Henry Dimbleby news and analysis – Page 5
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NewsAustralia trade deal lawsuit blocked by government, claim campaigners
Environmental campaigners were set to take the government to court over its Australia trade agreement
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Comment & OpinionKing’s Speech will cost millions, but it’s been broadly welcomed
A renewed focus on food offers hope as well as trepidation
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NewsDimbleby set for return to advise government on health and environment
Labour set out plans in the King’s Speech yesterday, including proposals to restrict the advertising of junk food and ban the sale of energy drinks to children
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on the food to-do list for the new Labour government?
Labour has pledged to back farmers, sort the ‘omnishambles’ of DRS and EPR, and get strict on health targets. What will its first move be?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can we change school dinner provision for the better?
Many believe the school food system needs serious reform. Jamie Oliver’s Good School Food Awards – packed with good examples of tasty, nutritious school dinners – shows a way forward
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NewsCook appoints Leon’s Ashley Davis as new chief commercial officer
Ashley Davis will support Cook’s co-founders Rosie Brown and Ed Perry in the newly created role
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Comment & OpinionDimbleby: Election offers the chance for real food system change
The UK is uniquely well placed to kickstart change in our food system, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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Comment & OpinionAn open letter to Henry Dimbleby on the power of UPFs
Demonising UPFs as if they’re all as unhealthy as each other would be as counterproductive as the US experiment with alcohol a century ago, say Melissa Sharp and Leo Campbell, co-founders of Modern Baker
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s National Food Strategy aim is laudable, but will drive inflation
Henry Dimbleby’s recommendations should be broken down, prioritised and phased in over time, says David Sables of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsLabour manifesto to include clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways
Supermarket bosses have been calling on the next government to focus their public health action on the fast food sector
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NewsFood industry has ‘got away with murder’ on UPFs claims Lords’ inquiry chair
Baroness Joan Walmsley said she believed the evidence was clear that ultra processed and HFSS foods had contributed to childhood obesity
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NewsWHO backs call for extension of sugar tax to cakes, biscuits and chocolate
The WHO report features research from experts at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) calling for policies to tackle obesity, diabetes and tooth disease
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Comment & OpinionWhy isn’t the food industry preparing for Wes Streeting’s ‘steamroller’?
Who knows what measures a determined Labour government with a strong majority might introduce?
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Analysis & FeaturesNational Food Strategy is an-off-the shelf solution for Labour
New taxes and mandatory health targets could be in the pipeline
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NewsHostility to UPFs in parliament growing amid ‘deafening’ industry silence
A white paper published by marketing and PR agency SPQR includes a forensic breakdown of all mentions of UPF in the current parliament
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NewsLabour ready to revive Henry Dimbleby’s plans for wave of HFSS taxes
“I think there is a real prospect that a Labour government will revisit the sugar tax,” said one top industry source
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NewsHFSS reporting proposals watered down as supermarkets call for takeaways focus
A series of other plans, drawn up by the Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), have also been sidelined, The Grocer has learned
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Category ReportHealthier snacking trends 2024: What nuts and seeds needs
Whitworths is lobbying the government to add dried fruit, nuts & seeds to 5 a day guidance but consumer education is also needed
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Comment & Opinion‘Nanny state’ fears perpetuate an unhealthy food system for children
The food system remains stacked against parents trying to do the right thing by their children, says Barbara Crowther, campaign manager of Children’s Food Campaign at Sustain
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NewsPlans for mandatory approach to eco-labels on food and drink scrapped
New report found “limited” evidence such labels had an impact on consumer behaviour or that they encouraged food and drink companies to reduce their carbon footprint