Food and Drink

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

Clearspring adds organic snacks

Clearspring has launched two new organic snacking ranges: Wholegrain Brown Rice Cakes and Brown Rice Chips.

Going for gold

Morocco Gold is a single-estate, extra virgin olive oil grown and pressed in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains and brought to the UK market by a British-Moroccan business partnership.

Biona boosts organic offer

The Windmill Organics brand Biona has introduced a raft of new products including fruit spreads, jackfruit and burgers.

Rubies in the Rubble whips up innovative new mayos

Sustainable gourmet condiment brand Rubies in the Rubble has created two inventive mayonnaises – Aquafaba Mayo and Chipotle Mayo.

Doves Farm extends FREEE line

Doves Farm Foods has launched two new gluten-free baking mixes for retail under its FREEE by Doves Farm brand.

MIA aims to put Africa on the map

New premium ethical food brand MIA has launched in the UK with its initial offer of a six-strong range of Madagascan single-origin, bean-to-bar chocolate.

Leading names ‘GO! Organic’

Clearspring, Community Foods, Abel & Cole and G’s Fresh have been confirmed as headline sponsors of GO! Organic, taking place in London’s Battersea Park over 8-9 September.  

Fresh snacks from Kallø

Natural food brand Kallø has introduced some innovative new snack products in the form of Protein Packed Lentil Cakes and Pop-Crisps.

‘Cotchel up’ with new juice collection

Cotchel is a new range of juices made with apples and pears grown, pressed and bottled on a family farm in Essex.

GREK brews up Greek infusions

GREK is a new brand of tea which uses carefully selected herbs from Greece to produce a range of 100% organic herbal infusions.

Juiceburst rebrands, reformulates, extends range

Soft drinks brand Juiceburst has reformulated and rebranded across its entire portfolio, as well as creating two new additions to its core range.

Nairn’s prepares for lunch

With the launch of its new Gluten Free Flatbreads, Nairn’s has entered the lunchtime eating category for the first time.

OTB receives £1.73m in funding

The Organic Trade Board (OTB) is to receive a loan from Triodos Bank, Europe’s leading sustainable bank, to help grow organic sales in the UK in 2018 and beyond.

Anger over Sainsbury’s plastic-wrapped ‘organic’ coconuts

Consumers have lashed out on social media in reaction to the plastic wrapping which surrounds a third-party brand of ‘organic’ coconuts sold by Sainsbury’s.

Gove charms audience at the Oxford Real Farming Conference

Michael Gove became the first Defra minister to address the rebel Real Farming Conference in Oxford, usually a prerogative of the established Oxford Farming Conference.

Waitrose leads in energy drinks ban for under-16s

Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to prevent children from buying energy drinks.

‘Grab and go’ vegan category still an untapped opportunity

A new survey by the Vegan Society has found that 91% of vegans sometimes struggle to find ‘grab and go’ food options, which has prompted the charity to launch its Vegan on the Go campaign.

Pukka gets active, keeps lean

Pukka Herbs has launched two new additions to its organic tea repertoire: Lean Matcha Green and Turmeric Active.

News in brief

Pip & Nut has launched into Morrisons, with over 1,000 fixture facings across the UK.

Pulsin mixes up natural protein powders

Nutritional snack brand Pulsin has launched two new naturally flavoured protein powders in Vanilla and Chocolate varieties.