Sugar

Johnson reluctant to impose food taxes

16-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Boris Johnson has signalled he is reluctant to introduce a Sugar and Salt Reformulation Tax, as recommended by Henry Dimbleby in his newly published National Food Strategy (NFS) report.

National Food Strategy calls on Government to break the country’s ‘Junk Food Cycle’

15-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Henry Dimbleby has called for the introduction of a Sugar and Salt Reformulation Tax to help the country break free from what he describes as a vicious ‘Junk Food Cycle’.

Refills of sugary soft drinks in restaurants to be banned under new anti-obesity regulations

05-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Free refills of sugary soft drinks will be prohibited in the eating-out sector from next year under Government plans to tackle obesity.

Freaking out: restaurant milkshakes accused of containing 'grotesque' sugar levels

13-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant brands Toby Carvery and Five Guys have been singled out for serving milkshakes with ‘alarming’ and ‘grotesque’ levels of sugar by health charity Action on Sugar.

Costa to reduce sugar in beverages by 25% by 2020

10-May-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Costa Coffee, the 2,800-site brand from Whitbread, has pledged to reduce the added sugar content in its beverage range by 25 per cent by 2020.

Wetherspoon boss warns against 'fashionable' sugar tax

07-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

The Government should avoid introducing a sugary drinks tax just because the measure is seen as trendy, Wetherspoon’s founder Tim Martin has warned.

High street hot drinks contain 'scandalous' amounts of sugar

17-Feb-2016 By Michelle Perrett

There is a 'scandalous' amount of sugar in hot flavoured drinks served by the leading coffee shop chains, Action on Sugar has claimed.

Sugar Tax: Report urges Government to ‘wake up’ and take action

30-Nov-2015 By Liam Garrahan

The Government Health Select Committee has urged MPs to take action and introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks, although it has expressed concerns that the hospitality industry could ‘absorb’ the tax instead of passing it onto consumers.