The internet has gone mad after Tesco announced its plan to stop selling sugary drinks including best-sellers Ribena, Rubicon and Capri Sun - in a bid to beat obesity.

In a move to be rolled out before the new school year in September, the supermarket giant plans to replace certain drinks with its own brand no-added-sugar alternatives.

Soft drinks brand buying manager David Beardmore told trade magazine The Grocer: "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.”

Health campaigners seem to approve of the move, with Professor Graham McGregor, chairman of Action on Sugar, telling The Grocer other supermarkets should follow suit.

However, others have suggested the move is over the top - or is futile when the supermarket still stocks sugary food and other naughty treats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small cartons and bottles of added sugar Ribena and Capri Sun will be withdrawn from stores as part of a push to ban added sugar in juice drinks aimed at children.

Ribena squash/cordial and no-added sugar versions of Ribena will still be available, as the store aims to combat child obesity.

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