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News
Mars adds vegan chocolate oat drink to dairy alternatives range
It rolls out into Asda next week in 250ml bottles
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Comment and Opinion
As sales rocket, what next for free-from food and drink?
It could be time for free-from alternatives to be ranged alongside their mainstream counterparts
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Category Report
Bare shelves: free-from category report 2020
Pre-lockdown panic buying pushed Brits to the free-from aisle in droves, leaving shelves naked for those with dietary requirements
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News
Aldi sees 50% hike in sales of free-from food and drink
Aldi now has a 5.7% market share - the largest of any non mult retailer, although Tesco still dominates with a 24.3% share of free-from sales.
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News
Vibrant Foods snaps up Cofresh Snack Foods to bolster mainstream push
Exponent-backed Vibrant Foods closed the deal for the Leicester-based bagged snacks group this week for an undisclosed sum
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Exponent launches Vibrant Foods to consolidate Asian and healthy brands
Private equity player Exponent has created a new venture to consolidate brands in the Asian and free-from markets.
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Kirsty’s to expand ready meal offering with allergen-free factory
The brand is ploughing an initial £2m into the facility in Harrogate
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Morrisons launches food boxes filled with gluten-free essentials
The box contains gluten-free pasta, biscuits and cereal, as well as fresh and food cupboard items
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Gluten-free Brits struggling to source bread, pasta and flour
Charity Coeliac UK’s CEO Hilary Croft told The Grocer this week it had seen a 500% increase in the amount of calls
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Nurture Brands secures deal to buy The Primal Pantry
Fast-growing plant-based snacking group Nurture Brands has agreed a deal to buy healthy snack bar brand The Primal Pantry
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Ella’s Kitchen claims UK first with dairy-free babyfood pouches
It has created a trio of flavours, which are organic and made with coconut milk instead of cows milk
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Allplants closes ‘record’ £3.4m crowdfunding campaign
The plant-based DTC meal delivery company closed the UK’s largest-ever vegan crowdfunding round
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Analysis and Features
Free-from: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Free-from category this year
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News
City snapshot: Flora owner Upfield in €500m talks to buy Violife Foods
The owner of Unilever’s former spreads business Upfield is reportedly in talks to purchase vegan cheesemaker Violife Foods.
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News
B.fresh claims UK first with plant-based bircher bowl
Two chilled variants, Apple and Berry (rsp: £3/200g), are rolling out now into WH Smith Travel
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News
Pudology to vanish from chillers as brand prepares for liquidation
It follows months of struggling to recoup volume losses after Sainsbury’s delisted the free-from brand
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News
The Coconut Collaborative makes hot puddings debut
Chocolate Melt in the Middle comprises gluten-free sponge, dark chocolate and coconut cream
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News
Cru8 Foods launches grain-free Keto Vegan Bread range
The products are made with ground almonds, coconut flour and golden flaxseed
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News
Quinoa specialist Quinola Mothergrain looks to raise £1.5m
Ready-to-eat quinoa products specialist Quinola Mothergrain is hoping to raise £1.5m to expand listings and boost its international growth.
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Comment and Opinion
Plant-based is far more than a fad – Nescafé’s dairy-free lattes prove it
That a multinational giant is willing to invest in ‘specially crafted’ coffees is a vote of confidence in the longevity of plant-based