All Health articles – Page 3
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Category Report
Protein gets the feelgood factor: protein trends 2024
Protein isn’t just for gym rats. Growing numbers of Brits are upping their intake for general health and to ‘feel good’
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News
Health app Zoe partners with Mindful Chef on gut-friendly recipe range
The six recipes have been created and approved by Zoe’s co-founder Professor Tim Spector, and will feature on the Mindful Chef website from 3-16 November
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News
Lidl triples plant-based range and sets new sales targets to support climate goals
Lidl GB chief commercial officer Richard Bourns said the supermarket was the ‘first UK retailer to set specific plant-based protein targets’
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Comment & Opinion
How wellness culture is shifting fmcg buying habits
UK shoppers are increasingly prioritising healthier options, says Melissa Petch, client director for healthcare, beauty, household & baby, Circana
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Comment & Opinion
Wes Streeting cannot just ‘follow the science’ in UPF debate
The health secretary faces a tough decision in an argument that has merit – and scientific evidence – on both sides
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News
UPF clampdown risks national dietary crisis, warn scientists
New report urges ministers not to extend restrictions beyond the definitions of HFSS, or risk the anti-UPF bandwagon doing more harm than good
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Category Report
Petcare eyes wellness: trends report 2024
Petcare is following the human trend for wellness, with a raft of products emerging that offer ‘a holistic approach to animal care’
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Comment & Opinion
Infected Punk IPA highlights ongoing issues at BrewDog
The mishap has given an illuminating eye into workplace culture at BrewDog
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Webinars
Watch: UPF vs HFSS: Making sense of the new health agenda
Watch experts from Asda, Modern Baker and Vypr for a deep-dive into the fast-evolving health agenda and understand what’s set to shape consumer choices in 2025 and beyond
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Interviews
Ash CEO Deborah Arnott’s 21-year battle with Big Tobacco
Deborah Arnott is stepping down after 21 years. She looks back on her battle with the tobacco lobby… and ahead to the vaping challenge
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Comment & Opinion
Crunch time for Doritos as PepsiCo bites the bullet on HFSS
PepsiCo is taking its commitment to ‘healthier snacking’ seriously. And health campaigners are already applauding the news
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News
Tesco launches £4m school fruit & veg scheme
The supermarket said its funding would support pupils in 400 schools where there was a higher-than-average free school meal ratio
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News
Functional energy drink Nutrein to hit 5,000 c-stores by March
Co-founder Steve Rush, however, said he was in talks with wholesalers, including Nisa and Bestway, to arrange a more permanent supply deal
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News
Teffie debuts range of allergen-free baked goods made from teff
Founder Jessica Rogers learnt about the ancient African grain during a trip to Ethiopia
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Comment & Opinion
HFSS ban puts functional ingredients in the spotlight
Functional ingredients and nutritional additives will be a headline act, says Karsten Smet, CEO at ACI Group
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Comment & Opinion
Contrary, messy and nutritious: 2025 food & drink trends
Mintel’s new 2025 food and drink trends explore the paradoxes that influence people’s behaviours toward food, says Alex Beckett, director at Mintel Food & Drink
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News
Illegal meat import concerns grow as Defra slashes border team budget
Industry leaders have recently met with Defra’s new director general for food, biosecurity & trade, Emily Miles, to raise concerns over illegal meat entering the UK
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Comment & Opinion
Future Me: smokers relent in glossy Nicorette-sponsored affair
As anyone who’s tried it will tell you, quitting cigarettes ain’t easy
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Comment & Opinion
‘If you don’t smoke, don’t vape’ message is getting lost. Does it matter?
Medical experts and health authorities heralded vaping as something of a miracle, in their effort to stop the UK population from smoking tobacco
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Analysis & Features
The troubling foodie challenges fuelled by social media
Going viral on social media is often a boon for brands – but what if the product is being used in a dangerous ‘challenge’? How can brands combat fmcg fallacies online and keep consumers safe?