Food and Drink

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

Bake Off’s Freya Cox gets cooking with Rhythm 108

Vegan and organic treats brand Rhythm 108 has announced a partnership with Freya Cox, the first vegan baker in The Great British Bake Off.

Superdrug joins Veganuary Workplace Challenge

Superdrug is among the UK businesses which have joined Veganuary’s Workplace Challenge, encouraging its teams to ‘eat vegan for January’.

Oxford Farming Conference confirms Dame Ellen MacArthur as speaker

Dame Ellen MacArthur has been confirmed as a speaker at the next Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), due to be held on 7 January.

14th London store for Planet Organic

Planet Organic has opened its 14th store in Broadway Market in Hackney, London, through which it will be supporting the community.

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Ex-Vita Coco duo Kit Gammell and Jac Chetland are on a mission to make healthy cereal taste good with the launch of Surreal this month.

AG Barr announces MOMA Foods acquisition

AG Barr has announced a deal to take full ownership of MOMA Foods over the next three years, after agreeing an initial 60% equity stake.

Government commits to organic with Sustainable Farming Incentive

The Government has committed to organic in its Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme to protect soil health.

‘Take climate action into your own hands’, urges Veganuary

The Veganuary campaign has designed a series of new adverts urging the public to ‘take climate action into their own hands’.

Daylesford expands organic food and drink offer for winter

Daylesford is welcoming in winter with a variety of new organic food and drink products, including ready meals, pastas and vegan craft beers.

Ex People Against Dirty’s European GM takes on role as new...

Rude Health has hired Tim Smith – ex People Against Dirty European general manager – as CEO to lead its next growth phase. 

Redefine Meat creates first plant-based whole cuts

Redefine Meat has launched ‘the first ever category’ of plant-based whole cuts designed to be comparable to high quality animal meat.

Venner Nutrition introduces ‘box with a conscience’ to UK customers

Venner Nutrition has teamed with online distribution partner Kerry’s Fresh to offer the UK’s first ‘food box with a conscience’.

Industry in ‘high spirits’ as Danish Minister opens Eco Life Scandinavia

Danish Minister opens NOFF with the message that ‘together we can ... drive forward the organic way of producing sustainable products’.

Inaugural Free From Christmas Awards full of the festive spirit

The winners of the first ever Free From Christmas Awards 2021 have been announced, with Cocoa Libre and Three Spirit winning the top honours.

Made for Drink partners with English Heritage to champion local producers

Made For Drink is working with English Heritage to help champion England’s food producers through a new line of premium crisps.

Takeaways from the Organic Trade Conference

Soil Association Certification’s keynote event, the Organic Trade Conference: Organic on the Road to 2030, took place at the end of October.

‘Houston, we have a solution’, Veganuary declares in Glasgow

Via ads across the city, Veganuary tells Glasgow ‘Houston, we have a solution’ in a bid to pull focus onto veganism as climate change fix.

News in brief

Following the launch of its White Chocolate Pretzels, snack brand Olly’s has announced listings in Whole Foods US and Sam’s Club China.

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Raw Chocolate Company has unveiled its ‘live in wonder’ rebrand, a vivid makeover which celebrates 15 years in business.

WRAP: 63% of Brits want immediate climate action

With COP26 in full swing, WRAP finds that six in ten consumers believe businesses should act immediately on climate change.