Health insight and analysis – Page 10
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Healthier snacking
Pip & Nut combines its award-winning premium peanut butter with 100% locally sourced British oats supplied by Glebe Farm
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Food on-the-go
Health food brand The Gym Kitchen aimed to appeal to busy consumers looking for a hit of the macronutrient, even when pressed for time
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Comment & OpinionWe must tax more than soft drinks for a healthy nation
The government must act on child health as trust in the food industry fades, says Barbara Crowther, children’s food campaign manager at Sustain
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Range PreviewSainsbury’s challenges shoppers to taste the rainbow in new ready meal range
Sainsbury’s has launched a new line of 10 Taste the Difference ready meals, perfect for busy shoppers craving hearty meals without the kitchen prep
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Labour act on damning obesity report proposals?
A House of Lords committee has urged the government to revisit Henry Dimbleby’s ideas on taxation and advertising restrictions
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Comment & OpinionDelay EPR or face the fallout in jobs and growth
According to Defra, final fees will only be known after the scheme begins – this is nonsensical, says Miles Beale, CEO of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association
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Analysis & FeaturesLittle helps or Big Brother: AI’s role in health & obesity
Artificial intelligence means supermarkets are able to do more with data than they – or consumers – could ever have imagined. So will AI ‘nudges’ transform how people eat – or just creep them out?
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Comment & OpinionNomad: mandatory labelling and HFSS taxes are key to tackling obesity
The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee report is a major step forward in addressing public health and dietary concerns, says Stéfan Descheemaeker, CEO of Nomad Foods
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Comment & OpinionLords’ recommendations are draconian, but unlikely to see the light of day
Wes Streeting will be pondering how far a new Labour public health strategy can go down the road of intervention and regulation
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Category ReportThe fashion for fermented: functional foods trends 2024
Move over protein. Fermented foods are the latest trend to take the functional world by storm. Is it a fad or a long-term opportunity?
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Comment & OpinionWhy isn’t affordable, nutritious food a priority for Starmer?
Tackling the rising cost of food doesn’t come over as a priority for the government, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Category ReportProtein gets the feelgood factor: protein trends 2024
Protein isn’t just for gym rats. Growing numbers of Brits are upping their intake for general health and to ‘feel good’
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Comment & OpinionHow wellness culture is shifting fmcg buying habits
UK shoppers are increasingly prioritising healthier options, says Melissa Petch, client director for healthcare, beauty, household & baby, Circana
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Comment & OpinionWes Streeting cannot just ‘follow the science’ in UPF debate
The health secretary faces a tough decision in an argument that has merit – and scientific evidence – on both sides
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Category ReportPetcare eyes wellness: trends report 2024
Petcare is following the human trend for wellness, with a raft of products emerging that offer ‘a holistic approach to animal care’
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Comment & OpinionInfected Punk IPA highlights ongoing issues at BrewDog
The mishap has given an illuminating eye into workplace culture at BrewDog
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WebinarsWATCH: UPF vs HFSS: Making sense of the new health agenda
Watch experts from Asda, Modern Baker and Vypr for a deep-dive into the fast-evolving health agenda and understand what’s set to shape consumer choices in 2025 and beyond
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InterviewsAsh CEO Deborah Arnott’s 21-year battle with Big Tobacco
Deborah Arnott is stepping down after 21 years. She looks back on her battle with the tobacco lobby… and ahead to the vaping challenge
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Comment & OpinionCrunch time for Doritos as PepsiCo bites the bullet on HFSS
PepsiCo is taking its commitment to ‘healthier snacking’ seriously. And health campaigners are already applauding the news
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for the soul of extended producer responsibility
After many delays, rows and u-turns, the government’s EPR scheme is approaching the starting line. But the battle for control of the system rages on