All Health articles – Page 81
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NewsNational Food Strategy: industry reacts to ‘wake-up call’ report
Businesses and industry bodies have been left stunned by some of the measures outlined in Dimbleby’s report
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NewsNurture Brands relaunches Emily Veg Thins to improve HFSS scores
Saturated fats and calories have been reduced to improve their already ‘good’ HFSS credentials
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NewsNational Food Strategy will bring ‘tsunami’ of new taxes
The government-commissioned report called for a £3/kg tax on sugar and a £6/kg tax on salt
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NewsLidl pledges 85% of sales will be ‘healthy or healthier’ by 2025
The discounter is to use a bespoke nutrient profiling system developed by its nutrition teams to monitor progress
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NewsBepps bags six-figure backing from Mission Ventures’ Good Food Fund
As well as the funding, Bepps will also receive support and advice from Missions Venture, the food and drink start-up accelerator behind the Good Food Fund.
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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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NewsWeetabix kicks off £2.5m campaign for indulgent Melts brand
It launched the ‘indulgent’ but non-HFSS cereal in March
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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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NewsDrinkWell to launch wholesale business for ‘lifestyle’ and low-calorie booze brands
The business, formerly called SkinnyBooze, is expanding from B2C into B2B
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NewsTwo new fruit flavours for CCEP energy drink Reign
The duo of fruity flavours will help retailers tap the ‘growing demand for functional energy drinks’, said CCEP
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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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NewsLidl encourages shoppers to make 'healthier swaps'
The trial involved on-shelf signage pointing customers to ‘a range of healthier alternative products that are easy to make and at the same price or less’
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NewsHard seltzer brands hit by ASA rulings over ‘non-permitted’ nutrition claims
The ASA has been proactively targeting hard seltzer brands
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NewsHealthier diets ‘three times as expensive’, claims Food Foundation report
Foods that are high in sugar and fat are only 40% of the cost of fruit & vegetables per each 1,000 calories.
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NewsFabulosa hits back at social media claims its products are unsafe
One Instagram user alleged a Fabulosa product had caught fire in her sink, resulting in burns to her face
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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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NewsHenry Dimbleby sources claim meat tax leak is ‘pure speculation’
The Sun claimed to have seen a leaked draft of part two of Dimbleby’s report, and said it claims taxes ‘may be necessary’ to tackle climate change
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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