All Ultra-processed foods (UPF) articles
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Comment & OpinionThe natural food movement could be making Britain less healthy
The obsession with natural ingredients is stopping us from fortifying food that millions of Britons need, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionHow the cost of living crisis accidentally saved organic
Inflation, social media and the glyphosate debate are finally bringing organic to the mainstream, says Siddhi Mehta, CEO & founder at Rhythm 108
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NewsRude Health launches £1m marketing campaign
Running for 18 months over 2026 and 2027, it is the first since the leading plant-based brand was acquired by Oddlygood Group in 2024 and will focus on consumers concerned about ultra-processed foods
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Category ReportShoppers focus on UPFs debate and provenance
Shoppers’ concerns about UPFs are driving a resurgence in block butters, aided by their perception as a ‘very natural product’
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Category ReportOwn label wins over consumers with health ranges
Own label has become a hive for innovation. Last year, it accounted for the majority of packaged food and drink product launches for the first time
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NewsLandmark BNF report calls for supermarkets to lower prices on healthier food
The new British Nutrition Foundation report claims HFSS promotions still dominate the retail landscape despite the clampdown
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NewsNew health secretary urged to act on bacon nitrites evidence
The Coalition Against Nitrates said the government had remained ‘silent’ on the issue
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Lunchbox & Back to School: 27 June
Shoppers are reassessing their lunch choices amid the UPF debate
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InterviewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on fibre’s heroes and villains
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cookbook wants to teach shoppers how to maximise their fibre intake – without the pushy fare peddled by influencers
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Comment & OpinionWhy is salt still missing from the healthy food conversation?
The sandwich aisle exposes the failure of voluntary salt reduction, says Sonia Pombo, head of research and impact at Action on Salt & Sugar
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Category ReportUPF concerns contribute to sourdough boom
Sourdough remains the hottest area of growth in bread and bakery
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Category ReportRetailer health targets inspire innovation boom
Buyers are revaluating the bakery aisles, inspiring a wave of health-focused NPD
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Category ReportBrands stress their natural protein content
Dairy suppliers are leveraging the naturally high protein content of their products to lure health-conscious shoppers
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about what the right health targets are
The Health Summit is about having a grown up conversation to achieve lasting, measurable change
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NewsZoe gut health app losses swell as it slashes membership price
Zoe has appointed mobile game giant Lior Shiff as director
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Comment & OpinionWhy the debate over the future of the food system is going nowhere fast
The food system doesn’t stand a chance when different groups won’t acknowledge what the other knows, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsThe Grocer launches Health Summit to tackle the future of food
The Grocer is launching the Health Summit as regulation, GLP‑1s and HFSS upheaval put wellbeing at the top of food and drink boardroom agenda
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Category ReportValue versus health in canned
Canned’s role as a long-lasting, value-for-money addition to consumer cupboards is as important as it ever was
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Category ReportWhat’s stirring in yoghurts & potted desserts? Trends report 2026
Shoppers hoping to pick up a pot of natural or Greek yoghurt in February might have been disappointed as a viral craze drove out-of-stocks
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Category ReportHow fruit yoghurts became ‘junk food’
Fruit-flavoured yoghurts are set to be classified as ‘junk food’ under government plans to roll out a new nutrient profiling model.