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Insurance company, Vitality, encourages healthy eating through Ocado partnership

Insurance company Vitality has announced an exciting new collaboration with Ocado which will see Vitality members rewarded for buying healthy food through the online grocer. The partnership will enable members to get discounts on healthy food. When they unlock the Vitality

27/09/2016 | Retail News | Read More
Booths launches ‘Discover Taste’ roadshow to celebrate healthy eating and UK producers join the event

Booths launches ‘Discover Taste’ roadshow to celebrate healthy eating and UK producers join the event

As January’s realities begin to bite, and our ambitious New Year’s resolutions begin to waver, Northern retailer Booths is launching ‘Discover Taste: Booths Healthy Eating Roadshow,’ to inspire and encourage happy, healthy eating.

14/01/2016 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News | Read More
Food-to-go brand Great Grub goes nationwide in Boots listing

Food-to-go brand Great Grub goes nationwide in Boots listing

Food-to-go brand Great Grub is going nationwide having landed a deal with leading retailer Boots who will stock the brand’s range of wraps in 250 of its stores across the UK from September. And Great Grub claims its Chicken Kofta and Chicken Piri Piri

14/08/2015 | Food-to-go retailers, Manufacturer news, Product Time, sandwiches | Read More
Growing number of grocery shoppers rate their health as good, Evolution Insights reports

Growing number of grocery shoppers rate their health as good, Evolution Insights reports

According to a recent report by Evolution Insights (a leading independent shopper research agency) about Health and Product Information, 81% of 18-65 year old primary grocery shoppers rate their health as being good; this is a significant increase compared to

13/03/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

British consumers are unhappier, unhealthier and less concerned with appearance, finds Kantar Media

Health, appearance and happiness have all taken a significant knock amongst British consumers since the economic downturn started in 2008, leading to profound behavioural changes in the relationship between consumers and food. In-depth consumer behaviour and attitudinal insights from Kantar

19/11/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Consumers increasingly committed to better diets, ­but believe they’re less healthy, dunnhumby finds

There has been a significant increase in the number of consumers making healthy eating a priority, and the majority of people say they plan to eat more healthily over the months ahead, according to a new global study from the

31/10/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Third of Americans cut back on red meat for health reasons but number of meat-eaters still growing, Mintel reports

Third of Americans cut back on red meat for health reasons but number of meat-eaters still growing, Mintel reports

As January continues, many consumers continue to forge ahead with healthy eating habits as part of new year resolutions. Indeed, despite prevalent health trends encouraging consumers to eat less red meat, and 90% of consumers eating some kind of red

23/01/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Fast casual dining set for rapid growth in UK foodservice, reports The NPD Group

Eating out of home is poised for a modest and slow recovery over the next three years of 1-2% per annum, according to the latest figures and forecast from global information company The NPD Group. The trend for consumers to

18/03/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Co-operative Food extends Food to Go range with two fresh meal pots

Co-operative Food extends Food to Go range with two fresh meal pots

The Co-operative Food has introduced two new fresh meal pots into its own brand Food to Go range. Providing warming yet healthy lunches or quick and easy dinners for hungry customers, the new meal pots are claimed to be great for taking

29/11/2012 | Own label, Product Time, Ready meals, Rice, noodles and pasta | Read More

Office workers blame colleagues for inability to diet, Co-operative finds

British office workers blame their colleagues for their inability to diet, new research by The Cop-operative Food has revealed. Its study shows desk-based office employees put on an average of 10 pounds during their first year of employment. But rather than

10/08/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Spar Kincaidston, Ayr, supports local primary school’s healthy eating initiative

Spar Kincaidston, Ayr, supports local primary school’s healthy eating initiative

Spar Kincaidston in Ayr is ensuring its local primary school’s ‘Cooking Bus’ Initiative will carry on for at least another two years. The initiative is one of two, designed to engage children in the skills and knowledge required to make healthy

19/04/2012 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Half of American adults watching their diet and salt intake, Mintel reveals

New research by Mintel reveals approximately half (52%) of American adults are currently watching their diet. And, while 60% report dieting because they want to lose weight, some 15% of dieters claim to be doing so at least in part

13/04/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Mintel: locally-sourced products take off in US grocery stores and restaurants

Locally-sourced products are becoming more popular at grocery stores and restaurants in the US alike, according to recent Mintel research. The same is true in the fruit and vegetable industry with more than half (52%) of consumers reporting it’s more important

22/03/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Japanese convenience retailer set to enter UK market, claims SRCG report

Japanese convenience retailer set to enter UK market, claims SRCG report

One of the top three convenience retailers in Japan will enter the UK market and become a leading player by 2016. That’s one of 20 opinions expressed by convenience consultants, SRCG, in their new Shape of Convenience 2016 report. The

18/01/2012 | Data Time, Reports | Read More
Spar stores support Scottish government’s Healthy Living initiative

Spar stores support Scottish government’s Healthy Living initiative

Spar retailer and wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has encouraged all of its 108 company-owned stores and a selection of its independent retailers to participate in the Scottish government’s Healthy Living initiative. The initiative is designed to ensure independent convenience

09/01/2012 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Healthy fast food retailer, POD, expands in central London

Healthy fast food retailer, POD, expands in central London

POD, a healthy fast food chain, set up in London in 2006 is expanding. POD is now trading at 12 locations, from the City to mid-town; and has 16 more units planned for 2011 following a £3.5m capital injection earlier

06/09/2011 | Food service, Food-to-go retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
IGD: half portions to count towards 5-a-day intake

IGD: half portions to count towards 5-a-day intake

The UK food industry has agreed new guidelines to help consumers increase their intake of fruit and vegetables. A guide, published today by IGD, provides a set of principles for businesses to communicate the fruit and vegetable content of ‘composite’

30/07/2011 | Data Time, Manufacturer news, Reports, Retail News | Read More

Value overrides healthy product choices on US menus, finds Mintel

US restaurant sales were hit hard by the recession and foodservice operators tried to maintain sales by promoting value. However, noticeably absent from these value menus are healthy dishes with fresh vegetables, fruits and other nutritious ingredients. Those are the

08/07/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Branded savoury snack sales soar in credit crunch

Branded savoury snack sales soar in credit crunch

The total crisps, nuts and savour snacks market grew by 6.7% to £1.9bn in the 52 weeks to 20 February 2011, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. Branded products were the star performers, however. Total branded crisps, nuts

15/06/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Black dieters watch weight for health reasons, finds Mintel

According to the latest research from Mintel, more black adults who are watching their diet are doing so for health reasons, not to lose weight. In fact, 56% of black adults are dieting to lose weight, compared to 63% of

06/06/2011 | Data Time | Read More

Consumers want healthy and convenient breakfasts, says Mintel

Two thirds of restaurant-goers in the US say they are interested in healthier breakfast options, according to new research from Mintel. And the research company is expecting breakfast sales will rebound in 2011, resulting in 4.1% growth. The healthy eating

28/02/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More

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