Zest magazine closes

  

Hearst Magazines UK has confirmed plans to close Zest with immediate effect. The last issue of Zest will be published on December 5. The decision to close the brand was made following a recent business review across the Hearst Magazines UK portfolio. The review was undertaken to ensure Hearst Magazines UK operates more efficiently and effectively as it re-shapes itself for the future. The company will now concentrate on the growth of its other titles within the health and fitness sector – Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Runner’s World, Triathlete’s World, NetDoctor and Cosmo Body. Hearst Magazines UK will shortly be announcing plans to increase the frequency of Women’s Health from bi-monthly to 10 issues a year, demonstrating the phenomenal success of the title. It is also increasing the frequency of Cosmo Body to three issues a year.