RULES DESIGNED to clamp down on online advertising junk food to children have been slammed. Two years on from extending the non-broadcast advertising rules to cover websites and social media, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is failing children. Food companies also continue to exploit loopholes and advertise [...]
FOODSERVICE BUSINESSES can take a lesson from giants like Coke and Asda in encouraging consumers to make healthier choices. In 2010 the top 10 UK food manufacturers spent just shy of £500m on advertising aimed at encouraging people to buy, among other [...]
THE GOVERNMENT has published its annual Family Food survey, which campaigners say shows worrying trends in terms of nutrition. The survey provides statistics on food purchases by type of food and also estimates of nutrient content. Most concerning is the decline in purchases of fruit [...]
JUNK FOOD brands should be excluded from sponsoring sporting events, according to the Childrens Food Campaign. London 2012 sponsors attacked in new report In a hard-hitting new report, the campaigning group claims that the power of corporate sponsors like McDonalds and Coca-Cola has [...]
