All Health articles
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Health Summit friction, Asda growth and Diageo’s mid-strength move
Feathers were ruffled at The Grocer Health Summit, but there was real value in bringing together voices that rarely share the same stage
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InterviewsMegan Rossi and Jon Walsh: grocery’s odd couple on never selling out
Jon Walsh and Megan Rossi were told gut health was ‘too sciencey’ for the mass market. Today Bio&Me is in 50,000 stores and has global ambitions
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NewsChildren’s yoghurts still high in sugar despite reductions, research finds
The research, based at Queen Mary University of London, found average sugars of 8.2g per 100g
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NewsStartup developing clean alternative to fats and emulsifiers raises £7.5m
MicroLub has combined specific proteins and a water base to mimic the effect of fat-based lubrication within food
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NewsBio&Me co-founder calls for clearer criteria for gut health products
Speaking at The Grocer Health Summit on 15 September, Megan Rossi warned of the risks associated with the ‘fibremaxxing’ trend
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NewsEating more beans could save households £100 a year, research finds
The intel from think tank Green Alliance has revealed that replacing the equivalent of two pork sausages per person per week with pulses grown in the UK would provide the same amount of protein and cut average household annual food bills by almost £100
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NewsPret and Gail’s explore more high-protein options amid GLP-1 boom
Pret CEO said food-to-go chain is looking at how it can introduce protein more prevalently across different categories
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Comment & OpinionWhy the anger over Diageo’s mid-strength push is misplaced
The spirits category’s leading player choosing to extend into mid-strength feels like a step-change
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NewsSainsbury’s head of healthy and sustainable diets on fibre, meal deals and GLP-1s
Sritharan discussed how Sainsbury’s is looking to promote healthy and affordable diets, the changing landscape of health, and how the wider sector and the government can play their part
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NewsMumsnet: meal planning decision fatigue is biggest food concern
Desire for healthier easy meals is consistent across income brackets, according to new Mumsnet research shared at The Grocer Health Summit
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NewsDanone reveals NPM score in health transparency push
The move comes just days after Danone and three other major food companies pledged to publish healthy sales data
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NewsTurmeric Co founder calls for Great Britain Nutrition and Health Claims Register overhaul
Brands wishing to make health claims must ensure their product meets the specific usage conditions set out by the register
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NewsVan Tulleken calls on supermarkets to create ‘cartel’ against ultra-processed foods
The Ultra Processed People author told The Grocer’s Health Summit that the leaders of the food industry had ‘much more power than they realised’ to tackle the obesity crisis
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Health Summit: who’s to blame for obesity crisis?
In the days leading up to the summit, the significance of the occasion was rammed home by a series of major announcements and calls on health
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO: ‘Health is at the very core of how we think’
Simon Roberts outlined that the food industry and government must have clear priorities to deliver healthier outcomes and better food resilience
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NewsFormer health minister attacks food & drink industry over ‘tobacco-style’ tactics
James Bethell accused supermarkets and food manufacturers of using the same ‘deny, distract, and delay’ tactics used by the tobacco industry before governments finally cracked down on it with sweeping marketing bans
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NewsDeep-fried food and fruit juice banned from school menus, govt confirms
While the changes are widely supported by the school food sector, fears around funding and monitoring continue to be raised
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NewsActivia targets breakfast with big pot launches
The developments come as breakfast continues to drive growth within the yoghurt category, with the occasion posting growth of 38% in the year to February [IRI]
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NewsFood firms commit to healthy sales reporting ahead of Grocer summit
Carlsberg Britvic, Danone North Europe, KP Snacks and Nomad Foods said they were making the move in the hope the government would finally push ahead with delayed plans to bring in mandatory reporting
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