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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...

Plant-based Firm MYCO Holdings Open ‘UK First’ Site

Plant-based food manufacturer, MYCO Holdings, has announced that it has moved into a new product development site. The firm plan to transform a former food...

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...

Researchers explore Tara Gum as a green polymer alternative to plastic

Tara gum has the potential to be a sustainable and biodegradable substitute for synthetic plastic in the food and drug industries. Researchers from Chung-Ang...

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...

Plant-Based Pill Twice As Effective in Helping Smokers Quit Cigarettes

3 Mins Read Cytisine, derived from plants, might just be the best natural alternative to widely used nicotine patches. Yes, you read that right. Plant-based...

Free From Skincare Awards 2024 now open to entries

The thirteenth Free From Skincare Awards have opened to entries today (08 January 2024). Running annually since 2012, the Awards celebrate the best cosmetic products...

Natural energy boosters, hormone balancing foods & functional mushrooms among the...

Natural energy boosters, hormone balancing foods & functional mushrooms among the trends predicted by Holland & Barrett in 2024 Holland & Barrett (H&B) has...

Phil Haughton, Founder of Better Food, receives MBE in New Year’s...

Phil Haughton, founder of award-winning Bristol-based organic retailer Better Food, receives recognition of his life’s work to create a better and fairer food system....

Steakholder Foods Unveils ‘Industry-First’ 3D-Printed Vegan Eel

4 Mins Read Israeli startup Steakholder Foods has unveiled the industry’s first 3D-printed eel to battle an industry riddled with overfishing and facing the...

Mycelium Could Be the Solution for World Hunger, Suggests New Report

5 Mins Read The world of mycelium has skyrocketed in 2023, presented as an environmental and nutritional powerhouse that’s cost-effective when produced at scale...

This New 3D-Printed Chip Can End Animal Testing for Drugs

4 Mins Read 2023 could prove to be a landmark year for the fight against animal testing, having started on the back of a...

Netflix Series ‘You Are What You Eat’: Vegan Diet Benefits Includes...

6 Mins Read Just months after a study of identical twins recording the effects of meat-eating and vegan diets, You Are What You Eat,...

Plant-Based Pregnancy: Vegan Diet Lowers Risk of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant...

5 Mins Read Eating a vegan diet leading up to pregnancy can help lower the risk of developing hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia and gestational...

Let’s Eat Balanced?: UK Livestock Industry To Broadcast TV Ads Promoting...

6 Mins Read As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an...

12 Food System Insiders Share Their Takeaways From COP28

11 Mins Read After a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, COP28 is finally over – with promises fulfilled and promises broken, often simultaneously. It...