Day: 26 January 2020

Nestlé to launch plant-based sausages in Europe and US

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé is launching plant-based sausages in Europe and the United States that they claim look, taste and cook like a sausage should. In Europe, the soy-based Garden Gourmet Incredible Sausage will be available in Bratwurst and Chorizo styles. It will launch for retail starting in March in 11 European markets, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Soon after, version for restaurants and food service will be available to out of home customers. The United States will see the pea protein-based Sweet Earth Sausage arrive on shelves…

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CAP: Getting your weight loss food ads in shape

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: CAP: Getting your weight loss food ads in shape. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The New Year is upon us once again and that means resolutions – often about losing weight and getting in shape.  Here’s some advice to help you make sure that your advertising of dieting foods, meal replacements and supplements doesn’t tip…

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Joint Action for World Leprosy Day 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Sasakawa Health Foundation has announced the start of its first-ever social media campaign with organizations of persons affected by leprosy. Taking part are 17 people’s organizations in 16 countries that are linking up under a common logo and slogan to raise awareness of leprosy via Facebook and other platforms in the run-up to World Leprosy Day on January 26, 2020. The project is being coordinated and supported by Sasakawa Health Foundation, a foundation based in Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Hansen’s disease, leprosy is an infectious disease that mainly affects the…

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AstraZeneca Young Health Programme to partner with UNICEF to prevent non-communicable diseases among young people

Stuart Mitchell

AstraZeneca has announced that it will support UNICEF with a $12.5 million grant to support programming which will reach more than five million young people, train 1,000 youth advocates, and positively shape public policy around the world, over the next six years. The announcement follows AstraZeneca’s decision in October 2019 to continue to fund its Young Health Programme to 2025 with an overall commitment of $35m (£28m). The AstraZeneca Young Health Programme will work with UNICEF and other partners to raise awareness of the risks and effects of non-communicable diseases…

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Essential Mental Health and Money Advice service saves over £5 million in two years for those experiencing poor mental health and money problems

Stuart Mitchell

Mental Health UK’s Mental Health and Money Advice service, the first of its kind, has surpassed two years of helping people experiencing poor mental health with their finances. Financial stress and mental health challenges can all too easily amplify one another. Since November 2017, Lloyds Banking Group has supported Mental Health UK in introducing a service that offers expert advice to customers, helping them manage their money and increase their income. Concerns about money are a common cause of increased stress and worry which, if left untreated, can develop into…

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