Overview

• From 1 October, restaurants in England may not offer free refills of sugar‑sweetened drinks under government regulations targeting high fat, salt and sugar items.
• Nando’s has posted in‑store notices limiting Coca‑Cola Classic to one glass per customer, while bottomless refills continue for drinks such as Sprite Zero and Fanta Zero.
• UKHospitality says venues are complying across the sector, with similar changes reported at chains including Five Guys, Toby Carvery, Harvester, Pizza Hut and Burger King.
• Customers have voiced objections on social media, while others support the health rationale set out by the Department of Health and Social Care.
• The refill ban sits alongside curbs on multi‑buy promotions now in force and a pre‑9pm TV junk‑food advertising watershed due from January, with officials citing NHS cost pressures and projected reductions in childhood obesity.