Health insight and analysis – Page 48
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff is unfair
Morrisons’ interfering mandate looks less like a thoughtful contribution to disease avoidance than a panicky attempt to bolster profits, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Analysis & FeaturesRestrictions on confectionery advertising in-store, online and on TV explained
Big squeeze: HFSS to lose two thirds of store space
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Category ReportThe end of big bang marketing? Confectionery category report 2021
Looming HFSS restrictions could make famous ads like the Cadbury gorilla a thing of the past. How are confectionery brands adapting?
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InterviewsBenedict Daniels: the man who made Ritter Sport a UK name
Benedict Daniels made the ‘special, strange’ brand of his childhood a hit on these shores. Now he’s facing a fresh challenge in the form of HFSS rules
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
What is Henry Dimbleby’s idea for a national food database all about? Why does Henry Dimbleby think a national food database is his most important recommendation? What would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow dairy firms are supporting mental health in the workplace during Covid
Stopping Covid-19 from getting into the workplace has been the biggest health priority for all businesses over the past 18 months
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Comment & OpinionNatasha’s Law: with a month to go food businesses aren’t ready and it’s food allergy sufferers who will pay
Eight out of 10 business owners feel unprepared for the upcoming legislation change, a new survey by GS1 UK has revealed
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Category ReportCold snap: winter remedies category report 2021
With a lockdown immunity debt about to come due, sniffles are expected to return with a bang this winter. Can remedies profit?
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Comment & OpinionLove at first bite: why Urban Legend’s high-tech doughnuts are a game-changer
We ran a taste test of Urban Legend’s high-tech, non-HFSS doughnut of the future. And it was seriously good
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Comment & OpinionJohn West makes healthy point with energetic teen
Its new ad is certainly a departure from the traditional world of seafood advertising
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InterviewsBiotiful Dairy’s Natasha Bowes on promoting gut health with plant-based kefir
Biotiful Dairy’s founder has spent nearly a decade working to make kefir mainstream. Now she’s taking on a new challenge: plant-based
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Comment & OpinionAHDB’s ad victory is a big win for British meat and dairy
Switching to a 100% plant-based diet won’t necessarily bring the benefits to health and the environment we crave
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Comment & OpinionM&A activity in plant-based is soaring, with huge price tags to match
We believe investors will continue to pay high valuations for the right plant-based assets until the landscape is more consolidated, says James Scallan, consumer, food & retail group MD at Houlihan Lokey
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Comment & OpinionNot all frozen ready meals are created equal – some are as healthy as home-made
I avoid heavily processed ready meals but have belatedly discovered the benefits of frozen, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Analysis & FeaturesThe new apps swaying consumer food choices
On-pack nutritional and environmental information could soon take a back seat. A slew of innovative smartphone apps are providing independent scores for products – and they’re fast gaining shopper trust
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands can navigate the junk food advertising ban
Restrictions on TV and online advertising of HFSS products are imminent, with the potential to do ‘huge damage’. So what are brands doing to stay visible to shoppers?
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Comment & OpinionHow Tropicana fell victim to the war on sugar
With so much focus on sugar, PepsiCo felt selling the health benefits of juice was too much
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Comment & OpinionFood companies benefit from indirect subsidies on unhealthy food. Taxes will put an end to it
Food companies should treat potential new salt and sugar taxes as the end of subsidies they have benefited from for decades, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionHow industry can take a lead on food insecurity and help healthy decisions
Collaboration for Healthier Lives is a global movement delivering local interventions around the world, says The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sharon Bligh
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Comment & OpinionNew taxes on food will impact producers at the bottom of the supply chain
Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy seems to ignore the dynamics of grocery pricing, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of the Rural Policy Group