Analysis – Page 2
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Meat-free 2022: Fake meat lines giving life to brands
In the meat-free market, fakery is an attribute
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Heinz Beanz pizzas return: the strategy behind NPD spree
As Heinz brings back its beans-topped pizzas last seen in the early 2000s, check out all its weird and wonderful launches from the past two years
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How Aussie dairy-free ice cream Over the Moo was adapted for the UK
With two Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards under its belt before launching into stores, Over the Moo is set to take a bite out of the snacking market
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Can plant-based cheese be made healthy?
Plant-based cheese has a health problem. Like dairy, it’s packed full of saturated fat. And unlike dairy, most of the category is high in refined carbohydrates and largely lacking in protein. Cathedral City Plant Based is a case in point. It contains more saturated fat per 100g ...
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Wonka or Plonka? The risks of cost-saving food reformulation
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, suppliers are increasingly reformulating their products to contain cheaper ingredients. However, the tactic risks pushing away loyal shoppers
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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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Why the sky’s the limit for Honestly Tasty’s high-tech vegan cheese
Would-be spacecraft engineer Mike Moore self-funded the launch of his plant-based cheese brand, in 2012. Four years later, investors are hammering at his door
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Why vegan chocolate is attracting the big bucks
For evidence of the popularity of vegan chocolate, just look at its fundraising efforts
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The rise of vegan collagen
By its very nature, collagen doesn’t seem a vegan-friendly proposition
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Share price slump: who has struggled the most in food and drink?
It’s been a turbulent six months on the Stock Exchange. So who’s struggled the most? Who’s least affected? And is there any stock actually still growing?
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Is Beyond Meat beyond hope? And what its slump says about the other plant-based players
Beyond Meat was on fire following its 2019 IPO, yet it’s since crashed and burned. The fall raises questions for the entire plant-based sector
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Why Mars vegan chocolate is disappearing from the major mults
Mars insists its chocolates should be ranged in the free-from aisle, despite being unable to label its chocolate ‘100% dairy-free’
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10 British agritech startups blazing an agricultural revolution
The homegrown agritech sector is becoming a major success story, boosted by government investment. Here are 10 of the best leading the way
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All the chocolate egg innovations for Easter 2022
From Ostrich Eggs to protein chocolate, here are the new seasonal innovations to hunt out in stores this Easter
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Nine vegan products launched by up-and-coming brands for Veganuary 2022
Some of these brands are nearing household name status with their ambitious launches
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16 new plant-based products coming to supermarkets and food-to-go for Veganuary 2022
Brands aren’t holding back, with fast food retailers pushing the boat out to entice customers with new vegan offers
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Natural ingredients, simple swaps and year-round habits: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to Veganuary
As Veganuary kicks off, organisers are once again expecting record sign-ups in the UK. So which region is most likely to engage? To what extent are long-term habits formed? And which products benefit most? Lumina research for The Grocer uncovers the key behaviours
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10 challenger brands that smashed their crowdfunding targets in 2021
From plant-based to meat snacks and CBD to canned wine, here are the start-ups that exceeded expectations during crowdfunding rounds in 2021
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Meat-free 2021: challengers clean up with fake meats
How much meat is really in that sausage? ‘None’ is increasingly the correct answer
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Dairy drinks 2021: rising input costs driving up milk prices
Is this the end of cheap milk for UK consumers?