Food and Drink

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

Quartet of flavours from Clearspring

Clearspring has added four new flavours – Peach, Raspberry, Matcha & Lemon and Ginger, Turmeric & Black Pepper – to its Organic Apple Cider Vinegar line.

Chocolate Like No Udder from Montezuma’s

Reacting to the growing demand for dairy-free milk chocolate alternatives, Montezuma's has introduced its new Like No Udder range.

‘No excuse’ for distressing treatment of cows on Soil Association-certified farm

The chief executive of the Soil Association (SA), Helen Browning, says there was 'no excuse' for the 'distressing' treatment of dairy cows and their calves revealed in video footage of an award-winning organic farm by animal rights group Animal Equality.

Divine launches first organic offer

Divine Chocolate is for the first time adding an organic range to its Fairtrade chocolate selection.

Tributes paid to ‘giant of British environmentalism’ Peter Melchett

Tributes have been paid to Peter Melchett, the environmentalist, organic farmer and former Government minister, who has died aged 71.

Organic growth signals ‘major opportunity’ for retailers, says SA

On the eve of the 2018 Organic September campaign, the Soil Association (SA) has released new sales figures showing continued ‘strong’ growth in the organic market for the seventh consecutive year.

Recipe for success

From ready-wrapped vegan sandwiches to an array of healthy snacks, the lunch sector is good to go in natural health stores, as Brits shun...

Pep & Lekker gets seedy

After initially launching with an organic, vegan-friendly soup collection, Pep & Lekker has moved into the healthy snack sector with the launch of its Seed Snacks.

PERK!ER serves up brekkie

PERK!ER has introduced its Oaty Quinoa Porridge Pots designed to provide consumers with a quick and nutritious breakfast.

The plot thickens…

The Veggie Plot is a new brand of savoury yogurts that blend no-fat, no-added-sugar Greek yogurt with vegetables and herbs.

Coconut gets groovy with turmeric

The Groovy Food Company has added to its range of all-natural, sustainably and ethically sourced foods with the introduction of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil infused with Turmeric.

UK organics face being shut out of EU markets in event...

UK organic producers face being banned from exporting to EU countries for nine months in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Food and Drink Federation warned today.

Keep gut-happy with WOW

WOW Good Bacteria Drink has launched in a bid to help incorporate good bacteria easily into consumers’ diets.

Organic Lattes from Pukka

New from Pukka Herbs comes a range of organic herbal lattes, blended using medicinal-grade herbs and spices.

Artisan Bread Organic cooks up meat-free burgers

Organic and gluten-free bakery Artisan Bread Organic has introduced a range of meat-free burgers.

BOL Foods ditches the dairy

Following its announcement earlier this year that it was going to remove dairy from all of its products, BOL Foods has now become 100% plant-based.

GO! Organic Festival hits mainstream media

With less than three weeks until the doors open to the first GO! Organic Festival, event organizer Diversified Communications has released details of the high-profile marketing campaign it launched to promote the festival, which takes place over the weekend of 8-9 September.

Delamere Dairy introduces Planted

Having supplied plant-based drinks to own-label brands for over 20 years, Delamere Dairy has now created its first branded range of plant-based dairy alternative drinks, Planted.

Pukka Herbs counts down Christmas

Available from September is Pukka Herbs new Christmas Calendar containing 24 of the brand’s herbal teas.

Next stop … My Sauce

My Sauce is a new three-strong range of spicy sauces suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs and, says the brand, set to rival Levi Root’s Reggae Reggae Sauces.