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Feature SynopsisFocus On Ready Meals & Soups: 9 January
Ready meal brands are breaking out of the microwave with products specifically designed for pan-cooking
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NewsAllplants sold to France’s Fleury Michon
Managing director Kerry Atack will continue to lead the business under its new ownership, with Ella Mills remaining as a brand ambassador
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NewsPrinces adds quartet of canned curries to tap ‘modern Asian cuisine’ trend
Princes has added Thai Red Chicken Curry, Thai Green Chicken Curry, Chicken Katsu Curry and Korean Sweet Chilli Chicken Curry
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NewsWaitrose celebrates decade of No.1 with 80 new premium lines
The expansion will bring the range to over 840 lines, with the upmarket retailer having seen No.1 sales grow 16.7% over the past year
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Award 2026: Ready Meals
This pan-fry Pad Thai from Charlie Bigham’s might mark a slight departure from the brand’s signature oven dish approach but the gamble definitely pays off
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NewsGreencore finishes ‘monumental’ year on a high
CEO Dalton Philips said the integration of Bakkavor continued to “make strides” as the group increased revenues 4.5% to £1bn in its fourth quarter to 25 September
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InterviewsHow viral fame took Flake Bake from closure to four million sales
Flake Bake has gone from strength to strength since its co-founder took it to Aldi’s TV show. Now he’s planning expansion while preserving flavour
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NewsRick Stein with Waitrose chilled seafood range to hit stores
Rick Stein’s chilled seafood range will hit shelves this week, with the aim of bringing ‘the flavours of iconic coastal dining into the comfort of your home’
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NewsMindful Chef launches £80 roast dinner kit with Pythouse Kitchen Garden
It is one of three seasonal roast boxes resulting from the partnership with the Michelin Green Star restaurant
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Comment & OpinionCharlie Bigham’s takes it slow in pie push
‘Charlie thinks life if richer when you slow down,’ apparently
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NewsOne Planet Pizza debuts frozen ready meals trio in Asda
The frozen ready meals range is made at a specialist small-batch plant in Blackpool
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NewsSamworth Brothers posts strong year despite difficult market backdrop
Revenues increased 8% to £1.8bn at the food manufacturing giant in 2025 thanks to business wins, volume growth and higher prices. The company said in its latest set of accounts that volumes grew in all its core categories
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NewsSoul Kitchen aims to reinvent instant soup after Dragons’ Den appearance
Bella Acland accepted an offer of £40k in return for a 15% stake in the challenger brand from guest dragon Susie Ma
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NewsPilgrim’s partners with Patak’s and Blue Dragon to launch ready meals
Each of the 10 lines weighs 400g, costs £2.50, and cooks in under 10 minutes
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NewsGousto founder to step down from CEO role after 15 years
Timo Boldt quit his finance job age 26 to launch Gousto in 2012, preparing and delivering the first kits himself
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NewsGym Kitchen tops up protein-packed ready meals ranges
The frozen options are available now from Tesco in a new ‘pan-cook from frozen’ format
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Ocado debut say about Cook’s future plans?
The brand’s first supermarket listing aims to broaden its reach
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NewsWaitrose invests £10m into expanding ready meal offer
Waitrose said half of its customers bought a ready meal in the past year, driving an 8% increase in sales
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NewsLittle Dish expands with range of ‘veggie-packed’ cooking sauces
Little Dish is now the fastest-growing ready meals brand in the UK
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NewsTesco bets on Asian flavours in frozen range revamp
The refresh spans both own label and branded, with products landing in freezers nationwide from this week