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Affordability and environmental impact are key factors driving demand for ready-to-eat meat products. Credit: Getty / gldburger

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Driving demand for the ready-to-eat meat market

By Gwen Ridler

As ready-to-eat meat products experience a period of growth, Food Manufacture explores the major factors driving new product development (NPD), advances in packaging and how manufacturers are addressing environmental concerns over their products.

Among the new launches are Quorn's new recipe for its cocktail sausages and Graze's themed boxes

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New investments and new innovations

By Bethan Grylls

Food Manufacture rounds up the latest new product launches which includes a £10m investment from Highland Spring, pea protein peanut butter from Whole Earth, themed boxes from Graze, and more…

National Butchers' Week returns for 2024

National Butchers' Week

National Butchers' Week returns for 2024

By Gwen Ridler

National Butchers’ Week returns as we celebrate the skills, tradition and importance of local butchers in our communities.

Food Manufacture highlights some of the new products launches that were released in 2023. Credit: Getty - JamesBrey (left) / Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd (right)

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Food Manufacture’s NPD round-up 2023

By Bethan Grylls

As the new year edges closer, we pick out several new product launches from 2023, giving us a flavour of the trends that inspired creativity throughout the year.

Danone, Synergy Flavors and LoSalt speak to Food Manufacture about reformulation. Credit: Top - Danone/Bottom - Synergy Flavors

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Food and drink reformulation: the story so far

By Bethan Grylls

Accelerated by the health-conscious consumer and new UK rules, food and drink producers have been working hard to reformulate their recipes. But what have been the obstacles in their way, is there any benefit to these tweaks, and will it help curb obesity?

The Food Manufacture team headed to Frankfurt to find out the latest trends from FiE 2023. Bottom picture credit: Fi Europe

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F&B trends emerging from FiE

By Bethan Grylls

Plant-based applications with high protein claims were among the key trends at FiE 2023 which took place last week in Frankfurt, Germany.

Multivac opens UK innovation centre

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Multivac opens UK innovation centre

By Bethan Grylls

Following a £1.4m investment, Multivac’s Swindon site has seen an impressive facelift, with the facility now prepped for regional training and extensive customer demos.

Sainsbury's has launched a lower carbon beef range. Image: Sainsbury's, Mikael Buck

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Sainsbury’s launches lower carbon beef range

By Gwen Ridler

Sainsbury’s has launched a new range of beef with a 25% lower carbon footprint compared to industry standard, reportedly the lowest carbon been ever produced in the UK.

Independent drinks brand Flawsome! tells its start-up story. Credit: Getty/andresr

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Life as a start-up

By Bethan Grylls

In this exclusive Q&A, the founders of ‘wonky’ drink company Flawsome! disclose the ups and downs of their journey, how it all began and what’s next.

Have you 'herd' the news about Omsco?

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Omsco rebrands as Organic Herd

By Bethan Grylls

The British, farmer-owned co-operative will now be known as 'Organic Herd' and adopt a new visual identity in a view to cement its position as a leader in organic dairy.

Tune in for episode six of the Food Manufacture Podcast

The Food Manufacture Podcast

Episode 6: Uplifting products

By Gwen Ridler

The Food Manufacture Podcast returns with a deep dive into uplifting products and how you can build your food and drink brand with some expert advice from this month’s special guests.

Unilever has relaunched Pot Rice, 15 years after it was last seen in UK stores

Unilever relaunches Pot Rice range

By Gwen Ridler

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.

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