Health and Vitality

  • Foodservice Footprint McD McDonald’s food more unhealthy than 30 years ago Health and Vitality

    McDonald’s food more unhealthy than 30 years ago

    Food at McDonald’s is higher in calories, salt and sugar than it was 30 years ago, according to a report in the Sun newspaper. Fries, cheeseburgers and quarter-pounders all have more calories today compared to 1989, based on a leaflet… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint FF5-Cover-e1478856300770 Chinese takeaways need health warning, say campaigners Health and Vitality

    Chinese takeaways need health warning, say campaigners

    An analysis of Chinese takeaway meals purchased from six independent restaurants in London’s famous Chinatown district has revealed that 97% contained a 2g of salt or more per dish. Over half (58%) contained more than 3g – or half an… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-38 Government announces 20% calorie reduction target Health and Vitality Out of Home News Analysis

    Government announces 20% calorie reduction target

    The food sector has been told to cut calories in their products by 20% by 2024 to help tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. “It’s hard for people to make healthy food choices, whether for themselves or their families,” said Alison… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint School-food-shutterstock_76861765-copy School anti-obesity programmes don’t work Health and Vitality

    School anti-obesity programmes don’t work

    School based programmes aimed at preventing obesity in children are “are unlikely to halt the childhood obesity epidemic”, according to research published by the BMJ this week. The findings could have serious implications for the government’s childhood obesity plan and… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint Unknown-33 New study to help promote veganism Health and Vitality

    New study to help promote veganism

    The Vegan Society has commissioned research to explore what prevents people moving to animal-free diets. The Vegan Society believes that more than half of British adults now “adopt began buying behaviour”, according to a report in the Guardian. Supermarkets also… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F32-Cover-image1 Green light to set minimum pricing for alcohol Health and Vitality

    Green light to set minimum pricing for alcohol

    The tonic water has been on ice for some time, but the Scottish government has finally been given the go-ahead to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The UK Supreme Court this week ruled that the measure – passed overwhelmingly… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint McD McDonald’s joins the meat-free party Health and Vitality

    McDonald’s joins the meat-free party

    McDonald’s has made a splash on social-media recently by trialling its first vegan burger, the McVegan. The initial results are “very promising” a spokeswoman told the BBC, and the product could be rolled out nationwide – albeit in Finland. Still,… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F43-Feature-2 Hard time for alcohol with soft drinks set to surge Grocery sector news updates Health and Vitality  Censuswide Britvic

    Hard time for alcohol with soft drinks set to surge

    Almost half of consumers (45%) are set to buy more soft drinks at Christmas with more than one in five (21%) planning to drink less alcohol. Some 37% also planning to spend more on soft drinks than previous festive seasons,… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint P16 Low- or no-sugar Health and Vitality

    Low- or no-sugar

    When it comes to healthy eating, low-sugar and sugar-free are far and away the qualities UK consumers look for in a product. GfK asked 23,000 consumers online in 17 countries how important certain factors are, from a given list, when… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint F42-Sector-soapbox Foods labelled as ‘meals’ rather than ‘snacks’ prevent overeating Health and Vitality

    Foods labelled as ‘meals’ rather than ‘snacks’ prevent overeating

    Marketing food as a “snack” leads to increased consumption and continued overeating, according to new research published in the journal Appetite. Eighty people were asked to eat a pasta pot. This was either labelled as a “snack” or “meal”, or… Read More