All HFSS articles
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NewsNutrition experts call for education to sit at heart of Food Nation 2040 plans
An open letter to Georgia Gould, minister for school standards, has been signed by groups including the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), Veg Power and the Jamie Oliver organisation
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NewsHFSS rules still allowing flood of junk food ads, claims research
New analysis has claimed thousands of products would be banned from ads before 9pm if the government applied the new nutrient profiling model to legislation as promised
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Comment & OpinionChildren’s yoghurts show why voluntary sugar reduction has run its course
People want stronger safeguards on the amount of sugar allowed in food, says Sonia Pombo of Action on Salt & Sugar
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NewsPause nutrient profiling model changes for at least five years, say food bosses
Research among its members by the FDF and Argon & Co found nearly 70% of companies said regulatory certainty was important in deciding whether to embark on supporting healthier product innovation
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Comment & OpinionWhere does UPF fit in the future of convenience food?
Three experts give their take on how concerns over UPFs will shape convenience food
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NewsWaitrose changes ‘Good Health’ label criteria to focus on nutrition and transparency
Alongside a new ‘Good Health’ logo, the retailer said it was shifting from traditional low-calorie and low-fat metrics to include better ingredient and nutrition criteria and transparency
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NewsTesco becomes ‘game-changing’ backer for Henry Dimbleby’s £100m health plan
As well as a £20m investment in Dimbleby’s Bramble Fund, Tesco said it was working with the Leon restaurant founder on a new Tesco-Bramble Innovation Partnership
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NewsFormer health tsar Dimbleby welcomes Food Nation 2040 plans
The latest proposals promise to form an industry and NGO coalition across the supply chain to identify priorities for the health strategy that can be ‘actioned at pace’
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NewsTesco announced as new supermarket partner for WSL football
The sponsorship will see Tesco support both the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Super League 2
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NewsFood strategy enters next phase as Food Nation 2040
The IGD revealed today it has been asked by Defra to oversee the rollout of the new strategy
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NewsMedia buying platform falls foul of HFSS advertising rules
The Trade Desk doesn’t sell food, but used imagery of a two-pack of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups within a LinkedIn ad as ‘illustrative content of The Trade Desk’s capabilities and client base’ the company said
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NewsDanone reveals NPM score in health transparency push
The move comes just days after Danone and three other major food companies pledged to publish healthy sales data
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NewsVan Tulleken calls on supermarkets to create ‘cartel’ against ultra-processed foods
The Ultra Processed People author told The Grocer’s Health Summit that the leaders of the food industry had ‘much more power than they realised’ to tackle the obesity crisis
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Health Summit: who’s to blame for obesity crisis?
In the days leading up to the summit, the significance of the occasion was rammed home by a series of major announcements and calls on health
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO: ‘Health is at the very core of how we think’
Simon Roberts outlined that the food industry and government must have clear priorities to deliver healthier outcomes and better food resilience
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NewsFormer health minister attacks food & drink industry over ‘tobacco-style’ tactics
James Bethell accused supermarkets and food manufacturers of using the same ‘deny, distract, and delay’ tactics used by the tobacco industry before governments finally cracked down on it with sweeping marketing bans
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Category ReportWhy innovation is booming in the chocolate category
Can multi-sensory NPD help lure lapsed shoppers back to chocolate? And which trends will influence innovation in the year ahead?
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NewsDeep-fried food and fruit juice banned from school menus, govt confirms
While the changes are widely supported by the school food sector, fears around funding and monitoring continue to be raised
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NewsFood firms commit to healthy sales reporting ahead of Grocer summit
Carlsberg Britvic, Danone North Europe, KP Snacks and Nomad Foods said they were making the move in the hope the government would finally push ahead with delayed plans to bring in mandatory reporting
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NewsTesco bans 114 ingredients in ultra processed food clampdown
Tesco launches clampdown on UPFs as consumer pressure grows