Aug 3, 2018 | News, Retailing, Sugar
Concern about sugar content in food has risen 16% according to the latest biannual Food Standards Agency (FSA) Public Standards Tracker Survey. After a review in 2010, the Tracker was redeveloped in full and since then has run on a biannual basis. Questions cover...
Jul 20, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing, Sugar
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk will soon be available in a new bar with less sugar, as the company owned by Mondelēz International, weighs in on the obesity crisis in the UK. The new product will contain 30% less sugar than the original in an effort to help consumers manage...
Jun 25, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing, Sugar, Training and Education
Part two of the Government’s childhood obesity plan has been announced, which hopes to halve the number of obese children by 2030. The details have been unveiled by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Building on the first chapter of the childhood obesity...
Jan 22, 2018 | Baking, News, Sugar
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) has revealed a 4% increase in group revenue for the 16 weeks ended 6th January, despite a 12% drop in sugar revenue. ABF, whose brands include Jordans, Ryvita, Kingsmill, Patak’s and Silver Spoon, announced that, other than the...
Nov 30, 2017 | Baking, Dairy, News, Sugar
A study conducted by fitness experts Nuyoo.co has compared festive food items from five major supermarkets (Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Morrisons), to see the calories, fat and sugar content in the products. The study examined nutritional information for...
Oct 3, 2017 | Fish Processing, News, Sugar, Wholesaling
Fish prices in foodservice have seen an “abrupt” increase, as the category recently saw some of the highest rates of year-on-year inflation, according to the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. Overall foodservice price inflation peaked at 9.3% year-on-year in...
