Latest health insight and analysis – Page 3
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RankingsDairy - drinks 2025: Health-savvy Brits drive huge gains
Three trends - gut health, protein and caffeine - have been instrumental in massive gains for flavoured dairy drinks and drinking yoghurt
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RankingsDairy - yoghurt 2025: Brits turn to natural, full-fat yoghurts
Brands to benefit from demand for natural yoghurts include standout performer Fage and Yeo Valley
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RankingsMeat-free 2025: UPF concerns boost clean-label brands
In a declining meat-free market, tofu and tempeh are bucking the trend thanks to ‘clean’ ingredient decks
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RankingsSports nutrition 2025: Protein bars surge despite UPF debate
Joe Wicks might want to look away: sales of protein bars and other sports nutrition products are booming
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RankingsBiscuits & cakes 2025: Sweet treats tap global flavours
The cakes & biscuits category is fast becoming a hotbed of international, on-trend innovation
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RankingsPersonal care - health 2025: Supplements become core to wellness
The ongoing shift towards the proactive use of supplements to keep symptoms at bay has made vitamins, minerals & supplements (VMS) the standout performer in health
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Analysis & FeaturesHFSS ad ban: has last-hour guidance provided clarity at last?
With just weeks to go till the HFSS ad ban comes into force, the CAP guidance has been published? What does it tell us?
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Comment & OpinionOrganic produce offers huge social value - we need better access
Contrary to popular belief, people on the lowest incomes are as likely to champion organic food and its health benefits as anyone else, says Hannah Gibbs, programme manager at Sustain – Bridging the Gap
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about emulsifiers ignores the crucial nuance
Reporting of a trial looking at emulsifiers’ effect on Crohn’s sufferers has spread way beyond what was intended, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionWot, no OOH? Why the HFSS ad ban doesn’t go far enough
In anticipation of the ban, some food brands have spent on reformulating their products. But some have simply shifted marketing spend to billboards
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Comment & OpinionRetailers must navigate grocery’s trickiest Christmas trends
Financial pressures remain front of mind for many households across the UK, notes Luke Hand of Mail Metro Media
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WebinarsWATCH: Healthy eating forecast: the biggest trends for 2026
Find out what’s set to shape the year ahead as we discuss the healthy eating trends for 2026 with experts at Ocado, Mars, Pip & Nut and Vypr.
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Analysis & FeaturesReview of the Year 2025, day 31: Villain of the year
The Grocer’s 2025 Review of the Year dives into the biggest stories to splash across our pages this year. From PR shockers to villains, u-turns, scandals and more, stay tuned throughout December
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food standard is our best bet to tackle obesity
The government’s healthy food standard would introduce mandatory data reporting and health targets across the food industry, says Lauren Bowes Byatt, deputy director at Nesta
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Will Havercroft, brand & national account manager, Bio&Me
‘When you care about the impact your brand has, that passion really shines through in your work’
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Comment & OpinionInside Track: good intentions won’t save the UK food system
If British manufacturers and retailers desert traditional farmers for the most intensive industrial production, it will have significant consequences for our food security, our farming community, and our health and environmental goals, says an anonymous member of the industry insider group Inside Track
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Comment & OpinionHow is Big Food responding to the threat of GLP-1 drugs?
GLP-1 drugs could shrink global food volumes and rewrite the rules on how we eat, manufacture and market food, says Amir Mousavi, founder and food consultant at Good Food Studio
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets hold the key to healthier, safer poultry
It’s no great feat for the industry to reduce antibiotic usage when it was flagrantly overmedicating animals to begin with, says Liam Hodgson, senior global technical manager for broilers at The Humane League
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time for low & no to muscle in on ‘loud’ party moments
In a world where the future of drinking is becoming more inclusive, there’s a definite shift happening, says Ellie Webb of Caleño Drinks
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Comment & OpinionWill GLP-1 drugs change wellness the same way they’ve changed grocery?
Holland & Barrett predicts 2026 will bring ‘a significant trend towards comprehensive wellness packages’