SGF Survey: Restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt

The Scottish Government has proposed a set of measures to restrict the sale, promotion and in-store location of products high in fat, sugar or salt.

During the consultation period, SGF will be engaging with members to hear your views on the proposed restrictions. This will help inform the information we provide to the Scottish Government in the coming weeks.

Please complete our members survey: Your views: HFSS restrictions

The planned restrictions target Temporary Price Reductions and Meal Deals (price restrictions) and in-store placement of products (location restrictions) - e.g. checkout areas, end of aisle, front of store and island/bin displays.

Businesses with more than 50 employees (including company owned and independent symbol group stores) will be required to implement ‘price restrictions’. Any store, whether company owned or independent, over 2,000sqft will also be required to implement ‘location restrictions’.

The consultation document is available here (closes 21st May). We encourage members to also submit directly to the consultation, to ensure your concerns are listened to by Ministers.

Thank you for your support. SGF will keep you updated as the situation progresses.