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St Pierre kickstarts new year with increased distribution

St Pierre is expanding distribution for its best-selling Burger Bun range, adding Seeded Brioche Burger Buns to the bakery aisles of another major multiple….

January 19, 2022

Food Logistics

Serious Sweets acquires Mighty Fine Confectionery

Serious Sweets, a Harrogate-based own label confectionery brand, have acquired Mighty Fine Confectionery, adding homemade honeycomb to their growing portfolio of sweet treats. Serious…

January 17, 2022

Vegan

Time for that Veganuary shopping haul!

The new year is a perfect time to try out new recipes, and with more and more vegan ingredients now available, 2022’s favourite dish…

January 12, 2022

New Products

Beat the Monday blues this January with Montezuma’s happiness bar!

Britain’s Greatest Little Chocolate company, Montezuma’s, is looking to spread some extra happiness this January with its most joyful bar ahead of Blue Monday,…

January 11, 2022

Food Marketing

SPAR offers shoppers to win their shop for free throughout January

SPAR is launching a brand new consumer campaign in participating stores around England, Scotland and Wales throughout January 2022. The new consumer campaign is…

January 6, 2022

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Your Voices
July 26, 2021

Food traceability and transparency – now a match for consumer demands

Consumers are driving change across the spectrum of retail, with technological innovations gathering pace to support the desire for growing consumer demands – not…

Your Voices
April 29, 2021

Latest Eating In vs Dining Out report reveals that both retail and foodservice will grow in 2021

The latest Eating In vs Dining Out report – produced by insight and analysis providers IGD, in collaboration with foodservice consultant Peter Backman –…

Your Voices
April 26, 2021

Simple ways to make a difference this Stop Food Waste Day

Stop Food Waste Day takes place on 28th April this year. With an estimated 33% of all food produced globally wasted and the average…

Your Voices
April 15, 2021

Animal transport: help us prepare our assessment

EFSA is gathering the views of stakeholders in the early stages of our scientific assessment on the welfare of animals during transport in the…

Your Voices
April 7, 2021

World health day: natural foods like mushrooms are more effective than supplements, says health expert

Since the start of the pandemic, Brits have embraced a renewed focus on their health and wellbeing and have taken a careful look at…

Your Voices
April 6, 2021

Don’t throw it out

ChicP creates delicious and healthy veggie bites, hoummus and dips from surplus wonky veg. They are encouraging the nation to waste less and eat…

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Sustainability
January 19, 2022

Wyke Farms launches world’s first carbon-neutral branded Cheddar; ‘Ivy’s Reserve’

Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and producer of renewable energy, today announces that their prize-winning ‘Ivy’s Reserve Vintage Cheddar’ is now

Lidl gives green light to LEAF marque on UK fresh produce

Sustainability
January 18, 2022

Lidl GB commits to increasing the environmental standards of its entire British fresh produce supplier base through the LEAF Marque environmental assurance scheme –

Ten new innovative research projects announced by AHDB and BBSRC

Innovation
January 18, 2022

Ten new projects to help UK farming transition to net zero and become more sustainable have been formally announced by AHDB and BBRSC this

Pork returns to TV screens this month

Food Marketing
January 17, 2022

Families will be inspired to cook healthy, quick, easy, and tasty pork medallion dishes with the launch of the latest phase of the Agriculture

Strong Christmas sales for red meat and dairy

Food Marketing
January 14, 2022

Lamb roasting joints are growing in popularity at Christmas, with latest figures showing sales of the popular meat have increased during December over the

SPAR launches new brand positioning

Food Marketing
January 12, 2022

SPAR, the leading convenience symbol group, has unveiled a new UK wide brand positioning that celebrates the unique characteristics of SPAR convenience stores. The

Mug Shot ditches the plastic and introduces fully recyclable sachets

Sustainability
January 10, 2022

Mug Shot, manufactured by Symington’s, has introduced brand new, 100 per cent recyclable packaging across its sachets. The new and improved packs are the

Tradition reimagined – Brakes launches range of vegan desserts

Vegan
January 7, 2022

Brakes, the UK’s leading foodservice supplier, has launched a new range of ‘traditional’ vegan desserts aimed at helping operators capitalise on increasing demand for

Dairy-Tech 2022 postponed to April following hike in coronavirus cases

Awards and Events
January 6, 2022

Due to growing concern over the new Omicron variant, Dairy-Tech 2022 has been postponed to 7 April 2022. Due to be held next month

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Food Logistics
January 19, 2022

UK growth for South African Raisins

The South African raisin industry reports continued growth at the end of the 2021 season, despite climatic challenges. Regardless of limitations faced by the

Awards and Events
January 19, 2022

The 2022 Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards

Mark your calendar – food and drink producers from Scotland are invited to enter the 2022 Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards (SRFDA). Launched

Food Marketing
January 17, 2022

Oatly unveils its biggest ever campaign: ‘THE NEW NORM&AL SHOW’

Oatly, the world’s original and largest oat drink company, today announced the launch of its biggest UK campaign – THE NEW NORM&AL SHOW. The

Food Outlets
January 17, 2022

London has the most vegan and vegetarian friendly Michelin star restaurants in the world

Approximately 1% of the entire world population is currently vegan and 8% are vegetarian, but as many fine dining restaurants often have meaty set

Awards and Events
January 17, 2022

Entries open for unique awards that support the future of cider in the UK

Following the success of the inaugural Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards, entries are now open for 2022. These remarkable awards are free to enter and

New Products
January 17, 2022

New chicken flavour, OHLY® SAV-R-MEAT PBD, available in Ohly® yeast-based ingredients portfolio

Demand for classic home-styled foods has increased during the pandemic as these well-known and beloved tastes often trigger pleasant, comforting memories for consumers. Within

People
January 14, 2022

IGD appoints new Social Impact Director

New Director takes the lead as Social Impact from IGD celebrates an incredibly successful 2021 Naomi Kissman has been appointed Social Impact Director at

Awards and Events
January 14, 2022

Food Drink Devon launches 2022 awards and new Devon ‘Chef of the Year’ competition

Following on from the hugely successful tenth anniversary awards’ celebration last autumn, entries are now open for the prestigious 2022 Food Drink Devon Awards,

Food Marketing
January 14, 2022

Twisted Slice offers 100 free pizzas to celebrate its London expansion

Twisted, famous for its hugely popular recipe videos on social media, has expanded its delivery-only pizza restaurant Twisted Slice to a number of new

People
January 12, 2022

Müller Yogurt & Desserts appoints Bevans as Strategy & Marketing Director

Müller Yogurt & Desserts has signalled its intent to further strengthen its brands and core business and build scale in new categories, by appointing

Food Logistics
January 10, 2022

Scrapping milk Use-By dates good news for UK dairy industry

The decision by Morrisons to remove Use-By-dates from milk packaging to avoid food wastage is welcomed news for the dairy industry, according to the

Food Logistics
January 10, 2022

Frozen food distributor Central Foods scores success in BRC accreditation

Central Foods has been awarded the BRC Agents and Brokers certificate for the fifth time – achieving the highest possible classification level. The frozen

Food Logistics
January 10, 2022

Advice for businesses from the Food Innovation Centre on catering for a growing elderly population

New advice has been published on Healthy Eating for the Elderly to help food and drink businesses develop products for older people. The fact

Vegan
January 7, 2022

Spar becomes the first grocer in the UK to launch 100% vegan own label wine range

SPAR, the leading symbol group in the UK, has made its full range of own label wines suitable for vegans from January 2022 onwards.

Food Equipment
January 7, 2022

GEA offers best practice solution for improving chicken product yields

Food processors know that with margins under pressure every dollar counts. Balancing production costs, yields and product quality all whilst keeping consumers satisfied is

Dietary & Lifestyle
January 5, 2022

60% global consumers aged 18 to 44 expect food brands to have a plant-based option

New Global research on plant-based indulgence across confectionery, bakery, pastry and ice-cream commissioned by Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and

Packaging
January 5, 2022

Tub2Pub charity campaign returns, transforming plastic waste into cash

Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, is again this year partnering with two specialist recycling businesses to turn hard-to-recycle plastic into

Food Marketing
December 27, 2021

Mindful Chef partners with Waitrose to launch first supermarket co-branded recipe box

Healthy food brand Mindful Chef has partnered with Waitrose to offer the first supermarket co-branded recipe box service in the UK. The 12-week trial

Food Equipment
December 27, 2021

Debunking myths about QR code order and pay solutions

With Big Tech like Amazon offering a tasty £3,000 sign-up bonus to attract Christmas staff, the hospitality industry is set to be dealt another

Food Outlets
December 22, 2021

Liverpool Chef provides festive cheer on a plate

Great British Menu star and executive head chef at Lu Ban, Dave Critchley, is serving up some Christmas cheer to families across Liverpool, with

Food Logistics
December 20, 2021

Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat double yearly commission revenue from UK restaurants

UK restaurant owners could only last 10 weeks if the UK went into another lockdown, according to new research by Flipdish. The data from

Awards and Events
December 17, 2021

Irish food company Plant-It leads the way at the plant-based world expo in New York

Award-winning, Irish plant-based food brand Plant-It, launched with a resounding success in the US attracting key retailers. They were very impressed with the great-tasting

Food Marketing
December 14, 2021

Meat and dairy ad returns to screens this January

AHDB’s hugely successful We Eat Balanced campaign returns to national TV screens once again, to highlight the role meat and dairy from the UK

Food Logistics
December 14, 2021

Hallfield School and Simpsons Restaurant: the perfect recipe to launch state of the art food tech classroom

Edgbaston’s Hallfield School teams up with Michelin Chef, Andreas Antona of Simpsons’ Restaurant, to launch its new-look food technology classroom. Hallfield School of Edgbaston,