Health insight and analysis – Page 35
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Comment & OpinionBrands, government and consumers can’t rely on unhealthy food
Most people are looking to retailers to help them make healthier choices, not push HFSS foods at the end of every aisle
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Interviews‘Our biggest risk to health is inertia’: how Kieron Boyle is driving social change in food
Boyle chairs a multitrillion-dollar investor coalition. He’s driving the food industry to take action on obesity levels and health inequalities
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VideosVideo briefing: what is next in healthier snacking
Since Covid, almost 90% of shoppers are trying to consume more healthily, but what can we expect next on the healthy snacks agenda?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe levelling up ‘missions’ involving food
The levelling up agenda is based on 12 core ‘missions’ to be achieved by 2030. Five are particularly relevant to food, though as the Food Foundation points out, they will “be impossible without ambitious action to improve the food system”
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulation is only one piece of the puzzle in driving healthier choices
While legislative frameworks are an important first step, a range of actions are needed to address societal health issues, says Sharon Bligh, director, Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition at The Consumer Goods Forum
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Comment & OpinionAn industry-wide eco-label for food and drink has potential, but getting there may be anything but harmonious
One source told The Grocer they believed it was vital for any eco label to be seen by consumers to be independent of the industry
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Comment & OpinionScrapping the ban on bogofs is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things
The real story is the postponement of the pre-watershed advertising ban
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the HFSS laws – and obesity strategy – survive the new delay?
Industry got its wish this week as parts of the HFSS legislation were pushed back for a year. So where does it leave the obesity strategy?
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Comment & OpinionIndustry is more than capable of adapting to HFSS laws – regardless of the objections
Threats from food industry trade bodies have done an effective job in promoting the interests of their largest and most aggressive members, says Mhairi Brown, policy and public affairs manager, Action on Sugar
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Comment & OpinionCan Mars persuade shoppers to pay more for ‘healthy confectionery’?
The confectionery giant is resisting HFSS tinkering by launching an alternative range mostly made of date paste and nuts
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Comment & OpinionFood charities should ditch low-quality processed food and focus on fresh, home-cooked meals
Food banks hand out too many low-quality products – but some organisations are thinking up innovative ways to get wholesome meals to those who need it, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionHow our new Natasha Ednan-Laperouse Clinical Trial could save lives and help eradicate food allergies
The £2.2m Natasha Clinical Trial is about helping to protect the millions of people in the UK with food allergies from allergic reactions, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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Category ReportGoing bananas for health: healthier snacking category report 2022
Investors are pouring cash into better-for-you snacks amid shopper enthusiasm and HFSS rules. Can their bets pay off?
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Comment & OpinionThe HFSS climbdown puts Boris Johnson on a collision course with Henry Dimbleby
The government is due to publish its white paper response to Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy next month
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Category ReportSavoury snacks’ new diet: healthier snacking category report 2022
Savoury snack aisles will be very different once HFSS rules take effect in October. Can brands make a success of healthier options?
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Category ReportThe sweet science: healthier snacking category report 2022
New HFSS rules are compelling makers of sweet snacks to rethink their ingredients. What better-for-you treats are they formulating?
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Comment & OpinionFinally, consensus on HFSS laws: no one has any idea what’s going on
There is a total lack of transparency and clarity over what a backtrack – if indeed there was one – would entail
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Category ReportThe battle of baked goods: category report 2022
Sweet bakery is winning the war for shoppers as wrapped bread declines. But could HFSS regulations redraw the battle lines?
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Comment & OpinionRising takeaway prices could prove an opportunity for supermarket pizza brands
We’ve already seen some premium chilled brands cashing in by recreating the restaurant experience on the cheap
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Comment & OpinionHow retailers are testing out new in-store layouts to navigate HFSS changes
The winners in grocery retail will be those that can use the learnings from trial stores to take action quickly, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI