Sugar News

• EVE SIMMONS: Why a Frosties sugar tax will not tackle childhood obesity
  
  Throughout my childhood, my mornings began with a bowl of cereal. My older brother Sam would opt for Frosties. But I was a Coco Pops girl, writes Mail on Sunday assistant health editor EVE SIMMONS.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 25 Jul 2021.
• TOWIE star Kirk Norcross found his father Mick dead at family's Essex home, inquest hears
  
  Mr Norcross, who had been the beloved owner of the Essex nightclub Sugar Hut, was found dead in his home in Brentwood Road, Bulphan in January this year.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Jul 2021.
• Better-For-You Treats Hit The Sweet Spot At Candy Expo
  
  Industry innovation is pivoting to reducing sugar and portions.
  Forbes.  Monday, 19 Jul 2021.
• National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says
  
  Boris Johnson says he will consider the proposal, but finds the idea of extra taxes on people unattractive.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Jul 2021.
• National Food Strategy: Prescribe vegetables, tax sugar and salt, says report
  
  A review led by Henry Dimbleby calls on England to "seize the moment" to build a better food system.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Jul 2021.
• New sugar and salt tax in England would improve health and help save the planet, according to government review
  
  The world's first Salt and Sugar Reformulation tax could be added to food sold in shops, cafes and canteens in England as part of a new National Food Strategy.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021.
• PM not keen on placing 'extra taxes on hard-working people' amid calls for new salt and sugar tax
  
  Boris Johnson has said he is not attracted to the idea of imposing an extra tax on salt and sugar which would hit "hard-working people" the hardest.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021.
• Coca-Cola (KO) Zero Sugar Gets Better: Will it Aid the Stock?
  
  Coca-Cola (KO) looks to gain market share with the launch of a refreshed and flavorful Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, with new packaging. The move is likely to keep the drink on-trend.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021.
• Sugar Rodgers Is Rewriting Her Life Story Through the W.N.B.A.
  
  Rodgers used basketball, and later her writing skills, to forge a brighter path after a painful childhood. The former All-Star is now an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 20 Jun 2021.
• Over 100 Black-owned Chicago restaurants offering Juneteenth specials with Black People Eats
  
  Brown Sugar Bakery is among more than 100 Black-owned restaurants offering Juneteenth specials this weekend around Chicagoland with Black People Eats.
  ABC News.  Friday, 18 Jun 2021.
• Here to stay or best forgotten? Ranking MLB's radical City Connect uniforms
  
  From the Sugar Kings to the Serpientes, the South Side to Wrigleyville, we break down the best and worst of baseball's latest fashion trend.
  ESPN.  Friday, 18 Jun 2021.
• Sugar Grove teen to make Olympic trial debut for swimming in Omaha
  
  She will be trying to make her Olympic dreams come true when she makes her Olympic trial debut in Omaha!
  ABC News.  Sunday, 13 Jun 2021.
• 86-Year-Old Man Who Toiled At Sugar Mill For 31 Years Allegedly Kills Boss After Learning Of Firing
  
  'Horrified and deeply saddened'
  Daily Caller.  Tuesday, 8 Jun 2021.
• Florida sugar worker, 86, kills boss who fired him after decades on the job, police say
  
  An 86-year-old sugar mill worker in Florida who had been on the job for more than three decades shot and killed his boss Friday morning after he was told his services were no longer needed, authorities said.
  Fox News.  Monday, 7 Jun 2021.
• Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard aims for $46.5 million in Pacific Palisades
  
  Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is asking $46.5 million for his Palisades estate complete with a 16,700-square-foot mansion, guesthouse, pool and tennis court.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 2 Jun 2021.

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