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| Tesco to ban Ribena, Capri-Sun and other sugary drinks to tackle obesity | |
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| Tesco has announced plans to axe sugary drinks, which would see best-selling products by Ribena and Capri-Sun disappearing from shelves. | Tesco has announced plans to axe sugary drinks, which would see best-selling products by Ribena and Capri-Sun disappearing from shelves. |
| In measures aimed at tackling obesity to be rolled out before the start of the autumn term, sugary drinks aimed at children will be replaced by no-added-sugar alternatives. | In measures aimed at tackling obesity to be rolled out before the start of the autumn term, sugary drinks aimed at children will be replaced by no-added-sugar alternatives. |
| Tesco’s soft drinks buying manager David Beardmore told The Grocer magazine: “This is part of our 10-point plan against obesity and we have decided that from September we will only sell no-added-sugar drinks in the kids' juice category. | Tesco’s soft drinks buying manager David Beardmore told The Grocer magazine: “This is part of our 10-point plan against obesity and we have decided that from September we will only sell no-added-sugar drinks in the kids' juice category. |
| “Most of the suppliers are supportive of it and understand what we are doing.” | “Most of the suppliers are supportive of it and understand what we are doing.” |
| A recent report advised parents to cut sugary drinks for their children's diets, as they are a major contributor to obesity. | A recent report advised parents to cut sugary drinks for their children's diets, as they are a major contributor to obesity. |
| Health campaigners have praised the supermarket for the changes, with Professor Graham McGregor, chairman of Action on Sugar, telling The Grocer that Tesco appears to be taking issues surrounding sugar “seriously”. | Health campaigners have praised the supermarket for the changes, with Professor Graham McGregor, chairman of Action on Sugar, telling The Grocer that Tesco appears to be taking issues surrounding sugar “seriously”. |
| Idiots at Tesco to ban Ribena to tackle obesity #Tesco #Ribena pic.twitter.com/gaYIOA888l | Idiots at Tesco to ban Ribena to tackle obesity #Tesco #Ribena pic.twitter.com/gaYIOA888l |
| So @Tesco banning #ribena and capri sun to stop childhood obesity... yeah that'll do it pic.twitter.com/2kEuAqIaMV | So @Tesco banning #ribena and capri sun to stop childhood obesity... yeah that'll do it pic.twitter.com/2kEuAqIaMV |
| This is bad that tesco would take ribena from their shelves its insane its a extremely popular drink why!? #ribena #tesco | This is bad that tesco would take ribena from their shelves its insane its a extremely popular drink why!? #ribena #tesco |
| Tesco are banning #Ribena to combat child obesity, because prohibition worked so well in America... pic.twitter.com/52dZF7xWoy | Tesco are banning #Ribena to combat child obesity, because prohibition worked so well in America... pic.twitter.com/52dZF7xWoy |
| I for one am against any and all #Ribena bans! Ribena is the Elixir of the Gods | I for one am against any and all #Ribena bans! Ribena is the Elixir of the Gods |
| Malcolm Clark, the coordinator of the Children's Food Campaign, called the move a "positive step" but agreed that more needs to be done. | Malcolm Clark, the coordinator of the Children's Food Campaign, called the move a "positive step" but agreed that more needs to be done. |
| He told The Independent that Tesco and other retailers need to go further by not simply replacing sugar with sweetners. | He told The Independent that Tesco and other retailers need to go further by not simply replacing sugar with sweetners. |
| "It should be about helping change the sweetness profile of children’s taste and trying to start educating children’s pallets so they don’t need so much sugar in all sorts of different products." | "It should be about helping change the sweetness profile of children’s taste and trying to start educating children’s pallets so they don’t need so much sugar in all sorts of different products." |
| He added that the Government should introduce a tax on sugary drinks, as evidence shows children do not only consume products marketed towards them. | He added that the Government should introduce a tax on sugary drinks, as evidence shows children do not only consume products marketed towards them. |
| "All retailers should be looking at how to cut sugar from all their products which make up the family shopping basket." | "All retailers should be looking at how to cut sugar from all their products which make up the family shopping basket." |
| The move is Tesco’s latest response to growing pressure from campaigners pressuring supermarkets to tackle the issue of obesity. | The move is Tesco’s latest response to growing pressure from campaigners pressuring supermarkets to tackle the issue of obesity. |
| In 2014, the firm's CEO Dave Lewis launched Project Reset, and urged suppliers to remove added sugar from children's drinks. | In 2014, the firm's CEO Dave Lewis launched Project Reset, and urged suppliers to remove added sugar from children's drinks. |
| The firm also banned sweets and chocolates from its checkouts last year, and pledged to replace the items with healthy alternatives. | The firm also banned sweets and chocolates from its checkouts last year, and pledged to replace the items with healthy alternatives. |
| However, the supermarket was criticised after crisps were found to have replaced sugary products. | However, the supermarket was criticised after crisps were found to have replaced sugary products. |