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NewsGenius Foods appoints former PepsiCo Ireland GM as CEO
Smart has replaced Peter Quinn, joining the business following its refinancing last month and acquisition in June last year
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Category Report
Does ‘plant-based’ need to signify a healthy diet? Healthier snacking category report 2023
For a long time, vegan was shorthand for health in the snacking arena. A new crop of brands like Crave are going the opposite way
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News
Crave launches new free-from chocolate duo into Morrisons
They are Big Dipper and Notella, which have rolled into Morrisons stores nationwide
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News
Angelic launches ‘first’ top 14 allergen-free biscuits into Ocado
They are intended to support safer snacking policies in schools and to ‘take the worry out of kids’ snack times’, said Angelic
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Profiles and Q&As
My food & drink job: Dulcie Howman, marketing assistant, Zertus
Dulcie is kicking off her marketing career by working with Nomo, a free-from chocolate brand
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News
Genius Foods secures refinancing to invest in factory
The business has raised funds to improve efficiency and production lines in its bakery based in Bathgate, Scotland
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Range Preview
The ultimate hot cross bun selection: Tesco's Easter range 2023
Tesco has revealed its Easter range for 2023, featuring customised hot cross buns and vegan options
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Range Preview
Melting lambs and chick cheesecakes: Asda Easter range 2023
Asda has launched its 2023 Easter range with a focus on its Extra Special and Free From ranges
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News
Gluten-free diets a fifth more expensive, claims Coeliac UK
Charity reports that people with coeliac disease can face paying seven times more for a loaf of bread
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News
Bach 95 adds alcohol-free lager to its lineup for Dry January
The 0.0% abv drink is vegan, gluten-free, and billed as having ‘a crisp taste that sets it apart from competitors’
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Analysis & Features
Free-from 2022: Specialist diet brands hit by price squeeze
The success for private label comes as big-name brands register wildly divergent fortunes
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News
Juvela gluten-free brand snapped up by S-Ventures
Fmcg investment house S-Ventures has acquired gluten-free brand Juvela to expand its portfolio of free-from suppliers
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Free-from snacking brand Crave plans NPD pipeline following Aldi listing
Crave founder Rob Brice won the ‘Store Cupboard’ episode of Channel 4 TV show ‘Aldi’s Next Big Thing’
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Comment & Opinion
Artificial flavourings are linked to obesity. They have no place in ‘artisan’ brands
A new study suggests added flavourings are potential contributors to the obesity epidemic, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
Rude Health adds HFSS-compliant Choco Vanilla Puffs cereal for kids
The new line, which is available from Waitrose and Ocado, provides 15g of sugar per 100g
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News
Free-from brand White Rabbit adds duo of frozen pasta ready meals
The new launches would bring ‘a premium Italian free-from meal option to the frozen category’, said White Rabbit
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Hunter & Gather targets retail expansion after smashing crowdfunding goal
Specialist condiments and oils start-up Hunter & Gather has raised more than £700k from the crowd, comfortably beating its target of £500k as it targets more mainstream retail listings.
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Analysis & Features
Oatly: is the plucky alt-milk challenger brand plucked?
Oatly is struggling to make it work as a corporate giant, with investors unnerved by mounting costs, strained sales, and a series of PR gaffes. What is going wrong?
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Reports
Oatly’s top four PR fails
’If you’re just depending on the emotional loyalty of your brand that’s not much fun’
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News
One in three Brits don’t know where their oat milk comes from, research finds
Glebe Farm has called for provenance labelling on plant-based products to increase transparency for consumers
