1 March 2021
The Kit Kat’s iconic UK presence to encourage wide adoption of new vegan variant
Nestlé is set to expand its confectionery range in the UK with the introduction of a new vegan Kit Kat for 2021.
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25 February 2021
Timios disrupts Indian baby food market with ‘made on-demand’ baby porridges
Timios, a start-up offering age-appropriate foods through online platforms, is disrupting the Indian baby food sector with its ‘made to order’ production and distribution model. The toddler and infant snacks...
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16 February 2021
Redefine Meat raises $29m, bringing 3D-printed meat a step closer to marke
Plant-based visionary Redefine Meat has raised $29m from investors in latest step to bring its 3D-printed meat substitutes to a wider commercial market. The A-series funding round led by Hong...
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4 February 2021
Top five trends to shape 2021 Valentine’s Day this year
Valentine’s Day will be fundamentally different this year, restricted by lockdowns and social distancing practices that still plague much of the western world. That said, it is far from cancelled,...
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28 January 2021
UK ministers’ moves on animal and agricultural product standards imperil consumer trust in food and government
Consumer trust is a fragile thing; it is difficult to earn and easy to lose, especially in the context of food and drink, with history littered with the fallout from...
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28 January 2021
Axia Foods to introduce Vegan Almond Butter and Cheese in India
On Monday January 4, 2021, Axia Foods announced its plan to launch almond cheese and butter under its Prochez brand in India. Claiming to be the first of its kind...
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27 January 2021
Breakthrough for lab-grown meat as Eat Just’s cultured chicken makes it to restaurant tables in Singapore
The meat industry is off to a disruptive start in 2021 with the American food tech start-up, Eat Just becoming the first-ever company to have its lab-grown meat served in...
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27 January 2021
PepsiCo is pulling out of political spending, but doubling down on sustainability initiatives
The Capitol Hill riot earlier this month has led a number of brands, including giants such as Walmart, AT&T, Facebook and Disney, to reconsider their spending across the political landscape.
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19 January 2021
Ferrero’s purchase of Eat Natural expands its presence in the healthy snack market
Ferrero, which acquired Fox’s biscuits in October, is looking to expand its 'overall footprint and product offerings into the healthier snacking market segment', according to Ferrero’s Executive Chairman Giovanni Ferrero....
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11 January 2021
What does the new Brexit red-tape mean for consumer goods?
The extremely late ratification of a new EU-UK trading relationship at the end of 2020 brings with it a string of intended, and unintended, consequences.