All HFSS articles
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Comment & OpinionThe NPM reforms are solving a problem the evidence doesn't support
The food industry spent billions reformulating products at the government’s request and now faces having to do so again, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsAsda ‘nudge’ trials boost healthier food sales by nearly 25%
Asda has published the much-awaited results of its two-year partnership with the innovation body Nesta. It tested whether the positioning of products, how they were merchandised and how they were promoted could boost the sales of healthier lines
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NewsObesity ‘moonshot’ at risk from industry lobbying, claim health groups
NGOs and medical leaders have warned it would be an economic disaster for the government to listen to calls from the food industry for a rowback on measures outlined in Wes Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s NPM reforms risk undermining progress
Proposed changes to Nutrient Profile Modelling will at best slow down – and at worst start to reverse – some of the positive changes in healthier food sales, says Kate Halliwell, chief scientific officer at the Food and Drink Federation
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NewsHospitality ‘bites back’ at social media junk claims
Youth charity Bite Back accused the UK’s biggest fast food chains of using social media to bypass the new restrictions on HFSS advertising
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NewsAmazon Fresh advert banned for breaking HFSS junk food laws
Amazon is the latest grocery retailer to fall foul of the new HFSS advertising restrictions
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NewsHealthy diet requires 85% of disposable income for lower-income families
The Broken Plate report, published today by the Food Foundation, shows households with children in the lowest 20% of incomes are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their families with nutritious food
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Comment & OpinionCould the meat industry be about to have its ‘tobacco moment’?
The campaign against eating meat is building and the industry needs to listen, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and chief executive at WeAreSPQR
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NewsUltra-processed food fears biggest factor in diet changes, finds FSA survey
The FSA’s report found three-quarters of the population had made at least one change to their diet
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Premier Foods’ healthy food sales reporting as progressive as it seems?
As revealed by The Grocer last week, Premier Foods, whose stable includes Mr Kipling, Birds Eye and Angel Delight, has voluntarily reported the share of its sales from healthier products in its 2025/26 annual report
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Comment & OpinionA new nutrient profiling model is on the horizon whether fmcg is ready or not
With the clock ticking down to the midnight deadline on 17 June for responses to the government’s consultation on shifting to the 2018 nutrient profiling model, a full-blown battle royal is brewing
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NewsReport reveals the healthy products facing ‘ban’ under government HFSS shake-up
A report shows that products that have been made healthier thanks to tens of millions of pounds in reformulation will be taken off the shelves if it goes ahead
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NewsDairylea launches first non-HFSS Snackers line
The launch is the first non-HFSS line in the range and combines the classic Dairylea cheese and crackers format with strawberry fruit bites made of fruits
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NewsPremier Foods first to voluntarily report healthier sales under FDTP framework
Premier Foods has become the first major branded manufacturer to voluntarily publish healthier sales data using the government’s Food Data Transparency Partnership framework, ahead of expected mandatory reporting rules
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Comment & OpinionCost of living tariffs ‘blitz’ will save shoppers 4p per week if all goes to plan
The underwhelming cost of living’ blitz’ will likely be treated with contempt
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the food industry make healthy diets the most affordable?
A British Nutrition Foundation report sets out a blueprint for action on obesity, urging retailers and suppliers to take the lead
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims updated nutrient profiling model will be obsolete
Dimbleby said he believed the government would be replaced by new technology and AI firms as the key source of healthy eating advice
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NewsTariff breaks for chocolate, biscuits and crisps slammed by campaigners
Some 125 everyday food items will have import tariffs temporarily scrapped to fight inflation caused by the war in Iran
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Sugar Confectionery: 4 July
Increasingly, confectionery is being aligned with wellbeing
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NewsLandmark BNF report calls for supermarkets to lower prices on healthier food
The new British Nutrition Foundation report claims HFSS promotions still dominate the retail landscape despite the clampdown