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EU member states can no longer ban the use of meaty terms to describe vegetarian products. Image: Getty, Wragg

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Meaty terms for vegetarian foods deemed legal in EU

By Gwen Ridler

EU member states are unable to stop food manufacturers from labelling vegetarian foods with ‘meaty’ names, according to a new ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Read this week's round-up of F&B new launches. Credit: Young's Chip Shop, Richmond, Cathedral City

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5 F&B NPD launches

By Bethan Grylls

Health, costs and fakeaways continue to be a big hits among new product launches, as Food Manufacture rounds up the latest food and drink SKUs to hit UK retailers.

How is the vegan market influencing beer? Credit: Getty/Jack Andersen

Short read

Vegan beer – trend or turnoff?

By Bethan Grylls

Although most beer is vegan, it’s not always necessarily a quality brewers write home about. Here we look at whether this is a trend worth shouting about and how the brewers are making it without animal-based ingredients.

EIT Food's ‘Open Innovation Challenge’ explores new ways of transforming agrifood byproducts into pet food. Image: Getty, Davizro

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EIT Food launches pet food innovation challenge

By Gwen Ridler

EIT Food has launched an ‘Open Innovation Challenge’ to discover new ways of transforming agrifood byproducts into pet food, in partnership with Mars Petcare.

Food Manufacture explores the latest trends in pet food development. image: Getty, Cynoclub

Long read

Emerging and growing trends in pet food

By Gwen Ridler

Food Manufacture explores the latest trends in pet food development and the driving forces behind consumer purchasing decisions when it comes to feeding the furrier members of their families.

Redefine Meat is expanding its reach across Europe with major retail listings

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Redefine Meat expands its reach into the EU

By Gwen Ridler

Alternative proteins manufacturer Redefine Meat has expanded its reach into the EU market after securing listings with retailers across Europe.

Parm and Satvinder Bains founded the business in 2020. Credit: SHICKEN

Me and my team

'The plant-based category is a marathon, not a sprint'

By Parm and Satvinder Bains

SHICKEN founders Parm and Satvinder Bains tell Food Manufacture about their longstanding commitment to the creation of authentic Asian plant-based dishes and how they grew from a kitchen start-up to build a multi-million-pound business and a state-of-the-art...

THIS Isn't Chicken Thighs will be available later this month

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A first for plant-based chicken thighs

By Bethan Grylls

THIS introduces plant-based chicken thigh alternative which it says is the first product of its kind to be distributed nationally.

ProVeg global CEO Jasmijn de Boo has argued in favour of certain processed foods such as plant-based burgers. Credit: Getty / Hinterhaus Productions

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Not all processed food is bad for you: ProVeg

By William Dodds

Global food awareness organisation ProVeg has called for more to be done to reverse the “alarming misconception” that all processed foods are unhealthy.

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