Food and beverage

Wall’s is launching into a supermarket meal deal for the first time with two new snack options, as it seeks to add value to the food-to-go category. The Wall’s Large Sausage Roll will launch in Tesco’s food-to-go fixture nationwide this month. Wall’s relaunched its sausage roll range last year with its tastiest recipe to date,…

FareShare has launched its winter campaign to help turn more surplus food into meals for people in need, with the help of food and drink retailers, manufacturers and foodservice operators. The rise in the cost-of-living has had a disproportionate impact on people already struggling to make ends meet. One in five people in the UK,…

A food-tech startup is aiming to produce as much as 1,000 tonnes of 3D-printed plant-based bacon in 2024 at a recently openedindustrial facility in Northern Spain, ramping up the production of alternative proteins for sale in supermarkets and other channels. While 3D printing of food products has been around for years in pilot form, Cocuus…

Sliced bread on counter with Treetop Biopack compostable bag. Posted: 9 January 2024 Share this page Treetop Biopak is championing environmental responsibility with a breakthrough solution – home compostable bags that tackle packaging waste in the fresh bread market. Treetop Biopak – a specialist in compostable packaging materials such as bags, cling film, stretch film…

The frozen food industry has generated a record-breaking year in 2023 with exceptional performance amid rising costs and inflation throughout the entire supply chain. According to new Kantar data from the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), the frozen food industry has experienced growth in both value and volume, with a year-on-year increase in value of +15.6%…

Krispy Kreme is here to celebrate Veganuary with its brand-new limited edition vegan doughnut Cookie Indulgence range. Available until 28th of January, and registered by the Vegan Society, Krispy Kreme is presenting the ideal treat to kick off Veganuary, whether doughnut fans are trying out a plant-based diet for the first time or always choose…

As part of its focus on emerging markets, Altopack is increasing its presence in Africa by supplying pasta packaging technologies and meet  an increasing desire for pasta. In the last 10 years, worldwide consumption has almost doubled, passing from nine to 17 million tonnes. Altopack noted that pasta was born in Italy, the country with…

A lamb and beef producer is eyeing a competitive edge by branding meat as ‘The Real Stuff’ amid a rise in bioreactor protein activity. According to a team of farmers, researchers, and start-ups – funded by the BBSRC in the Transforming Food Systems Programme and led by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) – looking into…

Brits are eating less chocolate in 2023 as HFSS (High in Fat, Sugar, or Salt) products face tighter restrictions on where they can be located in stores. Since October 2022, confectioneries including chocolate are less visible to consumers, and according to Mintel this is one reason for a decrease in sales, along with a shift…

Steve Gough, CEO at the UK’s largest compliance scheme – Reconomy brand Valpak – has welcomed Defra’s announcement that OPRL’s Dr Margaret Bates has been appointed as head for the UK Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) for packaging scheme administrator. Gough said: “Both I, and the team at Valpak, would like to congratulate Margaret on an…