Gluten-free baked goods brand Mrs Crimble’s will launch a new pack design across its entire range, beginning with its Choc Macaroons this summer. Created by design agency Big Fish, the brand has created a wooden spoon character to highlight that its products are “made, not manufactured”. Rebecca Vercoe, Mrs Crimble’s brand controller at Wessanen UK, […]
The Roman Catholic Church has outlawed the use of gluten-free bread for Holy Communion. The Roman Catholic Church has outlawed the use of gluten-free bread for Holy Communion. However the Vatican has decreed that it can still be made from genetically modified organisms, the BBC reported. The ruling was announced in a letter to bishops by […]
Blanche Bakery started out as a pop up a year ago and is now set to get a permanent home in Cardiff after proving to be a huge success with customers. Amy-Rose Hopkins, 21, and Remed Aran, 24, who started the pop up venture a year ago, supply some of the city’s best-loved independent cafes and […]
Iconic ice-cream brand Häagen-Dazs has quietly introduced four non-dairy ice cream flavours to market in the USA. Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge, Coconut Caramel, Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle, and Mocha Chocolate Cookie flavours have all been spotted in California Target locations and have been added to the brand’s website. The flavours The Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge flavour is made from […]
The “Ally” is being developed by a vegetarian engineering student to check for the presence of animal products in foods while traveling. Brunel University London Product Design Engineering student Imogen Adams is currently developing “Ally,” a handheld gadget and accompanying app that will be able to test for the presence of allergens in foods served […]
Tesco has changed the recipe of its popular caterpillar cake to make it dairy free. Tesco’s affordable version of the popular Marks and Spencer Colin the Caterpillar cake, Carl the Caterpillar, is now dairy-free. The supermarket giant was already selling Carl – a gluten and wheat free alternative cake – but has now changed its […]
Premium nut butter brand Pip & Nut is making its first foray into the fast-growing world of dairy-free milk alternatives with the launch of three delicious almond milk drinks. Set to land on shelf from 24 June, the new range of mylks contain no refined sugar, and have a gorgeous golden colour from the use of roasted […]
New EU rules on food labelling have resulted in 62% more food and drink products being recalled from shelves due to unreported allergens, research has found. There were 144 allergen-related recalls in 2015/16, up from 89 in 2014/15, according to research by law firm RPC. Brands and retailers were “starting to feel the effect” of […]
Award-winning British brand Freaks of Nature, who specialise in making freakishly delicious and indulgent puds purely from plants add three delicious new vegan desserts to their product ranges. Available in three exciting varieties including Cocoa Loco, Zingy Thingy and Mango Fandango, the all-natural range is crammed full of the very best Mother Nature has to offer: juicy fruits, nutritious […]
Following on from the success of the launch of their new Veggie Pret stores, Pret A Manager are now looking to expand their vegetarian and vegan offerings in stores across the country by introducing dedicated veggie fridges. The bold green fridges will be accompanied by monthly veggie and vegan Chef’s Specials and a new campaign […]