Sugar Tax

  • Foodservice Footprint shutterstock_322819523-copy-1 Proof that Jamie’s sugar tax works? Foodservice News and Information Out of Home sector news Sugar Tax news-email Jamie Oliver

    Proof that Jamie’s sugar tax works?

    A 10p levy on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) sold in Jamie’s Italian restaurants resulted in a “significant decline” in sales, according to research published this week. In June 2015, the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver announced that drinks with added sugar… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint shutterstock_283206281 Sugar tax go ahead and new advertising rules Grocery sector news updates Out of Home sector news Sugar Tax news-email Malcom Clark Local Government Association HFSS FDF Committee of Advertising Practice Children's Food Trust British Soft Drinks Association

    Sugar tax go ahead and new advertising rules

    The government took a big step towards implementation of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks this week by including draft legislation in its Finance Bill. The new levy will be applied in two rates: a lower one for added sugar drinks… Read More

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    Just the beginning

    Sugar tax is just the start of intervention unless industry acts swiftly, collaborates and does a better job of fighting its corner, says Jennifer Powers. The sugar tax was the budget announcement no one saw coming. The first inkling that… Read More

  • Foodservice Footprint shutterstock_283206281 UK consumers seek sugar lows Foodservice News and Information Out of Home sector news World Health Organisatin Sugar Tax Soft Drinks news-email

    UK consumers seek sugar lows

    More than one in four UK shoppers (27%) actively looks for products with low sugar content, but they’re not always happy with what’s on offer. Polling carried out across the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Sweden shows that more than… Read More

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    Sugar tax – reaction

    Last time round it was the national living wage that caught industry chiefs off-guard. This time the Chancellor’s “surprise” was a tax on sugary drinks. Details are sparse at the moment, but what we do know is that soft drinks companies… Read More

  • Could a sugar tax be on the cards?

    THE CHILDHOOD obesity strategy: what can be inferred from three days of debates, seminars and presentations during Food Matters Live?                     Regulation rather than responsibility deal   THE GOVERNMENT’S deputy chief medical… Read More

  • 20% tax on sugary drinks essential says health select committee

    THE PRESSURE IS on the government to drop opposition to a 20% tax on sugary drinks. A report by a cross party health select committee has concluded a 10-20% tax is an essential part of any national strategy to tackle… Read More

  • First city-level sugar tax

    BRIGHTON AND Hove has become the first city in the UK to introduce a voluntary sugar tax. The council wants food outlets to add a 10p levy to any soft drinks with added sugar. It also wants cafés, restaurants and… Read More

  • Salt cuts causing sugar highs in some foods

    CONSUMERS ARE being warned of the hidden sugar in some everyday products marketed as being healthier.   Ready meals, soups, sauces and yoghurts have all been found to contain high levels of sugar.   Manufacturers keen to market products as… Read More