Food and Drink

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

ProVeg Incubator and AAFPP team for Russia plant-based food tech accelerator

ProVeg Incubator has partnered with the Association of Alternative Food Producers to launch Russia's first plant-based start-up incubator.

Essential Trading cooperative celebrates landmark 50th anniversary

Bristol-based wholesaler Essential Trading is celebrating its fiftieth birthday this year, having supported the local economy since 1971. 

Keto snack company Fatt rebrands, expands distribution

As part of its strategy to become market leader in the keto category, snack brand Fatt has undergone a rebrand and is expanding distribution.

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Danish liquorice brand Lakrids by Bülow has introduced a new two-strong limited edition of its chocolate-coated liquorice, BÆRRIES.

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Following its participation in the Better Futures+ Programme, Stem & Glory has pledged to become carbon negative by the end of 2021.

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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.

‘Be on the right side of history’ – Future Food Movement

To tackle ‘the huge climate skills and knowledge gap’, a mass food industry upskilling programme has been launched.

GreenBay brings Revo plant-based smoked salmon to UK consumers

Thanks to a partnership with delivery start-up GreenBay, Austrian brand Revo has launched its plant-based smoked salmon onto the UK market.

Wonky veg to become the norm this winter

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on supermarkets to accept more ‘wonky veg’, with crop quality expected to be impacted by drought.

Verdino lands plant-based fish line in UK

Verdino Green Foods is launching Unfished, a new range of frozen fish alternatives into the UK market at the end of November.

Get ready for a free-from Easter

Seasonal products from Booja-Booja, NOMO, Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Asda and Tesco have been recognized in the Free From Easter Award 2023.

Organix reveals trio of new healthy kids’ snacks

Organix has added three new products to its portfolio: with Strawberry & Apple Puffcorn and Pic-Nix and Kids Crunchy Waves.

Omsco evolves into Organic Herd

The British organic dairy farmers’ cooperative Omsco has adopted a new name and visual identity and will now be known as Organic Herd. The rebranding...

Major Brand Refresh for Natural & Organic Products Europe in 2024

The branding and positioning of the highly successful Natural Organic Products Europe will see an important evolution of its sector focus. Taking place annually...

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...

Consumers cotton on to organic and ethical clothing

Organic cotton, says the Soil Association (SA) is not only good for the environment, but good for business too, as consumer spend within the category rises.

Meridian mixes it up with new cocoa nut butters

Meridian Foods has expanded its nut butter offer with two new cocoa variants: Cocoa & Peanut and Cocoa & Hazelnut.

Instant Buckwheat from Clearspring

Clearspring has introduced Organic Instant Buckwheat, which is gluten-free and ready in five minutes.

Rude Health gets fresh

In a bid to make dairy-alternatives more easily accessible, Rude Health has adding fresh chilled varieties to its portfolio of organic nut and oat drinks.

Jamie’s Italian scoops Organix-sponsored award

Jamie's Italian has won the Feed People Well award for its new children’s menu, on which every dish includes at least two portions of vegetables.