Health insight and analysis – Page 7
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Category Report
How cakes & biscuits are getting smashed
Home-working, HFSS and cost pressures have hit sweet treats hard. So what can brands and retailers do to revive the market?
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Comment and Opinion
Why plastic is, sometimes, the most sustainable packaging option
Sustainable packaging alternatives need to be looked at on a case-by-case basis, says Hugo Lynch, sustainability lead at Abel & Cole
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Comment and Opinion
Climate labelling on food should be a no-brainer
Behaviour change won’t happen unless consumers are given the information they need to make informed choices, says Bryan Carroll, UK general manager at Oatly
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Comment and Opinion
Better-for-you brands are being unfairly hit by HFSS regulations
Brands with naturally high-fat ingredients have found themselves penalised, says Annie Morris, co-founder and head of brand at Spoon Cereals
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Comment and Opinion
FSA causes confusion with its new CBD guidance… again
The maximum daily dosage has suddenly and unexpectedly been reduced from 70mg to just 10mg
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Comment and Opinion
The ultra-processed foods debate teaches brands a lesson about resilience
Ultra-processed foods are having a moment under the microscope in discussions about diet quality and public health
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Comment and Opinion
The true environmental cost of petfood
Petfood sales in Europe are growing fast and now the industry is worth a reported €29.1bn. Great news for producers and retailers, but perhaps not so much for an already strained climate
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Comment and Opinion
A smoke-free UK requires smarter vaping regulation
Now is the time to establish a level playing field of smarter regulation, with better enforcement, rooted in consistent and compelling science, says Kingsley Wheaton, chief growth & strategy officer at BAT
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Analysis and Features
Can regenerative agriculture make business sense?
Fmcg giants are betting big on regenerative farming to boost sustainability and win over consumers. But the definition is vague. Will the concept hold up, or is it just fertile breeding ground for greenwashing?
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Comment and Opinion
Fmcg must urgently tackle its single-use plastic dependence
From shampoo bottles to food packaging, single-use plastic continues to be the main delivery system used by fmcg
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Promotional Feature
Why cans are becoming the packaging of choice for UK beverages
As the UK’s beverage market continues to expand, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to hit sustainability targets and satisfy changing consumer demands – and there is one packaging medium that is thriving as a result.
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Analysis and Features
Retailers and brands are adapting to capitalise on the air fryer boom
Retailers and brands are reacting to the now ‘mainstream device’
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Analysis and Features
One year on: Have HFSS rules made any difference?
It’s been a year since the government brought in display restrictions on HFSS products. Now the sales data is in. So what has been the impact, and how uniform is compliance among retailers?
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Reports
What would Labour do differently on HFSS?
Originally, the regulations included a ban on multibuy promotions such as bogofs and TV ads for junk food before 9pm
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Video
Category briefing: Grenade on healthier snacking and protein bars
With so much opportunity within the protein bar category, Grenade’s head of grocery Rachel Austerberry shares how retailers can capitalise on this exciting growth
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Comment and Opinion
Let’s stop labelling food ‘good’ or ‘bad’. The reality is more complex
I’m sick of the food industry being used by successive governments as a scapegoat for failed health policies, says Rod Addy, director general at the Provision Trade Federation
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Promotional Feature
How to boost your healthy snacking sales
As health-conscious shoppers increasingly seek out nutritious snacks in-store, discover some valuable tips to cater to their needs.
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Category Report
Going au naturel: Dairymen yoghurts & potted desserts category report 2023
As overall category volumes drop 7.4%, natural yoghurt has managed to stay in the black. What’s attracting shoppers?
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Comment and Opinion
Health-based sales reporting is laudable, but what actually is ‘healthy’?
What does good look like? It’s a question that is set to become ever more crucial over the coming year
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Comment and Opinion
Government’s ‘healthy sales’ reporting strategy a positive step, but it’s not all roses
Following a long series of rowbacks and u-turns on the obesity strategy, it comes as a refreshing change to see affirmative action from the government