Food and Drink

Bringing the natural and organic products industry the latest food and drink news from around the UK and Ireland.

UK Regulator Eyes State Funding to Build Lab for Safety Testing...

6 Mins Read In what would be a major step towards the regulatory approval and commercialisation of cultivated meat, the UK is aiming to...

Renée Elliott, Founder of Planet Organic, confirmed to speak at Natural...

Renée Elliott, Founder of Planet Organic and Co-Founder of Women Tree, will be gracing the stage as a Keynote speaker at the upcoming Natural...

UK’s health divide widens as food insecure families are buying less fruit...

Millions of UK citizens are now living in food insecurity, regularly skipping meals and going hungry because they could not afford to buy groceries,...

Not ‘Mylk’: Plant-Based Industry to Fight New UK Proposal That Could...

6 Mins Read A British trade standards group is pushing for guidance that would ban the use of alternative descriptors like ‘mylk’, ‘cheeze’, or...

Increased consumer demand for healthy and sustainable products leads to 12th...

The organic food and drink market has delivered its 12th year of positive growth, despite the global political and economic turmoil and a cost-of-living...

Nordic Organic Food Fair launches The Good Food Fair ahead of...

Event organisers Diversified Communications, behind the highly successful Nordic Organic Food Fair, has launched The Good Food Fair, which will take place for the...

54% of Europeans Avoid Plant-Based Meat Because It’s Ultra-Processed, with 65%...

6 Mins Read A new 17-country survey says that 65% of Europeans are concerned about the health implications of ultra-processed foods, with over half...

Retail Expert and TV Personality Mary Portas confirmed to speak at...

Natural & Organic Products Expo is proud to announce that Mary Portas OBE, renowned retail expert, broadcaster, author, and activist, will headline the trade...

Danish confectionery brand LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW announces B Corp certification

LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW, the Danish confectionery brand specialising in gourmet liquorice has announced their recent B Corp certification, marking a significant milestone in the...

‘Disruptive’ dairy brand All Things Butter announces partnership with RABI to...

Somerset based organic dairy brand, All Things Butter, have annouced their partnership with farming charity RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution). The 'disruptive' dairy brand...

Heura raises €40 Million Series B funding to cement its role...

The Spanish plant-based meat startup Heura Foods has successfully closed its Series B, securing €40 (£34.2) million, in what is one of the largest...

Steakholder Foods: Israeli Startup Expands Seafood Range with 3D-Printed Shrimp

3 Mins Read Israeli startup Steakholder Foods has added a 3D-printed shrimp prototype to an expanding roster of alternative seafood products. The company plans...

Heather Mills rescues VBites with £1m winning bid

British entrepreneur Heather Mills has purchased the assets of plant-based meal brand VBites with a £1m winning bid, weeks after the brand fell into...

Natural & Organic Products Expo opens visitor registration with a fresh...

Returning with a brand-new contemporary look, this year’s Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) has opened registration for its highly anticipated 2024 edition, which...

Mintel highlights ‘Trust the Process’, ‘Age Reframed’ and ‘Eating: Optimised’ as...

“It’s been a year of change,” says Jenny Zegler, Director of Mintel Food & Drink. “With the lingering effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, fluctuating...

Great Taste 2024 – Open for entry

The 31st edition of Great Taste will open for General Entry at midday on Monday 22nd January 2024. (Entry is currently open for Guild...

New Leadership Team for Natural & Organic Products Expo

  After a distinguished career spanning a very impressive nineteen years with Diversified Communications, Carol Dunning has announced her decision to retire from her role...

Veganuary 2024: Whole Food Mains Trending on UK Restaurant Menus

5 Mins Read We’re nearly halfway through Veganuary 2024, and one trend is coming out strong on UK restaurant menus: a focus on whole-food...

From VFC to VFG: UK Alt-Meat Maker Rebrands with Aim to...

4 Mins Read After a year of acquisitions and continued sales growth, VFC Foods has rebranded to the Vegan Food Group with the aim...

The Sustainable Bottling Co. launches UK aluminium bottling factory

Melvin Jay, the founder of anti-plastic campaigning soda brand GUNNA Drinks, has launched a brand new aluminium bottling facility near Leicester on the back...