All HFSS articles
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about what the right health targets are
The Health Summit is about having a grown up conversation to achieve lasting, measurable change
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NewsGLP-1 drugs surge set to lead to raised food prices
The food industry could seek new ways to protect profits with higher prices and premium ranges aimed at GLP-1 users
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NewsNutrient profiling model evidence ‘not fit for purpose’
’Critics claim the impact assessment is hugely flawed both from an economic and health benefits perspective
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Category ReportRetailers reset soft drinks aisles
Soft drinks fixtures are undergoing something of a reset as retailers adapt to the huge changes that are transforming the category
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: animal welfare, salt reduction and HFSS ads
While recent campaigning by Viva calling for an end to cages and male chick culling is to be expected, their position oversimplifies a complex issue
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NewsThe Grocer launches Health Summit to tackle the future of food
The Grocer is launching the Health Summit as regulation, GLP‑1s and HFSS upheaval put wellbeing at the top of food and drink boardroom agenda
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Category ReportAre bagged snacks brands digging deep enough on health?
Brands are reformulating to boost health credentials – and dodge the crackdown on HFSS products
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Category ReportCrisps & bagged snacks brace for a shake-up as government renews HFSS crackdown
Snacks are in for a shake-up as the government prepares to crack down on junk food with a new nutrient profiling model
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Category ReportSalt & fat levels in bagged snacks still high despite recipe changes
When it comes to how tighter HFSS rules have changed the market, most brands will point to sweeping recipe changes that have cut salt and satfat while upping protein and fibre
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Category ReportDo people know (or care) about the HFSS crackdown?
Ask the average shopper about HFSS and you’re likely to get a blank look
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Category ReportBrands divert marketing spend in face of ad ban
The latest advertising rules for HFSS goods are pretty strict
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Category ReportWalkers tries to crack coated nuts with crisps-inspired NPD
Over recent months, two heavyweight snack manufacturers have taken their popular crisps flavours into nuts
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Category ReportWhy popcorn brands are betting big on big night in occasions
Popcorn is a tiny part of the bagged snacks market, accounting for a little over 2% by volume
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Category ReportHow fruit yoghurts became ‘junk food’
Fruit-flavoured yoghurts are set to be classified as ‘junk food’ under government plans to roll out a new nutrient profiling model.
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Category ReportPot desserts hit by health targets
Pot desserts are losing fridge space as retailers prioritise health
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Comment & OpinionThe trust economy: why ‘prove it’ is the new ‘believe us’
The brands that will win shelf space are those willing to show their working, says Pauline Cox, director of functional nutrition at Hunter & Gather
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Comment & OpinionFrom principle to practice: how we’re enforcing the new ‘less healthy’ ad rules
The ASA has published its first four rulings under the new HFSS ad restrictions, giving food brands the first look at how real ads are being assessed, says CEO Guy Parker
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NewsLidl and Iceland first businesses to breach junk food ad ban
The decisions are the outcome of the ASA’s first round of assessments of possible breaches of new restrictions which came into force in January
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Comment & OpinionNo more lazy marketing: why HFSS is a blessing in disguise
With the January 2026 restrictions now in force, the easy options are narrowing, says Nick Wright, CEO at Havas Play
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NewsElla’s Kitchen sales hit by BBC Panorama babyfood pouches investigation
Revenues at market leader Ella’s slipped by 5.6% to £81.3m in the year to 30 June 2025, newly filed accounts showed