Health and Vitality
Report: Healthier reformulation is a recipe for success
Reformulating products to make them healthier helps companies meet unrecognised customer need and keep pace with new market trends to create valuable business opportunities, according to a new report. Commissioned by Nestlé Professional and produced by Footprint, the Recipe for…
A new recipe for fighting obesity
In an age of austerity, reformulation rather than regulation is the policy of choice for tackling the crisis. By Professor Jack Winkler. MSPs on the health and sport committee in Holyrood wrote to the health minister, Aileen Campbell, last month…
No more excuses on obesity
Think of it like your in-laws: it’s flawed, but the Childhood Obesity Strategy is what we’ve got, and it’s time for foodservice to start getting on with it. That was the conclusion of October’s Footprint Forum: Fat Load of Good?:…
Misguided approach to diets
The public are the losers in the foolhardy fat fight among public health experts and campaigners, says Nick Hughes. Making healthy food choices is hard enough at the best of times, such is the onslaught of messaging imploring us to…
Food industry’s big allergy dilemma
The UK is seeking a pragmatic response to ‘may contain’ labelling which can deter customers, but new research warning of an explosion in allergies suggests the industry will continue to play it safe. ew doubt that precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) can…
Obese could become the new normal
Almost 700,000 new cases of cancer linked to being overweight or obese could be diagnosed in the UK during the next 20 years, according to a new report. The report, from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum, predicts…
Workplace plays key role in improving the nation’s health suggests new nutrition study
AS GOVERNMENT data confirms that obesity will cost the UK more than £27 billion by 2015, a new project conducted among employees at Gatwick Airport and published in Complete Nutrition reveals that workplace interventions really can make a positive impact…
Take action or face legislation
PROFESSOR SUSAN JEBB, chair of the Responsibility Deal’s Food Network, prefers voluntary action but hasn’t ruled out legislation The Responsibility Deal annual updates were published end of last month. Are we making progress? Yes, without doubt. This year’s…
2014 Health and Vitality Honours presented to industry elite
THE ACHIEVEMENTS of the elite foodservice companies working behind-the-scenes to improve the nation’s health and wellbeing were recognised at this year’s Health & Vitality Honours during a lunchtime ceremony at Lords Cricket Ground. …
