"Most of the ultra-processed food that you find are higher in salt, fat and sugar.
The $128 billion British food and beverage industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the country, employing more than 400,000 people.
"We are calling for food sector companies to report a set of health and sustainability metrics that would be on a mandatory basis," said Sophie Lawrence, who leads a group of investors called the Investor Coalition for Food Policy, managing assets worth $7 trillion.
"If you're a leading business, and you know, you want to invest in healthier food, you're essentially taking a big commercial risk because it's not a level playing field", said Rebecca Tobi, senior business and investment manager at the Food Foundation.
So, could ultra-processed food be taken off the menu?
Persons:
Tim Spector, ZOE –, Kiara Chang, Sophie Lawrence, it's, Rebecca Tobi
Organizations:
King's College London, Imperial College London, Investor Coalition, Food Policy, Food Foundation
Locations:
U.S