Food and Drink

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

PerfectTed gets clean sweep in Dragons’ Den

Energy drink start-up PerfectTed garnered offers from all five Dragons when founders Marisa Poster and Teddie Levenfiche appeared on the show.

Plant Punk launches into retail

Following an trial in restaurants, Plant Punk has created a new Zerobeef retail range to represent vegan foods ‘the way they should be’.

Australian plant milk recalled after botulism case

Inside Out has been forced to recall three plant-based milk products in Australia due to ‘potential biotoxin contamination’.

LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW pops up at St Pancras

Danish confectionery brand LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW is launching a new pop-up store at London’s St. Pancras Station.

Organic Market Report features new Sustainability Report

Soil Association Certification's OMR 2023 has been published, showing ‘strong performance’ and featuring a new Sustainability Report.

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.

‘Innovation will shape our world, like it or not’ – Helen...

Extracts from the Soil Association's Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture featuring Helen Browning OBE, SA chief executive, and farmer Andy Cato.

Eco-Score is misleading, organic associations say

Organic associations are bringing legal action in an attempt to block the Eco-Score label from 'contributing to greenwashing'.

‘Healthy wholefoods’ take centre stage at Natural Food Show

Returning to ExCeL on 16-17 April as part of NOPEX the Natural Food Show will centre around the importance of healthy wholefoods.

Folic acid in flour too low, say scientists

Leading scientists say folic acid levels in flour and bread are too low to prevent life-changing birth defects.

Government is ‘taking the biscuit’ says SA

A SA investigation has revealed that the NHS Food Scanner app recommends ultra-processed junk food despite its link to health risks.

Grubby teams with My Emissions for UK carbon footprint first

Through a partnership with My Emission, Grubby has become the first UK recipe kit provider to show the carbon footprint of its recipes.

Danish research uncovers ‘forever chemicals’ in organic eggs

New research by Denmark’s DTU National Food Institute has uncovered the presence of PFAS in organic egg yolks.

Sturgeon invited to join Plant Based Treaty

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been invited to enter Scotland into the Plant Based Treat by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Mr Organic campaign encourages meat eaters to ‘dream beanier’

Highlighting the benefits of the bean, Mr Organic’s The Power of Beans campaign elevates them to the ‘super food hero they really are’.

Love Cocoa secures £4.25 million to fund first physical stores

Love Cocoa has secured a £4.25 million investment to support its next stage of development, including the opening of its first retail stores.

Pukpip launches frozen upcycled banana treats

Snacking brand Pukpip says it is on a mission to help consumers eat more fruit, kicking off with Real Frozen Bananas Dipped in Chocolate.

Cost-saving overtaking sustainability – Mintel

Sustainability is taking a backseat, says Mintel, as the cost of living continues to bite and motivations for meat-reduction shift.

MOMA helps fund PhD studentship to optimize products

MOMA Foods is working with scientists from Teesside University on research to optimize its oat milk’s taste and sustainability.

The branded mangoes saving 50 million pieces of plastic

Eosta introduces a technique of laser branding on the skin of organic fruit and veg which eliminates stickers and packaging.