Published: Jan 09, 2019

British dessert & snack producer Pecan Deluxe Candy celebrated the opening of a new factory in Yorkshire with an event that attracted major players in the food industry including CEOs, buyers and NPD technologists from Australia, Scandinavia, Belgium, Fra

Published: Jan 09, 2019

UK-based cook-at-home meal kit service company Gousto has raised £18m ($22.9m) in a new equity funding round.

Published: Jan 09, 2019

Oliver Kay, has become the first catering greengrocer to replace polystyrene trays used to deliver produce with compostable trays made from sugar cane, and plastic nets for fruit with compostable netting made from beechwood.

Published: Jan 09, 2019

Following the growing trend for wonky fruit and veg to curb food waste, online food retailer MuscleFood is launching the UK’s first wonky chicken breasts.

Published: Jan 09, 2019

In a move designed to align its operations closer to changing consumer preferences, Northern Ireland’s Mash Direct is phasing out black plastic packaging.

Published: Jan 08, 2019

Sugar consumption is on the rise for children, as well as obesity rates, and products such as biscuits and confectionery are a likely target for expanding a sugar tax levy to tackle health and economic burden.

Published: Jan 08, 2019

Quintessential Brands has expanded its operations at G&J Distillers in Warrington to include a new production line for miniature bottles as demand for the 5cl size increases globally.

Published: Jan 07, 2019

New BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index figures report that UK Shop Price inflation accelerated in December to 0.3 percent, up from 0.1 percent in November.

Published: Jan 07, 2019

McDonald’s UK recently launched the Spicy Veggie One, a spicy vegetarian wrap, which includes two Red Pesto veggie goujons and a seasonal salad, dressed with a spicy relish. The goujons are wrapped in a tortilla.

Published: Jan 07, 2019

A new study has identified human errors stemming from insufficient training and a lack of standardised procedures as major drivers of food loss during manufacturing.

Published: Jan 04, 2019

By the age of ten, children have already exceeded the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old, according to new evidence from Public Health England (PHE).

Published: Jan 04, 2019

Avocados and first-time home buyers have a somewhat strained history in the property game, but home-moving services platform ReallyMoving.com appears to have forgotten this.

Published: Jan 04, 2019

Rosa Foods is bolstering its Ready-to-Drink and Powder lines with the addition of Soylent Bridge, a new low-calorie option billed as an “in-between meal”.

Published: Jan 03, 2019

The UK government must raise awareness on the carcinogenic dangers of processed meats to the public, as well as support nitrite-free alternatives, UK food scientists, an NHS doctor and several members of parliament have said in a joint statement.

Published: Jan 03, 2019

Public Health England (PHE) has launched a Change4Life campaign in the UK to help families cut down the consumption of sugar and tackle growing rates of childhood obesity.

Published: Jan 03, 2019

Sales of sparkling wine and Champagne have together reached a record high in 2018 when Brits bought almost £2.2 billion worth of fizz.

Published: Dec 28, 2018

For people with high blood pressure, starting an exercise regimen may lower blood pressure by as much as taking medication would, a large analysis suggests.

Published: Dec 27, 2018

Organic certification body Soil Association has thoroughly review the current organic standards in a bid to ensure organic farmers and processors can ‘provide the highest level of protection for the environment, food and livestock in the most straightfor

Published: Dec 27, 2018

AHDB have been working behind the scenes since the referendum results to analyse the impact Brexit will have on UK agriculture.

Published: Dec 24, 2018

It has come as no surprise to British leek growers that yields are down this year with a cold wet start to the year and a long hot, dry summer.