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Infant & Childcare: 30 May
Trust is crucial in the infant and babycare category
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Comment & OpinionRapid delivery’s convenience is a curse for problem drinkers
The aggregator apps could readily establish a way for shoppers to stop themselves from buying booze
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InterviewsHow refusing to be beige made Jason’s Sourdough the UK’s third-biggest bread brand
In six years, Jason Geary has built the UK’s third-biggest bread brand, thanks to a focus on quality and going beyond ‘beige’