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News
Cook debuts carbon friendly lasagne to kick off major sustainability drive
Cook Foods has reformulated its bestselling Lasagne Al Forno, which now has a 27% smaller carbon footprint per portion to kick off the new programme, called Recipe for Change
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Tiffin buys Bradford sandwich firm Love Bites
Independent food-to-go manufacturer Tiffin has acquired fellow Bradford firm Love Bites, just four months after snapping up Scottish sandwich maker PJ’s Foods
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Premier Foods snaps up Merchant Gourmet for £48m
Premier Foods has snapped up premium ready-to-eat grain and pulse pouch brand Merchant Gourmet
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Plant-based rivals Grubby and Plants compete to revive Allplants
Allplants had amassed a loyal following when it dramatically collapsed in November last year
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Gousto campaign aims to ‘steal supermarket share’ as it claims model ‘is broken’
The ‘traditional grocery model is ‘broken’,’ the recipe box company said
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Stocked readies retail expansion as it secures seven-figure sum in seed funding round
Backers in the £1.3m seed round include consumer-focused investment firm Active Partners, serial fmcg investor Giles Brook, Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee and former England rugby player Will Greenwood
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Profiles
Bol’s Toni Ehrnreich on data, baggy jeans and Thomas the Tank Engine
‘Data is so vital to unpick what’s happening in your product markets, and for creating strong sell-in stories that show the value your brand delivers on shelf’
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Subscription meal delivery player Calo raise $39m in funding round extension
The extension follows an initial $25m raise in an oversubscribed Series B funding round in December 2024
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Sustainable ready meal brand The Wild Hare secures Tesco listing
The Wild Hare described the listing as ‘a major milestone in the brand’s mission to put soil-first farming and great-tasting meals on more British plates’
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Waitrose recalls ready meal after spring rolls added in error
The presence of ‘undeclared allergens’ was caused after the manufacturer mistakenly replaced onion bhajis with spring rolls containing soya and sesame
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Greencore shares jump 10% after lifting profit forecast
Food-to-go manufacturer Greencore has seen its shares surge 10% following an impressive quarterly performance
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Comment & Opinion
What’s the true cost of convenience food?
Beyond health and the planet, there’s something deeply human at stake in the rise of convenience eating, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Events & Awards
The Grocer Gold Awards 2025: Little Dish and The Felix Project win Consumer Initiative of the Year
Around one in four working Londoners struggles to afford to feed their families, with 400,000 children going hungry every day. Little Dish looked to tackle the issue through a different type of charitable initiative
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CMA launches investigation into Greencore-Bakkavor merger
The start of the competition process comes as Bakkavor shareholders voted overwhemingly in favour of the deal yesterday
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Profiles
Charlie Bigham’s Rupert Willday on mistakes, coffee and fluorescent lighting
‘I don’t think we should worry about awkward moments too much. You just have to embrace them, laugh, and move on’
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Merchant Gourmet adds Supergrain Bowls, inspired by world cuisines
The pouches contain a ‘nutritious mix’ of pulses, grains and vegetables
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Interviews
Little Dish’s Hillary Graves: on the right side of the childhood obesity debate
With a ‘clean deck’, low plastic and high growth, Little Dish is reshaping kids’ food for the better
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News
Charlie Bigham’s profits soar from growing brand awareness
Revenues at the company rose 8.8% to £144.3m in the year to 31 August 2024 as volumes jumped by the same amount
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Princes rolls out campaign to ‘boost profile’ of UK food manufacturing
The campaign will showcase a newly introduced UKM stamp
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Profiles
ByRuby’s Milly Bagot on public pools, store layouts and fish pie
‘It’s rewarding when we’ve helped people through tricky times – when cooking is the last thing on their mind’