Biscuits and snacks firm Pladis Foods, which makes brands such as McVitie’s, has reported significant annual growth in international profits and sales and outlined efforts to promote nutrition and healthy eating.
The root causes of obesity lie in the food sector and the Government needs to invest in food innovation and reformulations that are affordable, a report by think tank Demos has revealed.
Food manufacturers must quickly adapt to the Government’s plans to curb childhood obesity or risk being forced to by their investors and stakeholders, according to a report from investment charity Share Action.
The Government’s new obesity strategy is a “punishing blow” to food manufacturers, could threaten jobs and raise food prices, and was a “terrible missed opportunity”, according to one trade group.
Food manufacturers have been accused of perpetuating the demand for highly processed foods while being “reluctant and slow to act” on reformulating products.
Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain have attributed the main reason for eating less healthily than usual during the coronavirus lockdown to boredom, according to the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
Despite the current coronavirus pandemic, sections of the pork and bacon industry are holding up well – and even thriving from the shift in emphasis to at-home eating.
Entrepreneurs targeting a reduction in childhood obesity are set to benefit from a £1.8m funding pot launched yesterday (30 March), supported by accelerator Mission Ventures.
The food industry is to be consulted on new voluntary salt reduction targets as part of the Government’s pledge to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The likes of jackfruit, tempeh and seitan are likely to appear much more frequently on supermarket shelves in 2020 as the plant-based boom continues, an ingredients supplier has claimed.
Proposals to label food with the amount of exercise needed to burn off consumed calories is not the silver bullet to solving the UK’s obesity crisis, according to an industry expert.
Changes in consumer advertising behaviour and the rise of social media are making it more challenging for food manufacturers to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis.
