As part of an ambition to make healthy and sustainable diets easy, the health team from IGD has joined forces with leading retailers and manufacturers, and researchers at the University of Leeds, to trial a series of interventions to see what drives long-term behavioural change.
Campden BRI has begun investigating how to minimise over-processing to help manufacturers maintain product quality, reduce energy costs and increase profitability. The research team aims to establish a more accurate method for calculating the overall lethality of a continuous flow process, enabling better optimised, and safe, thermal processes.
The FDF has criticised the move, in this year’s Queen’s Speech, to address obesity issues including the banning of TV adverts for ‘unhealthy’ foods alongside a total ban online.
Pladis, the global snacking company, has announced a proposal to close its factory in Tollcross, Glasgow, subject to a full and meaningful consultation with employees. The proposal would put 468 roles at risk of redundancy.
Yandell Publishing has appointed Jane Connolly to take over the helm of the company’s meat and food portfolio.
According to the latest Shopper Confidence Index from IGD, shopper confidence has risen to its highest level in the last five years, driven by the further easing of lockdown restrictions, a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases and the rapid rollout of the vaccination programme.