Chief medical officer says she will consider proposing a tax on ‘unhealthy’ foods
As part of an independent review being prepared for Government, chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies has said she will look seriously at imposing a tax on unhealthy foods in an attempt to reduce child obesity levels. Speaking to BBC News, Dame Sally...
Westminster spat drills down on Grocery Code Adjudicator role
The failed proposed merger of ASDA and Sainsburys has set the fur flying in Westminster and the role of the Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) has been at the centre of the debate according to NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick. In his latest blog, he states that the...
Local charities receive £2 million funding from Proseal
As part of its local community support programme, food packaging company, Proseal, has donated £2 million, to be shared equally between the building of the state-of-the art Christie Cancer Centre at Macclesfield General Hospital and East Cheshire Hospice for the care...
Aldi emerges as fastest growing supermarket in latest Kantar market share figures
The latest market share figures from Kantar show that Aldi's consumer spend was up 11.1% from the 12 weeks to 20th May 2018 to the 12 weeks to 19th May 2019, making it the fastest growing supermarket, attracting nearly one million more households compared with last...
BNF Healthy Eating Week 2019 attracts over 4,000 school registrations
4,473 schools and nurseries, representing nearly 2 million children and young people, and 1,850 workplaces (or workplace teams), colleges and universities, representing over 800 thousand adults, have already registered to take part in the British Nutrition...
