17 Dec 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Ad restrictions have helped reduce children's exposure to unhealthy food ads by a third...that year. It found that the amount of advertising for food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar seen ...
are seeing 69 per cent fewer ads using cartoon and film characters to advertise food, but 22 per cent more ...
in advertising revenues and a 6 per cent decline in food and drink advertising revenue. Most other digital ...
17 Dec 2008
| by Staff
NEW YORK - Fast-food chain Burger King has launched a meat-scented cologne in the US for under $4...it. The fast-food chain's latest promotion follows on from a publicity stunt at its UK chain earlier ...
17 Dec 2008
| by Nicola Clark
with weakened consumer confidence. As always, though, one brand's loss was another's opportunity. Fast-food ...
in the corner Light-touch regulation continued to go out of fashion as alcohol, HFSS food and even car ...
on such sites, as social networks have no right to profit from their customers' conversations. Fast food ...
15 Dec 2008
| by Colin Marrs
LONDON - Food manufacturers are misleading parents over how healthy their products are, according...A report released by the charity says that food producers are making spurious health claims about foods that are high in fats, sugars and salt. The BHF said that some companies were manipulating legal ...
Government to rigorously limit the marketing of unhealthy foods and make sure that labels are clear ...
12 Dec 2008
All eyes were on the UK's Food Standards Agency this week as news emerged of the Irish pork scare....'left in the dark'. HOW I SEE IT - Conall McDevitt, MD, Weber Shandwick Northern Ireland The Food ...
, which was only
made available on Monday. Safefood, the body responsible for
communicating food alerts ...
, the Food Safety
Authority in the Republic of Ireland was quick off the mark with a full
product recall ...
11 Dec 2008
| by Miranda Fitzgerald
LONDON - UK advertisers are obeying the code for marketing junk food to children, according to a..., accounting for eight out of ten of the breaches. The code stipulates that food and drink ads must ...
11 Dec 2008
| by Jacquie Bowser
The retailer will cut the prices of Christmas food, drinks, toys and gifts by half. Tesco said the focus of the sale was firmly on gifts and essentials for Christmas. Richard Brasher, Tesco's commercial director, said: "Customers are telling us that they are delaying their main Christmas purchases ...
10 Dec 2008
| by Noel Bussey
. Silvia Lagnado, Unilever's group vice-president for savoury food brands, said: "This choice was far from ...
10 Dec 2008
| by Alex Brownsell
LONDON - TV chef Rick Stein is rolling out a series of branded preserves and chutneys at department store retailer Selfridges.
09 Dec 2008
| by Alex Brownsell
of brands ranging from fast-food chains to washing detergents. The licensing market's current characters ...