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NewsWeetabix Original holds volume against shrinking cereal category
Despite its core brand’s resilience, UK parent company Weetabix Ltd saw volumes decline last year overall
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Category ReportHow shoppers are saving time with home baking hacks
Baking is becoming ‘more about creativity and personalisation than skill’. What does this mean for the £1.1bn home baking category?
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NewsPremier Foods on track to meet profit expectations following strong Q1 start
Premier Foods has kicked off its new financial year with another quarter of strong growth as Mr Kipling outperformed and the Bisto and Ambrosia owner grabbed more market share across grocery and sweet treats
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Comment & OpinionTurning today’s bean boom into long-term category growth
The consumer demand for beans is already there – the question is how will industry respond, asks Ben Freedman, campaign lead for Bang In Some Beans at the Food Foundation
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NewsTata Consumer Products tries again in food with Wok’d instant noodles
It marks the second time Tata has launched a food brand in the UK retail, having trialled a muesli brand called Joyfull Millets in 2023
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NewsNapolina launches quartet of stir-in pasta sauces
The stir-in sauces promise a ‘premium alternative’ to traditional pasta sauce
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2026: SME brand of the year
Bio&Me brings gut health into the mainstream
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NewsSpam launches Gochujang variant into Asda
Spam Gochujang contains a shoulder pork and leg ham with fermented spicy red chilli paste
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NewsOld El Paso adds trio of taco kits and ‘improved’ recipe for crunchy shells
Street Vibes Birria Taco Kit, Smoky BBQ Crunchy Taco Kit, and Sweet Paprika & Garlic Soft Taco Kit will land in supermarkets this month
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NewsHain Celestial closes in on sale of UK’s Hain Daniels as trio of bidders circle
The sale of the struggling US group’s international business includes UK-based Hain Daniels and household brands such as Ella’s Kitchen, New Covent Garden Soup and Sun-Pat
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NewsTilda debuts ready-to-heat pulses range to tap protein and fibre trends
Tilda’s ready-to-heat pulse range will launch exclusively in Sainsbury’s from July
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NewsKraft Heinz reshuffles global structure into three regions
Intended to ‘accelerate growth, sharpen focus, and more effectively deploy resources’ across its portfolio, the new structure will be effective from 1 July 2026
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NewsCurrency volatility hitting profitability for food and drink exporters, study finds
Nearly half (45%) of UK food and drink businesses operating on margins below 10% had seen profitability slashed by a third over the past year
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NewsBold Bean Co backs government’s call for pulses in school meals
Amelia Christie-Miller has called for industry support before the school food standards consultation closes on 12 June
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NewsPatak’s and Blue Dragon enter solo dining with microwaveable meals for one
The launch was created in response to ‘growing demand for convenient meal solutions for one-person meal occasions’
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Category ReportParents trade ambient pouches for chilled meals
BBC Panorama’s 2025 investigation into babyfood appears to have been detrimental to the sector
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Home Baking: 18 July
Time-poor shoppers are working smarter, not harder, when it comes to baking
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Category ReportWhy shoppers are embracing the power of pulses
The category NIQ classifies as “dried veg & pulses” is worth an extra £3.8m, having grown volumes 7.4% in the past 12 months
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Category ReportHow nutritious beans and pulses became trendy
It’s little wonder more and more health-conscious Brits are turning to beans and pulses as a source of both trendy nutrients
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Category ReportRestaurant trends filter into home cooking
Beans and pulses are ‘being name-checked on menus as chefs embrace their versatility and ability to deliver bold, global flavours’