All HFSS articles
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NewsGLP-1s, UPFs and the protein push: what’s on at The Grocer’s Health Summit 2026
The full agenda and speaker lineup for the inaugural The Grocer Health Summit has been finalised, three weeks ahead of the event
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about sugar is pushing out the actual science
Healthy eating is important – but it must be backed up by good-quality, well-conducted, well-communicated science, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Category ReportWhy branded pizzas are flying in grocery
What’s the outlook for the big names in takeaway pizza? And how are grocery brands strengthening their foothold?
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulations prompt a switch from discount promos to hybrid advertising – and it’s working
New rules have required brands to create a compliant mix of brand and product adverts, the data suggests it’s working, says James Dunaj, partner success director at Circana
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NewsExperts call for dairy and meat ad bans to tackle climate emergency
Prime minister Andy Burnham has been urged to give councils greater devolved powers to tackle climate change, alongside obesity
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NewsYo Sushi ad rapped by ASA over HFSS claims
The ad ran for a limited time over the Easter period when Yo had collaborated with Kit Kat
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Scotland: 10 October
A series of government interventions are under way in Scotland. So what impact will they have?
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Category ReportGrocery gets behind a healthier Halloween
Could healthier Halloween become the new normal? What role is HFSS legislation playing in shaping sales? And which categories are tipped for growth as confectionery slides?
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: junk food ads, functional drinks and farming policy
For too long, the debate around children’s health has centred on personal responsibility
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Chocolate: 12 September
Innovation is booming in the chocolate category; so what’s driving it?
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: dry spells, cold treats & the RTD gold rush
From crop stress to rocketing ice cream sales and a £11m RTD funding round, here’s what caught our eye this week
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Analysis & FeaturesHenry Dimbleby on how to grow as appetites shrink
Former health tsar Henry Dimbleby is now ‘completely focused on the commercial’ – and believes brands must prioritise health to survive
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Comment & OpinionWhy the war on UPFs has hit an evidence-based roadblock
Will Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper crack down on ultra-processed foods? That question is very much up for debate
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Comment & OpinionRegulation can give food businesses the level playing field they need
A year on from the Health and Social Care Committee’s promise of clearer food standards, it is the delay, not the regulation itself, that is costing businesses, says Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance
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Comment & OpinionThe junk food ‘clampdown’ isn’t failing, it’s working
Campaign called the ASA’s recent rulings proof that regulation had failed, but they actually prove the opposite, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR
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News‘Insufficient evidence’ for ultra-processed foods review, say government advisers
SACN scientists recommended the government should focus on encouraging consumers to reduce their consumption of HFSS foods
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NewsMcDonald’s cleared by ad watchdog after ‘junk food’ probe
Fast food giant McDonald’s is the latest operator to have its advertising cleared under the government’s controversial new junk food ad restrictions
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Comment & OpinionThe Health Select Committee has listened to young people. Now Andy Burnham must act
Parliament has finally listened to young people on junk food marketing, now the new prime minister needs to follow through, says Alice, a campaigner at Bite Back
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NewsEagle lands at Defra again as Burnham announces new cabinet
Angela Eagle has been named environment secretary at Defra, taking over from her former boss Emma Reynolds
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NewsKallø launches Popped Corn Cakes to tap clean label snacking trend
The range will launch in Waitrose this month and Tesco from August