SPQR to participate in an online webinar, hosted by BakeryandSnacks.com

The idea that junk food should be treated like tobacco seems pretty far-fetched. How can a pasta sauce, no matter how loaded with salt, be compared to a product that apparently kills one in two of its users? Or a sugary soft drink picked up at a supermarket treated akin to the number one cause of preventable death globally?

The majority of British adults would not support tobacco-style restrictions on products that are high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) as a means of fighting obesity, a new survey reveals. The report by SPQR Communications also found that only 11% of people believe restrictions on packaging would have a significant effect on their purchasing decisions.

Brands can be forgiven for wanting to bolt for the exit when issues are exposed in complex supply chains, regardless of the problems left behind. Yet in the era of strict environmental and social governance (ESG), companies need to wrestle with this instinct.

We’ve spent 15 months working a few feet from the fridge. Not because we’ve wanted to, but because we were told to by the government.

While gyms, exercise classes, swimming pools, tennis courts and golf courses were out of bounds, it’s no surprise that so many people piled on the pounds during COVID.