Food and Drink

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

Clipper claims world first for new eco tea bag

Wessanen-owned organic and Fairtrade tea brand Clipper is launching what it is claiming is the world’s first plastic-free, non-GM and unbleached heat-sealed tea bag.

LillyPuds unwraps a vegan Christmas treat

Artisan pudding maker, LillyPuds, has created a new Vegan Christmas Pudding, developed in response to the growing demand for vegan-friendly alternatives.

Rude Health gets spicy

Rude Health has introduced its new Ginger and Turmeric Granola, described as combining earthy turmeric with zingy ginger in what is the brand’s first ‘swavoury’ cereal.

Oak Award 2018 shortlist announced

After receiving what the Organic Trade Board calls a ‘diverse and exciting range of nominations’ for the Oak Award 2018, five nominees have been shortlisted

Lucy Bee releases Organic Coconut Milk

Lucy Bee has released a 1-litre Organic Coconut Milk containing 99.9% coconut and certified Fair Trade by the FairTSA.

Waitrose introduces own-label vegan and vegetarian line

Coinciding with its announcement that sales of vegan and vegetarian products grew 85% compared to last year, Waitrose & Partners has launched an own-label range of 25 vegan and vegetarian products.

Oatly brings controversial advertising campaign to the UK

Swedish oat drinks company Oatly has launched its first nationwide, cross-media UK campaign: ‘It’s like milk, but made for humans’ in a bid to convince UK consumers to swap cow’s milk for a plant-based, oat drink alternative.

Booja-Booja’s new truffle treats

Booja-Booja has created two new chocolate truffle gifting ranges in time for Christmas – The Wonderbox and Twelve Truffle Boxes – plus added two new truffle varieties.

Jackfruit in a jar from Clearspring

Clearspring has introduced its latest product: Organic Young Jackfruit Chunks in a jar.

Choc Chick unveils new snacks, new look

Choc Chick, which specializes in ethically sourced organic raw cacao, has created a new range of vegan snacks – Quinoa Pops and Plantain Bites – and revealed a fresh look.

New chilled brews from Rombouts

Rombouts has launched its new single-origin Cold Brew in two flavours: Cold Brew Coffee – 100% pure Arabica coffee and filtered water – and Cold Brew Ginger & Lemon infusion.

Eat Real extends snack flavours

Eat Real has added six new flavours to its range of gluten-free and vegan Hummus, Lentil and Quinoa Chips.

Doves Farm ploughs £4.5MN into new gluten-free plant

Doves Farm Foods has invested £4.5 million in a dedicated gluten-free cereal production facility at its Wiltshire site in a move which sees the company transfer production of its cereals from Italy back to the UK.

Free From Italy creates rice alternatives

The latest launch from Free From Italy is a range of high-protein, high-fibre alternatives to rice produced using legume flours.

Epicure stirs up world-inspired pestos

Epicure has introduced a five-strong range of innovative pestos into the food retail space.

Coconuts Naturally turns down dragon

After successfully winning over the dragons last Sunday, ice-cream entrepreneur Cecily Mills decided against taking up the offer she had received and accepted on air from Jenny Campbell.

Definitive Market Report offers food and drink insight

Launched at Speciality & Fine Food Fair, a 2018 Speciality Market Report has been published offering unique insights into the UK artisan food and drink industry.

Piccolo gives Mighty Squeeze to kids’ snacks

Baby food brand Piccolo is launching Mighty Squeeze, a new snack range for toddlers packaged in a handy pouch format, making them perfect for snacking on-the-go or a lunchboxes.

Primrose’s Kitchen goes organic, reveals eco packaging

As well as launching new environmentally friendly packaging, Primrose’s Kitchen has announced that all its products are now 100% organic.

Inaugural GO! Organic Festival welcomes 10,236 visitors

Strong attendance of GO! Organic Festival's first event has been reported by organizer Diversified Communications, with visitor figures confirmed to have exceeded 10,200 across the two days.