All Obesity articles – Page 37
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NewsCampaigners abandon AGM revolt after Tesco makes new obesity pledges
ShareAction was planning to stage a revolt at next month’s Tesco annual meeting
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Category ReportThe challengers: bagged snacks category report 2021
Disruptor brands are muscling in on potato crisps with healthier ingredients. Who’s throwing the punches and making a packet?
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Comment & OpinionHow Tesco can improve the health of its peers, as well as the nation
Shareholder support for corporate action on healthier diets could translate into many more companies setting similar targets, says Paul Lindley, Ella’s Kitchen founder and chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce
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Comment & OpinionHealth policy under the new Office for Health Promotion is full of holes
How can OHP fulfil its duties to prevent obesity if the government is not committed to doing so, ask Professor Graham MacGregor and Mhairi Brown of Action on Salt and Action on Sugar
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Comment & OpinionWill the government follow Chris Whitty’s advice on obesity as it has on Covid?
That public health policy will now sit once again within the DH is a significant turning point, especially with Whitty at the helm
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Comment & OpinionWhat stance will Chris Whitty’s Office for Health Promotion take on regulation?
Whitty has previously called for a complete ban on any sports advertising by unhealthy products
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NewsOne million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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NewsObesity strategy facing major shake-up under replacement for PHE
Industry and campaign sources both suggested the new move left serious questions over the future of the industry’s voluntary reformulation programme
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NewsWarburtons backs Insane Grain in second Batch Ventures investment
Insane Grain will use the £250,000 Batch investment to scale growth, including supporting its first major supermarket listing into the Sainsbury’s Future Brands bay
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Comment & OpinionThe time is now for UK government to deliver a world-leading food policy
Too many food strategies have previously been academic reports with little chance of success, says Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC
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Analysis & FeaturesLockdown anniversary: How has Covid changed UK eating and shopping habits?
As the country looks forward to a gradual reopening of the economy, what are the lasting impacts of the restrictions – and the pandemic – on Britain’s eating and shopping habits?
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InterviewsIan Wright FDF big interview: ‘I don’t think I’m confrontational’
As the straight-talking FDF CEO prepares to stand down, he talks us through boosting the federation’s profile, upsetting Jamie Oliver and why he’s not going quietly
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NewsHenry Dimbleby set to call for ‘radical’ overhaul of food system
A presentation Dimbleby gave to the Food & Drink Sector Council this week has been described as ‘shocking’
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Comment & OpinionThe FDF will do well to find as determined and persuasive a new leader as Ian Wright
Wright’s ability to put the food and drink industry at the centre of the debate has been perhaps his most noted achievement
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Category ReportSurvival of the fittest: snack bars category report 2021
Only 12 of the top 50 snack bar brands have delivered growth in a year like no other. So what part have health credentials played?
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Tesco’s obesity strategy set a bar for rivals and suppliers?
Rebel shareholders who called out Tesco say a precedent has been set for investor power
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NewsCalls to extend sugar tax as study shows soft drinks levy success
New research claims the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) has reduced sugar consumption from soft drinks by 30g per household a week
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Comment & OpinionThe government should listen to industry concerns over HFSS proposals
The timeframe for introduction is too short, but proper consultation could iron out these issues
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NewsMedia Bites 10 March: Petfood shortage, Anti obesity measures, Marks & Spencer
The rising ownership of cats and dogs during the lockdown has led to a run on pet food and warnings of a nationwide shortage of supplies
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NewsSupermarket bosses urge ministers to delay HFSS proposals
BRC warned it would be impossible for supermarkets to carry out the job of reconfiguring stores and adapting websites