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Comment & OpinionUK food must prepare for the brewing UPF litigation storm
The conditions for UK litigation are aligning with frightening precision, says Mike Coppen-Gardner of WeAreSPQR
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NewsDoritos, Belvita and Innocent facing bans under new government health score
Brands have expressed disappointment that ‘years of meticulous work’ will be undermined
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NewsOcado to update ‘weight management’ aisle after concerns raised
The online supermarket launched the aisle last week, with ‘a curated range of GLP-1 friendly products’
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s new health proposals are hard to swallow
The proposals would be some of the biggest and most controversial moves to hit the industry on health in the past decade
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NewsJunk food ad ban and promos rules to be ratcheted up by Wes Streeting
New documents published by the DHSC reveal ministers are planning to switch to an updated nutrient profiling model, which will bring thousands more products under the bans
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator seeks suppliers’ views on supermarkets
The Adjudicator last year announced his first investigation since taking on the role, with a probe ongoing into Amazon
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WhitepapersWhat’s next for UK grocery retail packaging
New research from packaging consultancy Aura has uncovered significant gaps between UK grocery retailers’ public sustainability commitments and in-store packaging reality. Download their whitepaper to learn more.
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NewsCampaigners up in arms as soy traders leave deforestation moratorium
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has restricted the sale of soy grown in deforested areas since 2008
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Comment & OpinionHow can the health agenda drive good growth for food & drink?
With 11% of UK adults open to trying weight-loss injections, we’re looking at a potential market of over six million people, says Hannah Daley, IGD’s head of health and sustainable diets
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Comment & OpinionTargeting food deserts could help solve the junk food feedback loop
It’s never been a secret that children in the most deprived neighbourhoods are twice as likely to be obese as those in the wealthiest ones
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Comment & OpinionThe nitrate cancer debate is an opportunity to reset
The existence of the nitrate debate points to a broader issue: our food system has become overly reliant on engineering solutions and artificial interventions, says Tom Horvath Neumann, founder of Properoni
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NewsBatters plan to turn Adjudicator’s golden rules into law slammed by experts
One of the recommendations of Batters’ Farming Profitability Review, published in December, was for Adjudicator Mark White’s current advisory set of principles over CPIs, published in January 2022, to be given regulatory teeth
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NewsJunk food ban must be extended, health groups tell ministers
The Obesity Health Alliance has written an open letter to health secretary Wes Streeting and culture secretary Lisa Nandy, urging them to remove “loopholes” that allow brands with HFSS products to continue advertising
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Comment & OpinionRetailers have no need to fear new tobacco laws
The brilliance of the ‘smoke-free generation’ policy lies in how gradual it is – the change is seismic but the transition is slow, says Hazel Cheeseman, CEO at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer’s unofficial guide to the new HFSS marketing rules
It’s a watershed moment for HFSS food and drink advertising, with new rules now in place to restrict the marketing of key foodstuffs. But what do they mean in practice? And how will retailers and manufacturers approach the restrictions? Here’s everything you ever needed to know but didn’t dare to ask.
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Comment & OpinionToday’s junk food ad ban is a controversial start to 2026
Influential nudge body Nesta has warned the government its new legislation has been gutted to such an extent that it will allow companies to continue promoting unhealthy products
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Comment & OpinionWhy the UK government is ending the era of junk food ads
The UK is at a turning point in the fight against childhood obesity, says minister for health Ashley Dalton
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Comment & OpinionWhy the HFSS ad ban could be a sales blessing in disguise
New research reveals the enforced switch to brand storytelling will help brands more than double ROI, says Circana’s Milan Jotangia
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Comment & OpinionBrands should see HFSS policy as a golden opportunity
The rulings, in all their many guises, represent an opportunity to innovate, change behaviours, and create new ways of communicating with consumers, say Rupert Pick, co-founder & global MD, and Louise Forster-Smith, innovation director, at Hot Pickle
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Comment & OpinionEPR increase is a very unwelcome Christmas present
With many companies still reeling from the first set of invoices, the last thing they wanted to hear was that the tab will be substantially higher next time around