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Perrine Fresne, 33, has formed an exclusive partnership with specialist online retailer, Sip Champagnes, to bring her new Champagne, Sarmate, to British consumers and the hospitality trade for the first time. Sarmate is the name of the inhabitants of Sermiers. Female wine producers account for less seven per cent of the overall Champagne industry and […]

Europe’s largest independent healthier snack brand, PROPER Snacks, continues to champion taste-led innovation in better-for-you snacking with the launch of two new additions to its PROPERCORN range. The brand-new popcorn flavours – Sweet Cinnamon and Sweet – have been launched in response to consumer demands for healthier yet tasty snacking options, as the brand continues

By maintaining a £1 price point, Swizzels aims to ensure its Drumstick-flavoured mallows remain a fast-moving and profitable product for retailers. Marshmallows continue to be a popular choice among consumers, with the category now having an estimated worth of £24.4m and showing growth of 22.3% in symbols and indies over the last year. To coincide

Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specialising in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, has announced a partnership with NASA Harvest – NASA’s global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium. The partnership will support crop production in a sustainable way at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change. A combination of

Company Shop Group has revealed record-breaking annual redistribution figures, with 41,445 tonnes of food saved from going to waste in the last year alone – the environmental equivalent of taking 28,000 cars off the road. As part of Food Waste Action Week, the Group unveiled its latest impact figures during its ‘Making a Difference Together.

Pimentae, the brand behind premium tequila cocktails, has seen huge success since its launch in March 2021. Female founders Alice and Wynter started the brand with a mission to offer a more accessible avenue to tequila by liberating the way consumers enjoy it. The company has expanded its offering, launching the Pimentae ‘Pocket of Paradise’

Ulrick & Short has launched a new clean-label ingredient aimed at replacing the functionality of egg whites in meringues. The UK plant-based bakery sector is going through a period of rapid growth, with product launches featuring a “vegan” or “plant-based” claim, growing 28.55% year on year.  Meanwhile, according to the European Egg Processor Association, European

Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is growing its partnerships with smallholder farmers in some of the poorest and most remote regions of the world. The company hopes to help provide access to global markets and empower farmers to build sustainable livelihoods. In Africa, South

Proximo Spirits is unleashing a new disruptive and refreshing flavour, with The Kraken Black Cherry and Madagascan Vanilla Black Spiced Rum (70cl, 40% ABC) rising from the depths to hit UK shores this month. The legendary black spiced rum has been given a deep, dark twist. Full of deep black cherry notes, it is the newest

Signature Brands, a leading drinks agency in the UK, has unveiled an energetic and vibrant rebrand of its craft beer, Grand Central IPA. The rebrand comes at a time where consumers are intrigued by craft beer, with research by CGA showing that craft beer drinkers make up 36% of overall beer drinkers in the on-trade