Sainsbury’s boosts meat alternative offering with Fry’s listing

UK retailer Sainsburyâs is to list international meat-alternatives supplier Fryâs Family Food Co products for the first time.

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Danish Crown appoints Andrew Cracknell as Tulip CEO

Danish Crown has appointed Andrew Cracknell as CEO of its UK business Tulip.

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OddBox on delivering cheap, ethical produce and combatting food waste: ‘You don’t have to choose between your conscience and your wallet’

UK food tech start-up OddBox is on a mission to tackle food waste. Along the way, the company wants to build farmer incomes while providing consumers with cheap, fresh, healthy produce delivered to their doors. We caught up with founders Emilie Vanpoperinghe and Deepak Ravindran to find out more.

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‘Clean meat’ is problematic, but ‘cell-based meat’ isn’t perfect either, reveals GFI consumer research

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has enlisted the services of food and beverage innovation firm Mattson to conduct further research into the best way to describe cell-cultured meat following the release of new data suggesting that the industry-backed term âcell-based meatâ may be less consumer-friendly than âslaughter-free meat,â âcultured meatâ or âcraft meat.â

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Dutch cell-based meat start up Meatable emerges from stealth mode: 'We think we have a big advantage over the other players'

A new player in the burgeoning cell-based meat field that has developed a production process which its founders claim will give it a competitive advantage over rivals, has emerged from stealth mode after raising $3.5m to help scale its slaughter-free cultured meat platform.

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‘These attacks are a caricature’: French industry reacts to ultra-processed food report

French trade group ANIA has reacted angrily to the parliamentary report last week that called for tough measures to make 'ultra-processed' food healthier through stricter regulations.

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NPD trend tracker: Pulse-based rice, sweet beet bars & seasonal launches

From snack bars made with beetroot to rice made from pulses, manufacturers continue to invest in better-for-you products. Brands are also gearing up for Halloween and Christmas with themed products aiming to drive impulse purchases.

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