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This month will see Simply Roasted launch into Booths: the family owned high-end supermarket chain in Northern England. It’s first supermarket partner, Simply Roasted will launch across all of Booths’ 27 retails stores and become one of the first non-HFSS
Over 20 food and drink brands have pledged their support to increase the amount of fibre in consumer’s diets after backing the Action on Fibre initiative launched by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Launching February 2022, Hunter introduces a new capsule collection in collaboration with BBC AMERICA’s and Sid Gentle’s BAFTA, Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning television series Killing Eve, inspired by the spirit of the show and its iconic style moments, in a
Diageo, maker of Guinness, today announces its plan to invest £73 million in ‘Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard’, a new microbrewery and culture hub in Covent Garden, London, set to open in Autumn 2023. Old Brewer’s Yard first brewed beer
Following the announcement that Unilever will cut 1,500 management jobs; Ramsey Baghdadi, consumer analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Although COVID-19 restrictions have been alleviated in many countries, 45%* of consumers are still concerned
Plastic Bank®, a social enterprise revolutionizing the global supply chain for recycled ocean-bound plastic, announced today it has stopped 2 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean. Its global partnership with SC Johnson, an industry-leading manufacturer of household consumer brands
Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, has officially opened a new 21,500-square-foot state of the art facility at its Jeddah operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company has invested over €80m in the region over the
BAT has created a virtual R&D Visitor Experience, an online tour of its global Research & Development hub in Southampton, UK, that allows people to explore its cutting-edge science and innovation.
Danone UK & Ireland’s Specialised Nutrition business, whose brands include Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, announces its certification as a B Corp today. This achievement marks the certification of all Danone’s operations in the UK & Ireland, building on
Nutrisure, the nutrition experts behind leading superfoods brand Naturya, has launched the UK’s first dedicated superfoods brand for +50s. SuperAge is a completely new brand with a range of specially formulated products to meet the specific needs of over 50s
Are you one of the one in four sleepers that are kept awake at night by your partner’s snoring? Or are you in the 10% of the nation that wake themselves up with their own snoring? If you, or your
NEOM, the fast-growing digital-first wellbeing brand whose innovative products help customers sleep better, stress less, boost mood and improve energy, is pleased to provide an update on trading for the five weeks to 2 January 2022.
Luxury eco cleaning brand Purdy & Figg has more than trebled sales of its natural hand sanitising spray over the last four-week period since the Omicron variant was discovered.
Protein Works, one of Europe’s fastest growing health and lifestyle brands, has announced a 45% increase in revenues for the year ended 31 August 2021.
An independent survey carried out by Lake Research on behalf of Philip Morris Limited (PML), has found that over a quarter (26%) of adult smokers in the UK are likely to explore smoke-free products, like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, in 2022.
Bed industry innovators and British family-owned bed manufacturer, Hypnos, is further investing in its team, training, machinery and responsible product innovation, to increase capacity and meet consumer demand for its award-winning brand and sustainable products.
Merchant Gourmet – the leading pulses and grains brand – has today announced the launch of its new direct-to-consumer platform and rebranded website: merchant-gourmet.com.
UK exports of food and drink are down £2.7bn (-15.9%) in the first three quarters of 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is largely due to a drop in sales to the EU of £2.4bn (-23.7%) resulting from new barriers
Cadbury, in partnership with the media agency Carat, called upon Ogury for its digital video campaign. At the end of 2020, approaching the holiday season, the chocolate brand wanted to drive awareness of Cadbury Heroes League, an eSports tournament in
The FDF’s annual President’s Reception, taking place this evening, will celebrate the handover of President Jon Woods to president Elect, Paul Freeston, chair & chief executive of apetito UK & North America.
Naturya - the home of nature’s most powerful superfoods – is unleashing a tranche of added value and convenient superfood innovation to help retailers capitalise on the explosion in demand for products containing superfoods in 2022 and beyond. The trailblazing
Award-winning, independent ‘field to fork’ brand Mash Direct (www.mashdirect.com) has secured its first listing nationwide with Sainsbury’s to stock three SKUs of its hugely popular range ahead of the Christmas season. The range, which is designed to make cooking and
Philip Morris Limited (PML) has announced the launch of HEETS Mauve, a new variant in its range of HEETS tobacco sticks designed exclusively for the IQOS heated tobacco system.
Funkin Cocktails (www.funkincocktails.co.uk), the UK’s leading cocktail brand which makes great tasting cocktails available to all, whenever and wherever they are, is launching its festive advertising campaign, the biggest advertising investment the brand has made in its 22-year history.
Food manufacturing specialist Wrights Food Group is donating a selection of its premium products to charities and people facing food insecurity through its partnership with a food redistribution charity.
