All Free-from articles – Page 10
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Category ReportBare 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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NewsAldi 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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NewsVibrant 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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NewsExponent 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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NewsKirsty’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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsGluten-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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NewsNurture 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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NewsElla’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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NewsAllplants 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 & FeaturesFree-from: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Free-from category this year
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NewsCity 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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NewsB.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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NewsPudology 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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NewsThe Coconut Collaborative makes hot puddings debut
Chocolate Melt in the Middle comprises gluten-free sponge, dark chocolate and coconut cream
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NewsCru8 Foods launches grain-free Keto Vegan Bread range
The products are made with ground almonds, coconut flour and golden flaxseed
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NewsQuinoa 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 & OpinionPlant-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
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time the FSA heeded calls for tighter ‘free from’ labelling
The latest labelling outcry is over Halo Top’s vegan variants reportedly containing traces of dairy. It’s time the FSA clamped down on free-from claims
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Category ReportFull of, not free from: free-from category report 2019
Today’s free-from products are shouting as much about what they do contain as what they don’t