All Obesity articles – Page 29
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: Kellogg’s, Pret a Manger, BrewDog
News of Kellogg’s defeat in the High Court over new UK government HFSS regulations garners plenty of coverage today, along with the latest financial results from Pret.
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Comment & OpinionKellogg’s High Court decision marks the end for industry legal challenges to HFSS rules
Kellogg’s has said it respects the decision and does not intend to appeal
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NewsKellogg’s legal challenge to HFSS clampdown rejected by High Court
The cereals giant challenged the clampdown, which is due to see HFSS products banned from prominent locations in stores, on three separate grounds
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NewsLocal councils call for transparency on soft drinks levy funding use
The Local Government Association has warned that without urgent action, local authorities will not be able to reach their childhood obesity targets
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NewsChanging store layout ‘more impactful’ against obesity than upping HFSS product prices
Just over 60% of shoppers said that making HFSS products less visible in-store would have a direct influence on their decision to buy
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Comment & OpinionMindset, marketing, mission: how to rethink brands for future HFSS restrictions
The HFSS changes should be viewed as an opportunity to make businesses healthier, says Chris Morley, MD, Kantar Worldpanel UK, Ireland & US
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Comment & OpinionOur unhealthy, unsustainable food system needs intervention. Where is government?
Surely even the most die-hard free marketeers can’t believe we’ll tackle carbon emissions or childhood obesity without government intervention, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Promotional FeaturesWATCH: How will HFSS affect store design?
Catch up on our webinar on how retailers are changing store layouts and product placements ahead of the HFSS restrictions coming this October – and what this means for shoppers, brands and sales.
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NewsKellogg’s: ‘HFSS laws would cost £113m in lost sales’
High Court documents show it has lodged a three-pronged attempt to torpedo the plans
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Analysis & FeaturesCan government’s new strategy help boost UK food production?
Government wants to up UK output – but workers remain lacking
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does government’s NFS response mean for future food policy?
It’s not so much a white paper as simply ‘a list of policies’. But the government response to Henry Dimbleby’s work sets out a direction of travel
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NewsPlans for mandatory reporting on health and sustainability described as ‘hornet’s nest’
The Grocer understands all three devolved nations have this week committed to work with Defra and the DHSC on the programme
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NewsMedia Bites 15 June: Sterling, Ocado, Pret a Manger
The pound slumped to its lowest level against the dollar since the pandemic hit as traders braced for an aggressive interest-rate hike in the US
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NewsMedia Bites 14 June: Petrol prices, Tesco/Lidl, National Food Strategy
The UK competition watchdog will open an investigation into competition in the retail fuel market amid soaring petrol prices.
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Comment & OpinionNational Food Strategy flop was always on the cards, but Dimbleby isn’t done yet
It’s easy to envisage Dimbleby’s proposals being revived in more favourable economic conditions
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NewsHealth groups vent fury over ‘watered down’ National Food Strategy
A raft of organisations said the much-delayed document had proved the government did not have the will to take ‘bold action’ to address the problems of the UK’s food system
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims industry used cost of living crisis to torpedo National Food Strategy
Speaking to The Grocer after the government published its response to his landmark report, the Leon restaurant founder said the plans amounted to ‘not a strategy’
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NewsMedia Bites 13 June: Morrisons, Government food strategy, Tesco
The private equity owners of Morrisons are sounding out buyers for a portfolio of its warehouses, fisheries and food manufacturing plants that is expected to fetch more than £600m
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NewsDiffering Welsh and English HFSS proposals will confuse retailers, says ACS
ACS CEO James Lowman said the trade body was ‘very concerned about the prospect of slightly different and even more confusing rules on restricting HFSS products and promotional activity in Wales compared to England’
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NewsMedia Bites 6 June: MFG, Grubhub/Just Eat Takeaway, Unilever
One of the world’s biggest oil producers is contemplating a multibillion pound takeover bid for Motor Fuel Group





