Food and Drink

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

Battle Oats cooks up plant-based protein cookie

Battle Oats has added a new cookie range made using pea protein to complement its free-from high-protein oat bars.

English Tea Shop buys Joe’s Tea Company

In a move which sees two leading organic independent speciality tea brands join forces, English Tea Shop has acquired Joe’s Tea Company.

Odysea introduces Greek Manouri cheese to UK

Artisan Greek brand Odysea has extended its speciality cheese range with the first UK line of Manouri cheese, along with two new feta products.

Doisy & Dam reveals limited edition flavour, new packaging

Superfood chocolate creator Doisy & Dam has launched a new, limited edition Crunchy Almond Butter bar featuring a brand new look.

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Pip & Nut has launched into Morrisons, with over 1,000 fixture facings across the UK.

Orgran scoops top prize at FreeFrom Food Awards

It’s that time of year again, when the winners of the Freefrom Food Awards are announced, and this year’s top accolade ­– the FAIR trophy for Best FreeFrom Food – was presented to Orgran for its Vegan Easy Egg.

Artisan gluten-free pastas from Seggiano

Seggiano has introduced a new Organic Gluten-Free Artisan Pasta line, handmade in the traditional Italian way.

New chai variant from Pukka

Pukka has introduced its new Majestic Matcha Chai to bring about calm alertness and energy with the help of organic matcha and chai spices.

Primrose’s Kitchen acquired by former Cadbury Schweppes execs

Dorset-based Primrose’s Kitchen has been purchased for an undisclosed amount by PK Ventures, headed by three former Cadbury Schweppes executives.

2020: a breakthrough year for ‘veganic’ agriculture?

Few vegans have given serious thought to the suggestion that fruit and veg might technically be 'un-vegan', but ‘veganic’ agriculture could change this. 

Fighting food poverty: U-turn on school meal vouchers

Following a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford, the Government has a made a U-turn on its decision to stop free school meal vouchers at the end of term.

UK start-up brings authentic Korean kimchi line to market

Roots of Kimchi is a newly launched company producing authentic kimchi using fresh, natural ingredients and traditional family recipes.

Vegan Plenny Pot meals from Jimmy Joy

Plant-based food brand Jimmy Joy has created a range of nutritionally complete Plenny Pot instant savoury meals.

CRAVE taste? Start-up launches with vegan rice milk chocolate bars

Start-up vegan snack brand CRAVE has come to market with a duo of rice milk chocolate bars to make 'taste and toppings the star of the show’.

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Intimate hygiene start-up Wype is launching a campaign on Indiegogo to create a refillable and reusable bespoke toilet gel applicator.

Brexit special announced for next Natural Products Meets

The next instalment of Natural Products Meets on 18 June is to centre around Brexit, the Natural & Organic Products Europe (NPE) team confirms. The...

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Toast Ale's new Raspberry Sour low-alcohol beer is made with surplus bread and wonky raspberries in collaboration with Rubies in the Rubble.

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Made with oats grown by Oatmeal of Alford in Aberdeenshire, Gluten Free Scottish Oats is the latest SKU to join Alara’s Net Zero Food range.

Environment schemes ‘won’t work in isolation’ – Soil Association

Two new Government ELM schemes have been welcomed by the SA. But, says the charity, ‘these schemes won’t work in isolation’.

ORC aims to raise £20k to promote organic farming

The Organic Research Centre has launched a Climate Friendly Farming campaign and is calling on industry to support it.