Health insight and analysis – Page 41
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Comment & OpinionA ‘Freedom Day’ with minimal guidance is threatening to cause food industry chaos
The government is expected to issue guidance after today’s press conference, but how detailed and how prescriptive is unclear
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Analysis & FeaturesJunk food taxes: which countries tried them and did they work?
Mexico, Denmark and India have tried, but not all have succeeded. Find out which failed and why
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy more taxes on unhealthy food might be the answer to the UK’s obesity crisis
Campaigners are calling for the removal of VAT on healthy products. Could it work?
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Comment & OpinionRetailers and brands need to start testing now for the HFSS legislation changes
Now is the time both should be working together to adapt to the new world, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionHealth and sustainability label proliferation risks consumer confusion and undermines public trust
At the weekend, Nestlé joined retailers including M&S, Co-op and Sainsbury’s to announce the launch of Foundation Earth, a new front-of-pack eco-score
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Category ReportBack to packed lunch: children’s lunchbox category report 2021
When children return to school, they’re eating packed lunches more. With health higher up the agenda, what’s going into them?
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering or not, Dimbleby's food strategy looks set to tax industry
Scaremongering became a thorny topic again this week as the industry returned to the war room to discuss the threat of the HGV driver crisis sparking food shortages. As with last year’s lockdown, supermarkets are desperate not to see predictions of empty shelves become a self-fulfilling prophecy, especially with the ...
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Comment & OpinionFoundation Earth was our dad Denis Lynn’s final creation. Help us finish what he started
The brainchild of late Finnebrogue founder Denis Lynn, Foundation Earth will launch its traffic light-style eco labelling scheme in September
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Comment & OpinionWhat can businesses do to help insects and keep British-grown produce at Wimbledon?
As things stand, British pollinators are facing extinction within 25 years, according to Buglife and Arla
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Analysis & FeaturesFive trends shaping conscious shoppers’ decisions, according to Sainsbury’s
The trends set by this group of shoppers have historically filtered into the mainstream, making what were niche categories into big business
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s ‘new normal’ for food and drink looks increasingly unpalatable
This week’s announcement of a ban on ‘junk food’ ads online and before the 9pm watershed will cost £200m a year
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Comment & OpinionA breath of fresh air in the debate about meat and carbon
It has been tiresome to see how the animal versus plant debate has been hindered by facile statistical measures, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionVegan vs vegetarian vs plant-based – what’s the difference between the definitions across the EU?
Food manufacturers are enthusiastically launching products to meet vegan demand, but what do terms like “plant-based” and “vegan friendly” actually mean from a legal perspective?
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Comment & OpinionDoes the appointment of the FSA’s new boss signal a new direction?
Professor Susan Jebb is ‘not a food safety person’, says one source. But she will have big decisions to make on that front in her new role
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Category ReportThirst for adventure: energy products category report 2021
Energy drink brands are looking far and wide for functional and exotic ingredients. Can they give the market a sustained buzz?
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Comment & OpinionWe must change front-of-pack labelling to help consumers make healthier choices
Evidence shows Nutri-Score enables shoppers to make more informed choices, says Rachel Bradford, nutrition policy manager at Danone UK
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Comment & OpinionProposed restrictions on junk foods throw up more questions than answers
Suppliers and industry bodies are demanding clarity from government on the affected categories
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Analysis & FeaturesSleep goals, natural ingredients and price premiums: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to wellness
Functional food and drink has become big business in the pandemic. Aside from immune support, consumers are looking for other wellness benefits such as help sleeping and more energy. And they want those benefits in a natural way, our research shows
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Comment & OpinionWhy consumer health is attracting big investment
Nestlé and Unilever are capitalising on consistently growing interest in the category, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionAs with food, obesity policy needs to be about balance
Restricting the growth of food brands won’t fix our obesity problem – we need incentives to prove healthier food is better business, says Chris Holmes, founder of Smash