Nottingham is the home of the only 100% gluten-free cafe in the East Midlands, Dottie’s Tearoom, who cater for people with a wide range of food allergies and intolerances… Dottie’s Tearoom began when owner Clare Wheat started baking for events at her grandmother’s nursing home, and being coeliac herself, made all of the cakes gluten-free. Clare was surprised […]
The number of people in the UK following a vegan or plant-based diet continues to rise, and with more and more people opting for dairy-free alternatives. And with the dairy-free industry showing no signs of slowing down, and prices of milk plummeting, dairy farmers have been feeling the strain, with 1 in 10 closing in the […]
West Cornwall Pasty Co. were overwhelmed by the demand for their new range of free-from pasties when they launched in May, so much so they sold out a month later! But there’s good news for pasty fans as their range is now back in stores… West Cornwall Pasty Co. currently offer a gluten and dairy-free version of their […]
A chain of restaurants are now making their entire menu available to be enjoyed by those on a gluten-free diet, as they didn’t want people’s dietary requirements to limit their options when dining out… TV chef and seafood king Mitch Tonks, the owner of four Rockfish fish restaurants, which are spread across the county, has invested £100,000 into new […]
Britain’s favourite biscuits are getting a gluten-free makeover as McVitie’s announce the launch of two products in the UK – McVitie’s gluten-free original Hobnobs and McVitie’s gluten-free milk chocolate Hobnobs, which will be rolled out across most major supermarkets (we hear they may already be stocked in selected Waitrose stores!) from early July. According to The Grocer, […]
Fancy becoming a fully-fledged hummusapien? Well now you can thanks to a new range of dessert hummus in Brownie Batter, Snickerdoodle, and Orange Ginger flavours from Delighted By. A L C H E M Y | when you turn hummus into dessert. 📷 cred @laquah quotecred @kao.19 A photo posted by The Original Dessert Hummus™ (@delightedbydesserthummus) on […]
Changes to European legislation will result in gluten-free labelling changes from 20th July 2016 as statements, such as ‘no gluten-containing ingredients’ (NGCI), will no longer be allowed on packaging. The factual statement ‘no gluten-containing ingredients’ was introduced as an option for food businesses to provide information about the absence of gluten-containing ingredients in foods and primarily […]
Vegans, rejoice! Iceland has just made it so much easier to sample the delights of banana ice-cream or ‘nicecream’ with the launch of their new range of dairy-free banana nicecreams. Iceland is now selling fancy vegan nice cream from Nana Nice Cream made with avocado and banana. The Nana Nice Cream range is completely vegan and gluten-free, each tub is […]
Carolyn Sampson has always loved to bake, and now she is turning her passion into a career by opening her own bakery, Reason to Bake, a gluten-free cookie startup in the mountains of North Carolina, along with her mother Elise. Carolyn’s family have never let the fact that she has Down’s Syndrome stop her from achieving her dreams. “In […]
Arla Foods has expanded it’s free-from Lactofree range with the launch of their first lactose free natural yoghurt… The launch comes in response to growing demand for natural yoghurts, as consumers are moving away from sugar-laden desserts towards healthier alternatives such as Greek yoghurt served with fruit. There is also an estimated 15% of the UK […]