All Meat alternatives articles
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Category ReportA matter of nutrition: trends in plant-based 2025
With the spotlight on UPFs and consumers demanding cleaner ingredients decks, plant-based is doubling down on health
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NewsBeyond Meat forecasts subdued demand as losses mount
Revenues at the New York-listed group fell 13.3% year on year to $70.2m (£53.4m) in the three months to 27 September 2025 as volumes declined by 10.3%
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Plant-based meat alternatives
Our judges said Redefine Meat’s Flank Steak “looked, felt and tasted like meat”, making it ideal for those wanting to moderate or cut out animal protein
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Free-from & plant-based – savoury
Quite simply, a ‘brilliant product that’s bang on consumer trends, as people look to limit UPFs and eat whole plant foods instead’
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NewsNew review of insect farming criticised for ‘inaccuracies’
‘Have the Environmental Benefits of Insect Farming Been Overstated? A Critical Review’, published on 29 October in Biological Reviews, asserted insect farming was less environmentally-friendly than many touted it to be
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NewsLa Vie launches Croquettes range into UK market
The sharers are available in two variants: Ham & Cheese Croquettes and Bacon Croquettes
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NewsNew insect farming study warns of environmental risks
The study examined 352 papers and found insect farming is not as environmentally friendly as many have touted it to be
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based progress: why the UK must double down on innovation
Unlocking UK growth depends on making alternative proteins affordable, delicious and widely accessible, says Linus Pardoe, senior UK policy manager at The Good Food Institute Europe
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ProfilesTofoo Co’s Dave Knibbs on Stanley Tucci, net zero and The Police
’I love seeing people and the business achieve amazing things that we didn’t think was possible’
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NewsSqueaky Bean launches vegan Salmon Style Flakes
The flakes are made from wheat protein and have launched into Sainsbury’s this month
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NewsBeyond Meat crashes own share price in debt deal
The vegan meat-mimicking manufacturer’s share price has collapsed 74.5% in a single week’s trading
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Comment & OpinionA step to the right: why the EU’s veggie burger ban is bull
MEPs have voted to ban the use of key ‘meaty’ words when describing plant-based versions of certain foods – leading to no little clapback from meat-free brands
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NewsGosh Food returns to growth despite third loss-making year
Gosh overcame a tough foodservice and discounter market to raise revenues to £18m overall in the year to 31 December 2024
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NewsQuorn losses total more than £100m in three years but signs of turnaround on the horizon
Quorn has registered further significant losses as demand for fake meats in supermarkets has continued to decline
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Comment & OpinionIs hybrid meat the answer to plant-based decline?
In hybrid meats we potentially have products that are healthier, better value, more sustainable and more delicious, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsWhitworths enters meat alternatives with walnut mince
Whitworths claims the innovation is the UK’s ‘first unprocessed meat-free mince’
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Category ReportMeat-free, naturally: trends in meat alternatives 2025
Concerns over UPFs are contributing to sinking sales for alt-meat. But more natural ingredients such as tofu are bucking the trend
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Comment & OpinionIs the meat-free market finally cleaning up its UPF act?
Plant-based players would be well advised to follow meat-free giant Quorn’s lead in slimming down its ingredient list
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NewsBeyond Meat brings in hired hand to ‘aggressively’ reduce costs amid losses
John Boken, MD of AlixPartners’ turnaround and restructuring department, is charged with strengthening the balance sheet at the struggling meat alternatives business
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NewsBetter Nature to take the fight to chicken as it secures £1.1m funding
The round will help Better Nature supercharge its sales and marketing initiatives, as well as invest in innovation and widen the appeal of tempeh to more consumers