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Range PreviewCo-op adds Asian-inspired update to Served ready meal range
Co-op is switching up its Served meal-for-two concept with an Asian-inspired menu, landing in stores and online from 7 January
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NewsCook enjoys ‘pleasing year’ after focus on new stores and supply chain
Cook opened seven new stores and added 170 new concessions during the year, and is set to launch a major new investment to grow its cold supply chain
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NewsIrish exports to UK jump 14% during solid 2025, despite volume falls in meat
Irish beef to the UK fell by 5% last year, amid tight supply and soaring farmgate prices, according to Bord Bia
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NewsBiona enters ready meals with jarred trio made from beans
Each is high in fibre and a source of plant protein
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NewsIceland Foods expands weight-loss range to cater to GLP-1 users
The 38 new weight-loss lines include ready meals, breakfast omelettes and filled pastas, aimed at GLP-1 users
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NewsAsda jumps on GLP-1 bandwagon with high-protein ‘power pots’
Morrisons, M&S and Co-op have recently added ready meals for weight-loss drug users
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NewsThe Gym Kitchen expands high-protein range and snags listings
The Gym Kitchen expanded into a swathe of new categories and formats in 2025
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NewsMorrisons is ‘first’ supermarket to launch GLP-1 ready meals
The supermarket has teamed up with Applied Nutrition to launch a swathe of high-protein products
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NewsBosh unveils frozen ready meals and seasonings in range expansion
The vegan cookery brand launched a range of chilled meals into Tesco in October
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RankingsRice, noodles & pasta 2025: Bulk buying helps rice sales rocket
Rice is the king of starchy sides once again. Its volumes have jumped 4.1% – higher than pasta, noodles or potatoes
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RankingsReady meals 2025: ‘Big nights in’ push posher meal sales up
Brands and retailers are battling it out for share of lucrative ‘big night in’ occasions with a growing roster of posh, posher and poshest NPD
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NewsPatak’s and Blue Dragon partner with Tesco for world food NPD spree
A total of 18 new products from Blue Dragon and 13 from Patak’s will roll into stores from mid-November
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Ready meals & pizza
This was “absolutely delicious”, praised our judges, with “a really authentic feel and exciting packaging that would jump off the shelf”
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ProfilesBosh founder Henry Firth on vinyl, Interstellar and the future of food
‘Act like you’re cooking for your own kids and make food that keeps people healthier for longer. Surely that must be the future of food?’
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Category ReportA wider world of cuisine: trends in world cuisine 2025
Brits have had enough chow mein and nachos. They prefer truly authentic regional dishes from the likes of Mexico, India, Korea
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Ready Meals: 10 January
Ready meal ranges are getting bigger, better and a whole lot pricier
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NewsCMA raises Greencore Bakkavor competition concerns
Greencore and Bakkavor must address concerns from the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) in the own-label chilled sauces category to avoid an in-depth investigation of the £1.2bn merger of the two food groups
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NewsM&S’s Italian meal range relaunch delivers 25% uptick in volume sales
Value sales are up by 35% year on year since 10 September, when the 49 new or upgraded Italian meals landed in stores
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NewsOscar Mayer adds Lilo & Stitch ready meals for kids under licence
The meals were ‘extensively researched and tested’ at Oscar Mayer’s Wrexham Gastro Hub
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Range PreviewM&S refreshes its Gastropub range with new ready meals from Tom Kerridge
M&S Food has refreshed its Gastropub lineup with nine new comfort food dishes – four developed with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge