{"id":210830,"date":"2018-01-17T01:05:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T01:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/high-street-giants-vow-to-cut-sugar-levels-in-products\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T01:05:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T01:05:02","slug":"high-street-giants-vow-to-cut-sugar-levels-in-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/high-street-giants-vow-to-cut-sugar-levels-in-products\/","title":{"rendered":"High street giants vow to cut sugar levels in products"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><b>Firms signed up to code of practice which means change to product recipes<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><b>New low sugar items will be added to menus and smaller portions dished out<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><b>Aim to meet Public Health England targets in line with Childhood Obesity Plan<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor For The Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  19:11 EST, 16 January 2018<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  19:24 EST, 16 January 2018<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">High street chains, including Costa, McDonald\u2019s and Greggs, are promising to slash the use of sugar and change the face of eating out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The firms have signed up to a code of practice including a pledge to cut sugar in their food and drink by 20 per cent by 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This will mean a change to the recipes of many products and the addition of new low sugar items to menus.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a18711775580de45\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"807\" width=\"634\" alt=\"High street chains, including Costa, McDonald\u00bfs and Greggs have signed up to a code of practice including a pledge to cut sugar in their food and drink by 20 per cent by 2020\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a18711775580de45\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2018\/01\/17\/00\/295A036B00000578-0-image-a-1_1516147737601.jpg\" height=\"807\" width=\"634\" alt=\"High street chains, including Costa, McDonald\u00bfs and Greggs have signed up to a code of practice including a pledge to cut sugar in their food and drink by 20 per cent by 2020\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">High street chains, including Costa, McDonald\u2019s and Greggs have signed up to a code of practice including a pledge to cut sugar in their food and drink by 20 per cent by 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Options include replacing ice cream with frozen yoghurt and introducing smaller portions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The move is designed to meet targets set by watchdogs at Public Health England (PHE) as part of the Childhood Obesity Plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The signatories to the new code of practice also include Caff\u00e8 Nero, Mitchells  Butlers, Pizza Hut Delivery, Premier Inn, Starbucks, Wetherspoons, and Whitbread Restaurants.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Poor, overweight children will become an &#8216;unemployable&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Mind games junk food giants use to make us eat more: A&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These are some of the biggest names on the high street, however a number of brands, including the likes of KFC and Burger King, are not part of the initiative and will take measures of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Code, drawn up by a working group from all the participating companies, includes a series of commitments around cutting sugar and responsible marketing to children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There is a pledge to offer new products and reformulate recipes to reduce sugar. There will be new menu items promoting fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They will also: \u2018Implement \u2018nudge\u2019 tactics that encourage customers to make healthier choices\u2019 and \u2018Offer healthier children\u2019s products or menus\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This new Code of Practice, which has been reviewed by the British Nutrition Foundation, an independent expert body which will also advise the alliance on its progress.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a32c09d2877f3d28\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"596\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The move is designed to meet targets set by watchdogs at Public Health England (PHE) as part of the Childhood Obesity Plan. It\u00a0will mean a change to the recipes of many products, the addition of new low sugar items to menus and introducing smaller portions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a32c09d2877f3d28\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2018\/01\/17\/00\/30AC638900000578-0-The_move_is_designed_to_meet_targets_set_by_watchdogs_at_Public_-m-3_1516147813296.jpg\" height=\"596\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The move is designed to meet targets set by watchdogs at Public Health England (PHE) as part of the Childhood Obesity Plan. It\u00a0will mean a change to the recipes of many products, the addition of new low sugar items to menus and introducing smaller portions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The move is designed to meet targets set by watchdogs at Public Health England (PHE) as part of the Childhood Obesity Plan. It\u00a0will mean a change to the recipes of many products, the addition of new low sugar items to menus and introducing smaller portions<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A spokesman for the alliance said people would see real changes from pub chains to coffee shops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: \u2018These pledges will positively benefit the millions of customers we welcome into our stores and restaurants every day, to help make a significant collective impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We\u2019re pleased that by working together we have been able to make strong commitments to reduce sugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We now call on other businesses in our sector, large and small, to join us in adopting the code.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Professor Judy Buttriss, (correct) Director General of the British Nutrition Foundation, said: \u2018We really welcome this development which recognises the important role these major high street brands in the out-of-home sector can play in improving the nation\u2019s diet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018There is a need to ensure that healthier options are always prominent, attractive and affordable, and to encourage others in the sector, large and small, to follow this lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;BNF has developed on-line training that can support companies on this journey.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v3\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\"> &#8216;If I see 50, I&#8217;ll be happy&#8217;: Cranberries star Dolores&#8230; <\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\"> &#8216;We appreciate her courage&#8217;: Girl, 17, so starved that&#8230; <\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\"> Iceland bans plastic: UK Supermarket chain becomes first&#8230; <\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\"> What a gent! 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