All Rice, pasta & noodles articles
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Comment & OpinionEl Niño is exposing the flaw at the heart of the rice market
El Niño exposes how little buyers know about the rice they source and what that means for supply chain resilience, says Fergus O’Sullivan, founder of Nice Rice
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NewsLoyd Grossman moves beyond jars with pasta sauce and rice kits
Loyd Grossman is targeting time-poor home cooks with a range of pasta sauce and rice kits designed to replicate restaurant-style cooking at home
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NewsTata Consumer Products tries again in food with Wok’d instant noodles
It marks the second time Tata has launched a food brand in the UK retail, having trialled a muesli brand called Joyfull Millets in 2023
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NewsNapolina launches quartet of stir-in pasta sauces
The stir-in sauces promise a ‘premium alternative’ to traditional pasta sauce
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NewsNice Rice rebrands to push quality over sustainability
The revamp is intended to shift the brand to quality-led positioning while retaining sustainability as a core pillar of how it operates
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NewsPatak’s and Blue Dragon enter solo dining with microwaveable meals for one
The launch was created in response to ‘growing demand for convenient meal solutions for one-person meal occasions’
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Range PreviewWaitrose launches new Italian range with Angela Hartnett
The Hartnett with Waitrose range, which lands in stores this week, features chilled filled pasta, sauces, focaccia and lasagne
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NewsPasta Evangelists to open three new restaurants this summer
New restaurants are set to launch in Shoreditch, Soho and Winchester
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Category ReportWhy shoppers are embracing the power of pulses
The category NIQ classifies as “dried veg & pulses” is worth an extra £3.8m, having grown volumes 7.4% in the past 12 months
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Category ReportHow nutritious beans and pulses became trendy
It’s little wonder more and more health-conscious Brits are turning to beans and pulses as a source of both trendy nutrients
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Category ReportElevated flavours and superior quality: the brands jazzing up pulses
When it comes to innovation in pulses, there are plenty of brands ready to stress its importance – and the parts they’ve played in revitalising the market
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Category ReportRestaurant trends filter into home cooking
Beans and pulses are ‘being name-checked on menus as chefs embrace their versatility and ability to deliver bold, global flavours’
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Category ReportRice lags behind beans & pulses on the environment
Beans and pulses are good for people’s health – and better for the planet
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Category ReportRice: ‘exciting and affordable’
Despite the craze for pulses, there’s still room for rice on people’s plates
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Category ReportNoodle brands tap health trend to stem declines
Sales of noodles are in decline, according to NIQ’s read of the market
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NewsLidl claims UK supermarket first with sustainable rice accreditation
The Sustainable Rice Platform is a playbook of 41 practices to support environmental and social standards
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Comment & OpinionNobu: restaurateur documentary puts commerce over cuisine
This largely uncritical film is as interested in brand building as food – to the point it starts to resemble a corporate video shown to new Nobu employees
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NewsRice shortages loom amid Iran conflict challenges
Rice producers in key growing regions are warning the impact of the war on fuel and fertiliser could lead to supply shortages
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Comment & OpinionTilda’s photogenic family rap it up
‘That’s me in my kitchen flow, making a mess, typical Tuesday,’ begins a moustachioed dad, over a UK garage-style beat
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