All Health articles – Page 99
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News
PHE lines up tougher measures on obesity
Industry sources said it was looking increasingly likely the government would be reviving proposals jettisoned from David Cameron’s original Childhood Obesity Strategy
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Analysis & Features
Eight innovative new crisp alternatives
Consumers are choosing lighter options when it comes to savoury snacking, here’s our pick of the best new crisp alternatives
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News
Sainsbury's ditches Classic Coke from meal deals
The move has prompted criticism from shoppers who have argued Sainsbury’s should have simply put the price up
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Category Report
Playing the game: Soft Drinks Category Report 2018
You’d expect the taxman to have lost a few friends last week when he began levying as much as 24p for every litre of sugar
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Comment & Opinion
Will the government dance to Jamie and Hugh’s anti-obesity tune?
Oliver is said to have already met the prime mnister and senior ministers to discuss measures that could be brought in as part of an obesity pan
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News
Soft drinks levy 'should be extended to sugary coffees'
The NOF said the move would encourage OOH outlets to switch to sweeteners rather than sugar
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News
Retailers raise prices above levels dictated by sugar tax
The tax came into effect on Monday, applying only to drinks leaving bottling plants or registered warehouses from that date
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Analysis & Features
Soft drinks brands shrug off sugar tax as shares improve
Our analysis of share price performance across listed groups in the firing line shows double-digit rises for most key players
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Comment & Opinion
Sugar tax gives us an opportunity to be responsible
Friday saw the start of the widely debated soft drinks sugar tax
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Analysis & Features
The sugar tax: five things you need to know
It’s all over the headlines today and has been branded everything from a health saviour to a blunt instrument
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News
Extra tax on unhealthy food & drink 'would be a deterrent'
Consumers aged 16 to 34 are more likely to be deterred by a tax than those aged 45 and over
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Comment & Opinion
Surviving the sugar tax requires radical honesty
The UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy, otherwise known as the sugar tax, is finally here…
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News
Actimel cuts added sugar out of probiotic yoghurt drinks
The brand has also extended the range to include further flavours from its core range
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Comment & Opinion
Hollow sugar crystals aren't an obesity crisis panacea
This week’s reveal by Nestlé of its ‘hollow’ sugar tech merits a qualified welcome…
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News
85% of Tesco soft drinks lineup exempt from the sugar levy
Its own label lineup has been reformulated and more sugar-free and reduced sugar branded SKUs have been introduced
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Comment & Opinion
Doctor's Orders: a lesson in nutrition for tomorrow's medics
You’d be forgiven for thinking we had our fill of experts espousing the link between nutrition and health
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News
Yoghurt sales hit by sugar and range rationalisation fears
Value sales of branded yoghurt are down 0.6% on volumes down 2.7%
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News
Paul Lindley to head up Child Obesity Taskforce in London
Earlier this month, The Grocer revealed Lindley was stepping down as chair of Ella’s Kitchen
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News
Scottish indies vote to ban energy drink sales to children
Voluntary ban came into effect following a vote at the NFRN conference in Inverness last Monday
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News
Thousands of high-sugar products face children's TV ban
Thousands of products high in sugar face children’s TV and other media advertising ban under new proposals, reveals PHE