Research and analysis

Reducing obesity: food industries' views

Report looking at the views of the food supply chain industry on obesity.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 17 October 2007

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Tackling obesities: future choices - food chain industries' perspectives on the future

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The UK food and drink supply chain industries - farming, manufacturing, catering and retailing - have an important role to play in society’s efforts to combat the problem of obesity. This report sets out the findings of a survey of companies and organisations involved in the UK food and drink industry.

Respondents were asked to consider:

• the challenges and opportunities that the industry will need to respond to in the future
• the future role of regulation and legislation of food chain industries
• the extent to which healthy eating is a long-term public health and cultural issue, or whether it is just another fad
• the impact on businesses if healthy eating is here to stay

This report was commissioned as part of the Foresight project on tackling obesities.

Published 17 October 2007