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NewsHain Celestial kicks off turnaround with North American snacks sale
The sale will make Hain’s remaining portfolio ‘meaningfully stronger’ by allowing it to focus on higher-margin brands
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NewsThe Tofoo Co acquires German plant-based producer Topas
Tofoo Co, backed by Comitis Capital, said it marked a significant step in its European growth strategy
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ProfilesQuorn CFO Nick Cooper on Rio, CO2 and Taika Waititi
‘Food production accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and grocery has a critical role to play’
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Comment & OpinionVeganuary veil misses the bigger health opportunity
If the goal is to build lasting, healthy habits across the nation, we may need to move beyond binary choices and restrictive labels, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR
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NewsUK’s leading supermarkets ‘way behind’ European rivals on sustainability goals
The Superlist Environment Europe report, by sustainability think tank Questionmark, ranks the actions of 27 major supermarkets to compare progress on environmental and sustainable diet goals
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Comment & OpinionToo much, too soon: what went wrong at The Vegan Food Group
Many of the problems faced by The Vegan Food Group were of its own making
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ProfilesOato’s Lawrence Moore on ROI, Woolworths and lasagne
‘I love data and insight, but part of me thinks we have lost a little human instinct’
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NewsQuorn shakes up leadership in push for global growth
Quorn said Phil Thornborrow, the new president of its US operations, and Damian McLoughlin, the new global foodservice director, would help strengthen its US operation and out-of-home channel
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NewsMass redundancies at VFG as it winds down UK operations
The Grocer understands around 60 people have been made redundant from VFG in the UK, including approximately 30 people from its York head office and 32 from the Clive’s Purely Plants site in Dartmouth
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s in a name? Why the vegan vs plant-based label matters
The problem for consumers is that there is no widely agreed definition for ‘plant-based’ in the same way that there is for ‘vegan’, says Alexander Huntley, research and impact manager at The Vegan Society
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NewsJust Egg failed to launch in UK due to lack of legal sign-off
The product, made of mung beans, was promised a UK launch in April despite not having recieved Food Standards Agency or ministerial sign-off as a novel food at the time
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Comment & OpinionRFK’s protein obsession is a food strategy the UK can do without
New meat-heavy diet guidelines in the US serve as a clear warning for the need to follow the scientific evidence, says food and nutrition policy expert Ali Morpeth
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NewsMeatless Farm and VFC to separate from The Vegan Food Group
VFC Foods, made up of Meatless Farm and VFC, is becoming a separate entity from The Vegan Food Group, The Grocer understands
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Analysis & FeaturesVeg Life: how ‘exceptional’ vegan lines helped brand expand
Veg Life founder Rhian Caffull’s vegan Scotchee scotch eggs have opened doors to independent retailers up and down the country
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NewsA fifth of Brits taking part in Veganuary
Twenty-four to 34-year-olds were most likely to take part in Veganuary
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Range PreviewWhat’s new in plant-based for Veganuary 2026
As we enter Veganuary 2026, the meat-free category remains under pressure, with innovation focused on simpler, whole-food formats
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Grocer 33‘Immaculate’ Waitrose voted best Brighton supermarket in vegan mystery shop
Our shopper said the best thing about the store was the friendliness of the staff
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Grocer 33Waitrose store manager Nick Mort on Veganuary and e-commerce in Hove
‘In a partner co-owned business it’s critically important that we empower and facilitate partners to be themselves’
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Grocer 33Tesco squeaks to win in The Grocer’s vegan 33 price comparison survey
The gap to third place was just 1%
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Comment & OpinionWhy 2026 is time to say goodbye to the plant-based aisle
Retailers should give meat-free food a fairer shot at long-term success by integrating it into how people actually shop and eat, says Elin Roberts is CEO at Better Nature