Food and Drink

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

Heather Mills plans UK’s largest British ‘family supporting family’ Vegan online...

Heather Mills has expanded her growing portfolio of plant-based enterprises with the acquisition of award-winning online plant-based store Alternative Stores. The acquisition comes as part...

Flexible fare

Charlee Singleton explores the rise of the Flexitarian diet, the driving forces behind the movement and discovers how plant-based brands and products are adapting...

New Meat: Redefine Meat Debuts 3D-Printed Flank Steak in European Retail

Redefine Meat has released its 3D-printed vegan flank steak in retail stores in the UK and Switzerland, with the Netherlands soon to follow. Israeli food...

Foodhak scoops five wins at Free From Food Awards

Foodhak, the revolutionary meal subscriptions and snack brand has won five awards at this year's Free From Food Awards. The annual awards celebrating free from...

CRAVE celebrates ten victories at Free From Food Awards 2024

The free-from, vegan, challenger brand CRAVE has swept the floor at this year's Free From Food Awards winning four golds, tour silvers, two bronzes...

THIS Receives £20M Series C Investment to Launch New Plant-Based Meat...

4 Mins Read UK plant-based meat startup THIS has raised £20M ($25.4M) in a Series C funding round to expand its product range and...

Tiba Tempeh achieves record-breaking B-Corp score as leading meat-free brand

Tiba Tempeh, the innovative tempeh brand has announced it is now the world’s highest scoring B-Corp™ in the meat-free category with a significant impact...

AgriG8 Bags Investment to Decarbonise Rice Production in Asia with Gamified...

Agri-fintech platform AgriG8 has received financing from Better Bite Ventures and The Trendlines Group to help rice farmers in Asia reduce methane emissions by...

The Fairtrade Foundation marks three decades with an urgent appeal

Today, the Fairtrade Foundation has published its 30th Anniversary Report, celebrating decades of transformative impact in ensuring that fair prices are paid to producers...

Quorn CEO on Blended Meat: ‘It Doesn’t Matter How People Join...

7 Mins Read Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains...

Animal-free cheese created by molecular farming start-up NewMoo

The food-tech start-up NewMoo has developed a molecular farming method to produce casein proteins for making cheese, resulting in a product which allows cheese-makers...

Diageo Unveils Paper-Based Bottle for Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur

Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, and Guinness, has announced a significant step towards sustainable packaging by trialing a paper-based bottle for...

Better Nature Tempeh becomes UK’s fastest growing wholefood protein brand

Better Nature Tempeh, the meat-free challenger brand, has defied the meat-free category downturn to grow by 250% year-on-year. Combined with an distribution increase to...

OHMG® celebrates B-Corp certification

OHMG, the functional beverage brand, has announced its certification as a B Corporation, placing the company among a global community committed to using business...

Wanda Fish develops its first cell-cultivated Bluefin Tuna Toro Sashimi

  Israeli cell-cultivated seafood maker Wanda Fish Ltd has unveiled its first cultivated fish, the Bluefin Tuna Toro Sashimi, a highly prized fatty cut composed...

Farm to Fork Summit: Pushing nature-friendly farming and healthy diets is...

The Prime Minister's Farm to Fork Summit, held yesterday, heard that a push to help farmers restore nature and deliver healthier diets is required...

USA organic marketplace posts record sales in 2023

USA sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a new record for the sector. Dollar sales for the American organic marketplace...

King Charles confirmed as patron of The Soil Association

Food and farming charity The Soil Association has announced that His Majesty King Charles will retain his patronage of the charity as part of...

Tesco Takes the Whole-Food Route with New Plant-Forward Private-Label Range

6 Mins Read First announced in November, Tesco has rolled out its newest private-label ready meal range – it’s all about the vegetables. The meat-free category...

Scotland Emerges as Leader in Nature-Friendly Farming as Organic Farmland Thrives...

Recent government data indicates that Scotland is leading the way in nature-friendly farming practices, with organic farmland witnessing continuous growth for six successive years,...