Health and Vitality

  • Something to fear

    FOODSERVICE OPERATORS are concerned about inconsistencies when it comes to nutritional labelling on menus. Footprint is therefore working with industry leaders and government on how to adapt the Responsibility Deal pledge.                  …

  • My Viewpoint: Wan Mak improving children’s diets out of home

    SODEXO’S HEAD of nutrition and dietetics, Wan Mak discusses how we can all play our part in improving children’s diets in the out of home market.                           Go…

  • Kids’ menus under the spotlight

    WETHERSPOON IS one of the few chains doing well at catering for children, who are getting a ‘raw deal’ all too often according to researchers.   Wetherspoon might not be the first port of call for health- conscious parents, but…

  • Let’s not be hung about what we can’t change and look at what we can do, and excel in it

    Phil Hooper, Corporate Affairs Director, Sodexo UK & Ireland comments on why the health agenda remains one of the most burning topics in our industry.                           As an…

  • Where next for the Responsibility Deal?

    LEADING FOODSERVICE figures met on the second birthday of the governments wide-ranging health deal to discuss whether it’s been a success and what challenges lie ahead. The government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal is reaching a critical stage. Last month the…

  • Little nudges make a big push

    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…

  • Prize display for champions of healthy living

    ACCORDING TO dubious research cooked up for a marketing campaign a few years ago the third Monday of January deserves the title of “Blue Monday”. That’s when people are at their most miserable, thanks to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold…

  • Nudge or be pushed

    THE LIGHT-TOUCH approach to healthy food policy concerns campaigners, but the government and food businesses are now in contact more than ever – and it’s making a difference, Phil Hooper tells David Burrows.    It’s no secret the coalition government…

  • Nutritional labelling consultation

    THE BRITISH Retail Consortium has launched a consultation to seek views on what the new front of pack nutritional labelling system for food should look like.       In October 2012, all four UK administrations made a joint announcement…

  • Footprint Health & Vitality Honours Souvenir Programme