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Health app Zoe partners with Mindful Chef on gut-friendly recipe range
The six recipes have been created and approved by Zoe’s co-founder Professor Tim Spector, and will feature on the Mindful Chef website from 3-16 November
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Lidl triples plant-based range and sets new sales targets to support climate goals
Lidl GB chief commercial officer Richard Bourns said the supermarket was the ‘first UK retailer to set specific plant-based protein targets’
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UPF clampdown risks national dietary crisis, warn scientists
New report urges ministers not to extend restrictions beyond the definitions of HFSS, or risk the anti-UPF bandwagon doing more harm than good
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Tesco launches £4m school fruit & veg scheme
The supermarket said its funding would support pupils in 400 schools where there was a higher-than-average free school meal ratio
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Functional energy drink Nutrein to hit 5,000 c-stores by March
Co-founder Steve Rush, however, said he was in talks with wholesalers, including Nisa and Bestway, to arrange a more permanent supply deal
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Teffie debuts range of allergen-free baked goods made from teff
Founder Jessica Rogers learnt about the ancient African grain during a trip to Ethiopia
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Illegal meat import concerns grow as Defra slashes border team budget
Industry leaders have recently met with Defra’s new director general for food, biosecurity & trade, Emily Miles, to raise concerns over illegal meat entering the UK
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Natural vitamin startup secures funding to ‘shake up the fortified foods industry’
Biovit will use part of the cash injection to carry out a trial of individuals’ micronutrient absorption levels and utilisation rates
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Food companies urged not to dump recycling labels after mandatory plans shelved
At a meeting this week Defra bosses urged brands to continue using or to start using recycling labels on their products on a voluntary basis
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Number of vapers in England who didn’t previously smoke rockets to one million
Around one million adults in England who had never regularly smoked before now vape, most of them on a daily basis, finds UCL study
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Mondelez takes minority stake in non-HFSS doughnut brand Urban Legend
The tie-up will help Urban Legend accelerate its growth
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Post-Brexit ‘not for EU’ labels will not apply to Great Britain, government confirms
The government will not be extending the controversial post-Brexit requirements to Great Britain
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MrBeast Lunchly kits for kids criticised by health campaigners
The meal kits are the result of a collaboration between YouTubers MrBeast, Logan Paul and KSI
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Kids’ food companies challenge supermarkets ‘awash with HFSS and ultra processed food’
The Kids’ Food and Drink Collective (KFDC) launched this week with nine brands as founder members
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Huel hit by marketing watchdog over Daily Greens health claims
It is far from the first time Huel has found itself on the wrong side of an ASA ruling
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Bio & Me launches ‘Good for Your Gut’ kefir drinks
The Good for Your Gut kefir drink range will include two SKUs, Natural and Vanilla
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GB-wide ‘Not for EU’ labelling requirements on meat and dairy to be postponed
The government will only introduce GB-wide ‘not for EU’ labelling if there is a drop-off in supply of specific products to Northern Ireland
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Cathedral City unveils high-protein, low-fat cheddar range
The range is the brand’s biggest innovation launch this year and will be available in four formats: block, sliced, grated and minis
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Government shelves plans for mandatory recycling labels after opposition from Europe
The Grocer understands Defra felt it had no option but to drop the requirement or face yet more delays to the rollout of EPR
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Danone launches fortified Actimel+ Triple Action range
The range has been fortified with vitamins D and B6, to support the normal function of the immune system, magnesium to reduce tiredness and vitamin C for its antioxidant properties