Nutrition, Health & Wellness

Industry leaders agreed that sustainable diets need greater clarity – across the industry as well as for consumers, and they acknowledged that there’s a grey area when defining sustainable diets.

Our new research reveals that almost three quarters of UK consumers think cafes, restaurants, pubs and fast-food chains could do more to support and promote sustainable diets on their menus. 

Spotlight on Sustainable Diets

The 2021 Footprint Sustainability Index in association with Nestlé Professional identifies six top trends and opportunities to help foodservice leaders develop strategy, benchmark good practice and identify issues. For this article, we delve into the future of Sustainable Diets.

Some plants have anti-nutritional factors that can interfere with the absorption of nutrients or can even be toxic. Furthermore, some foods contain hidden animal-based ingredients that you may be unaware of.

Will the world be able to sustainably feed the growing global population? It’s a question environmentalists hope sustainable diets will be able to give a positive answer to.

What Are Plant-Based Diets and Why Do People Commit to Them?

Thursday, November 14, 2019

There are many different approaches to plant-based eating, from people who simply want to eat meat less often, to people who consume no animal products or by-products of any kind.

Coconut ash, kale and cronuts - these are just a few of the foods that have made headlines. However, while they might be generating hashtags, are they really bona fide food trends or simply food fads? In a world where ‘trending’ has become a very temporary state of being, how do you tell the difference between a fad to ignore and a trend to invest in?

A Visual Guide to Portion Sizes

Monday, August 20, 2018

Serving appropriate portion sizes begins with knowing what they look like. While guidelines may vary from country to country, some helpful tips are literally right in your hands.

What Is Sugar?

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Sugar is a carbohydrate, a natural source of energy found in many types of food.