Food and beverage

Krispy Kreme has a huge announcement for doughnut fans with the re-launch of its core range in the UK, and revealed a new line-up of fan favourites, best-sellers and some brand new trend-led flavours. This announcement is celebrating its five billionth British doughnut produced this August. Made fresh daily, the new range provides a choice…

Founded by Irish twins, Dave and Steve Flynn, The Happy Pear has long-been associated with delicious plant-based eating, with an underlying mission to help people eat more vegetables every day. Now, for the first time, it’s inviting UK consumers to eat well, feel good and live better with The Happy Pear’s collection of products that…

Aggreko has significantly invested in its European fleet of cooling solutions to bring reliable, clean and efficient cooling to the market. As weather forecasts predict warmer than normal temperatures for the continent this summer, companies across Europe will require HVAC to maintain operations on site while keeping energy consumption to a minimum. Aggreko has grown…

Roquette is expanding its texturising solutions range with the addition of four new tapioca-based cook-up starches. The new grades – Clearam TR 2010, Clearam TR 2510, Clearam TR 3010 and Clearam TR 4010 – have been specifically developed to address “unmet” texture needs of food manufacturers and complement existing botanical sources within the broader range.…

Cathedral City has announced the expansion of its kids snacking range with the launch of Cathedral City Bites. The total kids snacking subcategory is worth £340.3 million (source: Circana 52we 11 May 2024) and with health remaining a top priority for parents (Harris Interactive survey conducted on behalf of The Grocer) and 65% of parents…

Campden BRI has opened a dedicated wine laboratory and tasting centre in Guildford, providing a major boost for English and Welsh wine producers. The new Campden Wine Services Laboratory, based at the state-of-the-art Surrey Research Park, represents a significant investment in the rapidly expanding domestic wine industry and will support UK wine makers and international…

Campden BRI has opened a dedicated wine laboratory and tasting centre in Guildford, providing a major boost for English and Welsh wine producers. The new Campden Wine Services Laboratory, based at the state-of-the-art Surrey Research Park, represents a significant investment in the rapidly expanding domestic wine industry and will support UK wine makers and international…

 Melt&Marble has been selected to receive a prestigious €2.5m grant and potential future equity investment by the European Innovation Council (EIC), accelerating its journey to commercialise fermentation-based fats. The EIC’s recognition underscores the groundbreaking nature of Melt&Marble’s precision fermentation and microbial engineering platform, which promises to deliver healthy energy- and resource-efficient, low-emission foods, the maker of…

dsm-firmenich has expanded Sustell, a life cycle assessment (LCA) platform for animal protein, to meet the environmental footprinting needs of the beef industry. Sustell can enable targeted reduction programs that are both cost-effective and tied to genuine sustainability improvement. Sustell for beef encompasses all stages of beef production, including cow/calf operations for breeding and growing…

The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) and the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) have joined The Move to -15°C, a global coalition campaigning for the temperature at which frozen food is stored and transported to be increased from -18 to -15 degrees celsius. Recent studies show that temperature increases do not compromise food safety or quality,…