OBJECTIVE: To explore the current provision of diet and wellbeing interventions in UK food manufacturing businesses and identify barriers and enablers to implementation. DESIGN: A systematic scoping review and UK industry survey were conducted. Five databases were searched (2000 to 2025), alongside grey literature and open-access case studies. Screening and data extraction were performed in duplicate. Intervention components were mapped to the Behaviour Change Technique (BCT) Taxonomy. An online survey (Mar - May 2025) supplemented the review by capturing current practices in UK food and beverage manufacturing. A narrative synthesis was undertaken. SETTING: Food and/or beverage manufacturing sites. RESULTS: Nineteen peer-reviewed studies (UK n = 6, 32%) and 12 case studies met inclusion criteria. Common BCTs included 'association' (e.g. prompts/cues, 52%), 'antecedents' (e.g. food environment restructuring, 48%), and 'shaping knowledge' (e.g. nutrition education, 37%). Most evaluations focused on dietary intake (63%), with 47% reporting positive changes. Key barriers were at the employee level (e.g. engagement, language, resistance to change; 42%) and organisational level (e.g. time, staffing, funding, space; 33%), with 25% citing both. Survey responses (n=11; 82% from large organisations) indicated interventions most often targeted 'antecedents' (62%), followed by 'shaping knowledge' and 'association' (both 21%). Budget availability and senior management support (both 45%) were the most cited enablers in the survey. CONCLUSION: Evidence on nutrition and wellbeing interventions in UK food manufacturing is limited. Addressing implementation barriers may support wider adoption of effective behaviour change strategies.
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