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Lidl smashes 2025 plant-based sales target with nearly 700 percent growth
Lidl GB has already surpassed its 2025 plant-based sales target, with sales up 694 percent as flexitarian demand reshapes shopper choices.
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Arla launches Cultura range to boost UK gut health market
Arla Cultura launches in the UK, offering lactose-free, gut-health dairy products with probiotics, vitamins, and fibre for daily nutrition.
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Baby food industry given 18 months by UK Government to cut sugar and salt
Manufacturers have 18 months under new UK guidelines to cut sugar and salt in baby food and improve labelling.
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Lidl launches Live Well logo to highlight healthy, sustainable products
Lidl GB launches Live Well logo, helping shoppers quickly identify own-label products that are both healthier and environmentally sustainable.
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Young people face constant HFSS junk food marketing on social media
A new Cancer Research UK survey warns that young people face constant HFSS junk food marketing on social media, fuelling obesity and increasing future cancer risk.
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Plant-based U-turn: Daniel Humm to reintroduce meat at New Yorks Eleven Madison Park
Chef Daniel Humm makes a major U-turn at Eleven Madison Park, reintroducing meat to the formerly all-vegan menu. Discover what this means for the future of the plant-based food industry.
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Italy orders broccoli rabe recall after botulism outbreak causes death and hospitalisations
A deadly outbreak linked to contaminated broccoli rabe (cime di rapa) has left two dead and 14 others hospitalised in southern Italy, prompting a nationwide recall.
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Ultra-processed foods make up over half of US calorie intake, CDC finds
New CDC data reveals US diets are dominated by ultra-processed foods, especially among children, though consumption has dipped slightly in recent years.
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Engineering compliance: ingredient innovation driving the future of non-HFSS products
ChemBizR Senior Analyst Shivani Nainwal explores how bold ingredient innovation is driving HFSS-compliant food reformulation in the UK, transforming products and helping shape a healthier future ahead of the January 2026 deadline.
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Pepsi launches prebiotic cola to meet modern gut-health demand
PepsiCo debuts Pepsi Prebiotic Cola, four months after acquiring Poppi, blending gut-health benefits with its iconic cola taste.
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Common sugar substitute linked to brain cell damage and increased stroke risk
New study reveals erythritol, a popular sugar substitute often recommended for people with obesity and diabetes, may damage brain cells and raise stroke risk.
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New FSA campaign warns parents: Don’t give slushies containing glycerol to under-7s
New FSA campaign warns parents to avoid giving children under 7 slushies with glycerol this summer amid growing health concerns.
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Government unveils new strategy to improve the UK food system
The new framework sets out 10 priority outcomes to overhaul the UK's food landscape, boosting health, sustainability and economic growth.
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Government funds six projects to tackle UK food insecurity and improve healthy access
Six projects across the UK receive £8.5 million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to tackle food inequality and improve public health.
