The high rate of food and drink new product development (NPD) failures is being challenged by a new testing system that offers real-time feedback directly from consumers.
Gluten-free bakery Artisan Bread Organic has launched a range of meat-free burgers, following customer demand for meat alternatives from the manufacturer.
Warburtons has launched new gluten-free round wraps, including a beetroot wrap, which it claims is the first of its kind in the UK gluten-free bakery market, as part of a wider gluten-free overhaul.
Ready meals manufacturer Bol Foods has dropped dairy ingredients from all of its products to become 100% plant-based, the first fast-moving consumer goods brand to do so, it claimed.
With veganism currently in vogue, will a fine-dining take on the sector help to boost its image and make it more than a lifestyle fad for health-conscious consumers?
Unilever’s noodle brand Pot Noodle has relaunched its Pot Rice range of instant rice snacks in response to “consumer demand”, supported by a £1m marketing campaign.
Food manufacturer Napolina has launched two brand new product ranges: Napolina Risotto Bowls and Napolina Pulses and Grains Pots in response to consumer demand for premium and convenient meals.
Robinsons Brewery has worked with the Isle of Man’s Ballakelly Farm to create a Trooper Light Brigade Steak & Ale Pie, flavoured with Robinsons’ Trooper Light Brigade ale.
ABP has entered into a new licensing agreement with Warner Brothers Consumer Products to launch a new range of DC superhero fresh and frozen sausages and frozen burgers.
A team from London Metropolitan University secured the silver prize at this year’s UK finals of food innovation competition Ecotrophelia, run by Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
Ginsters aims to inject new life into the savoury pastries market, with the launch of redesigned packaging for recently launched products to attract new customers, including a younger demographic.
Dairy processor Müller has invested heavily in its Severnside, Gloucestershire site, as it launches a longer-lasting ambient recipe for its Frijj range of milkshakes.
Ecotrophelia, the student food innovation competition, is helping to develop the skilled workers that the food and drink sector is in desperate need of, according to Campden BRI director general Steven Walker.
A student team from the University of Nottingham has won the UK leg of this year’s Ecotrophelia student food innovation competition, revealed at Campden BRI’s annual open day (June 6).
Frozen foods supplier The Authentic Food Company (TAFC) is to introduce a vegetarian burger that cooks and tastes like meat into UK stores, through its partnership with American brand Beyond Meat.
Despite health concerns and growing demand for plant-based diets, Britons’ ongoing love of bacon means manufacturers can cash in if they’re willing to innovate.
London-based food and drink innovation company Tastemakers has revealed it has been working with ex-England rugby football star Jonny Wilkinson on a range of drinks made from kombucha, a fermented or black green tea.
Nestlé has launched its meat-free Garden Gourmet brand in the UK through Sainsbury’s stores and online retailer Ocado, representing the latest wave of foodstuffs targeting the flexitarian trend.
Potato processor Branston is set to launch a new range of prepared potato products in Tesco stores across the country, following increased demand from consumers.
Gingen, the ginger-based drink from Thailand, is to be launched into the UK market after signing an exclusive distribution deal with Eurostar Commodities.
Britvic has launched a nationwide rollout of its range of fruit-flavoured, lower-sugar sparkling waters, as it continues to target health-conscious consumers
Pie and pasty brand Ginsters has launched two new vegetarian products to its range in response to a growing number of consumers changing to ‘flexitarian’ diets.
Seven years ago, Mike Faers left the corporate food industry behind to embark on what he terms his “third career” – and Food Innovation Solutions (FIS) was born. Here, he talks to Food Manufacture about two projects the company he set up has worked on.
Five soft drinks trends, which could drive up to £2.6bn in total category sales this year, have been identified by the 2018 Britvic Soft Drinks Review, as part of the manufacturer’s ‘Drink Differently’ strategy.