Food and Drink

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

“The Big Mindful Chef Clean Up” returns for sixth year

Mindful Chef, the UK's highest rated B Corp-certified recipe box has announced the return of its successful community clean up. Now in its sixth year,...

The Soil Association welcome’s government commitment to farmers.

The Soil Association welcomes yesterday’s announcement by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, that the new Government will introduce...

Entries for the Free From Food Christmas and Hallowe’en Awards are...

The Free From Food Awards are the UK’s ONLY awards dedicated to free from food and drink. We run two awards cycles: the Free From Food...

SURREAL brings back Cillit Bang icon for new marketing campaign

BANG. AND THE DIRT - UH - SUGAR - IS GONE. Surreal Cereal, the playful cereal brand on a mission to make breakfast tasty and...

Plant-based Food Alliance UK issues six-point plan to Labour leadership

Promoting healthy, sustainable diets should be a priority for the new Government says the Plant-based Food Alliance UK (PBFA), laying out six asks for...

Whole Earth goes for gold! Leading peanut butter brand partners with...

The UK's No.1 peanut butter brand, Whole Earth, has invested over £1.5m to support its partnership with Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic...

Call to double British fruit and veg production to improve diets...

The UK must double its domestic fruit and vegetable production to improve public health and address environmental concerns, according to a coalition of environmental...

UK companies receive four awards at this year’s Sustainable Food Awards

The winners of the 2024 Sustainable Food Awards have been revealed at the Sustainable Foods Summit, organised by Ecovia Intelligence. The winners were announced at...

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...