Bite-size pieces of news from Natural Products News

  • Tea brand Vahdam India has collaborated with the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, which is back for its third series, to create a collection of bespoke teas inspired by Emily Cooper’s chic Parisian life.
  • Entries for the 2023 Free From Food Awards are now open. The entry window is only five weeks and closes on Tuesday 10 February. Visit the FFFA website for details.
  • Byron Burger has launched a Veganuary Burger in partnership with Meatless Farm. It comprises a Meatless Farm vegan chicken breast, smashed avocado, pickled jalapeños, chipotle ketchup, spiced vegan cheddar, shredded iceberg lettuce and a slice of tomato.
  • Faace launched its first crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs in December to support global expansion plans and help tackle investing inequality (female-led crowdfunding campaigns are 32% more successful at reaching their target than male-led campaigns.
  • Julienne Bruno has teamed up with delivery service GoPuff to make its Collection 01, including its dairy-free Burrella, Crematta and Superstraccia cheeses, available on the app.
  • Glasgow-based David MacDonald, owner of Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging, won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 at the recent EY Awards ceremony in Manchester.
  • Indi Supplements – a range of whole food enhancers designed to fill the ‘nutrition gaps’ – has launched into selected Whole Foods stores. The line includes Indi Body, Indi Mind, Indi Build, Indi Tone and Indi Rest.
  • Jamu Wild, the UK based naturally flavoured, sparkling botanical water brand, is available in the Virgin Club House Lounge and Revival at Heathrow Airport until February 2023.
  • The Great British Porridge Co has launched a new flavour for 2023: Oatrageously Original. The cereal combines British oats with coconut and dates to add ‘a subtle natural sweetness to each bowl’.
  • LastObject’s latest product is Laundry Detergent Sheets – an eco-friendly and non-toxic alternative to regular laundry detergent. Free of phosphates, paraffin, and sulphates, they’re plastic-free, liquid-free and compact.
  • Plant-based food brand Heura has announced a major UK listing with national supermarket chain Waitrose which will see the brand’s products available in nearly 200 stores nationwide.
  • Here We Flo, which offers eco-friendly organic period care, bladder care and condoms, is now available to purchase on Sephora.