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Vegan chocolate brand secures multi-million pound investment

Jan 13, 2020

LoveRaw, a vegan chocolate brand, has received a multi-million pound investment deal from Blue Horizon Ventures. Blue Horizon Ventures, already financial backers for Beyond Meat, a US based producer of plant-based meat substitutes and many others, is a venture...

Bidfresh appoints Brian Hall as managing director

Jan 10, 2020

Bidfresh has confirmed the appointment of Brian Hall as managing director. Hall, previously managing director of Bidfresh’s Direct Seafood’s business, assumes his new role with immediate effect. He replaces Stephen Oswald, who announced in December that he was moving...

Tesco and Waitrose enjoy positive trading period despite challenging Christmas for supermarkets

Jan 9, 2020

Tesco, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer all saw growth in their Christmas food trading periods, latest figures have revealed. In the 19 week period from November 23rd to January 4th, Tesco saw 0.2% growth across its Christmas trading and in total sales. Marks &...

Global food & beverage trends report points to new growth drivers

Jan 9, 2020

New research has revealed that in the past 12 months, technical expertise in nutrition, science and regulatory affairs was increasingly used to shape food and beverage innovation at an earlier stage in the product development process. In a report released by...

Young’s Seafood releases ‘Masters of Fish’ campaign

Jan 8, 2020

Young’s Seafood has launched a brand new advertising campaign to encourage people to include fish in their diet more often. The ‘Masters of Fish’ campaign will be the brand’s longest running advertisement and the business estimates that it will reach around 33 million...

Former Kellogg’s VP and CSM director join Campden BRI

Jan 8, 2020

Former Kellogg’s vice president Peter Headridge has been appointed as chief operating officer at Campden BRI, with Barbara Lunnon from CSM Bakery Solutions also joining as associate director. Headridge, the former vice president of R&D, quality, nutrition (health...

BRCGS announces new plant-based standard

Jan 7, 2020

BRCGS has announced the launch of its plant-based standard which focuses on validating the claims brands use for their products. The new standard aims to provide certainty for consumers by regulating the claims made by brands that produce plant-based products. BRCGS...