All Sugar articles – Page 18
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Analysis & FeaturesWonka or Plonka? The risks of cost-saving food reformulation
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, suppliers are increasingly reformulating their products to contain cheaper ingredients. However, the tactic risks pushing away loyal shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesThe results: Have trials ‘nudging’ shoppers to healthy eating options worked?
The results have been mixed, with an Asda trial notably backfiring as shoppers prioritised price. So how successful have other efforts been?
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ReportsKellogg’s using tech to tackle new challenges
Cereal giant Kellogg’s recently opened a £500k food innovation centre at its Trafford Park factory
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NewsTesco says younger shoppers have ‘deprioritised’ health in cost of living crisis
Tesco is launching a new awareness drive ahead of World Diabetes Day on 14 November, urging customers to visit its pharmacies to use a risk tool
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NewsBarry Callebaut unveils ‘second generation’ chocolate, containing 50% less sugar
The innovation is the result of more two decades’ research, with a long-term collaboration with the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany dating as far back as 2000
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NewsShaken Udder reformulates dairy-free shakes to be non-HFSS
The brand’s entire range is now non-HFSS
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Category ReportThe rise of healthier treats: Cakes & biscuits category report 2022
The likes of McVitie’s and Mr Kipling have been rethinking recipes to comply with HFSS rules. Can they perk up flagging volumes?
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NewsHenry Dimbleby demands government brings back ‘shelved’ health inequalities white paper
He called on new health secretary Thérèse Coffey to push ahead with the ban on multibuy promotions, including bogofs and the clampdown on junk food advertising
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Analysis & FeaturesHow re-coding has made sticking to HFSS rules simpler online
The restrictions on HFSS products in prominent store locations also applies to “the equivalent key locations online”
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Analysis & FeaturesEverything you need to know about HFSS but were afraid to ask
Despite last-minute rumours to the contrary, the HFSS rules are now live. It’s been a right upheaval. Are you up to speed?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich brands have done the work to be HFSS compliant, and how?
HFSS legislation has led to reformulation across a number of categories. How have they done it? And what’s the impact on consumer demand?
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Analysis & FeaturesSmaller retailers are feeling the brunt of HFSS confusion
One of the biggest areas of confusion has been which businesses are included and which are exempt, says James Lowman, chief executive of the Association of Convenience Stores
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NewsLabour backs Tory plans for HFSS u-turn amid cost of living concerns
Labour’s position comes amid growing speculation the government will announce as early as tomorrow it is ditching plans for a ban on multibuy promotions
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NewsShareholder coalition attacks ‘imminent’ plans for HFSS backtrack
A Treasury review is said to be looking at the impact of the proposals on the cost of living crisis
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolatiers face raw deal in supply chain costs
Confectioners have been facing raw material price volatility in recent years
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NewsMedical leaders write to Liz Truss demanding no backtracking on HFSS promotions clampdown
Last week it emerged the Treasury was carrying out a review of measures in the government’s obesity strategy amid fears they will further force up food prices and heap costs on companies already battling inflation
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NewsStores trialling looming HFSS promotions ban see sales fall by up to a fifth, finds study
Brands demoted from prime promotion locations and front of store as part of the trials saw sales suffer
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NewsLiz Truss review considers scrapping HFSS ban and sugar tax, claim sources
During her leadership campaign, Prime Minister Liz Truss suggested she would bin the already-delayed ban on multibuy deals
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Comment & OpinionResponsible food businesses must go further to prioritise health
Addressing the causes of obesity is complex but it is more urgent than ever for industry to step up to the plate, say Richard Hall and Karen Poole, co-chairs of the Consumer Goods Forum’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives
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NewsScottish government rejects calls to pause HFSS promotions ban
The move comes with the UK government having delayed large elements of its plans for a crackdown