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Tesco’s Quiet Plant-Based root & soul Power Play Hits the Sweet Spot for UK Flexitarians
A quick dash through Tesco’s UK's fresh aisle right now delivers more than the usual packet of spinach, it offered a glimpse of the supermarket’s newest weapon in the plant-based convenience war. Enter root & soul, a strikingly curated, own-brand range of prepped veg, tempura’d carrots, and grainy goodness aimed directly at Britain’s growing cohort of flexitarians.
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Nutella Has Gone Plant-Based in the UK, But Will Anyone Care?
It’s the kind of supermarket sighting that should spark chaos in the vegan snack aisles. A plant-based Nutella? With oat and almond milk instead of dairy? Surely that’s the moment the palm-oily, sugar-slicked classic finally catches up to the alt-dairy revolution. Right?
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THIS Drops ‘THIS IS’Superfood, APT - A New chapter for Plant-Based Protein
After 5.5 years of playful meat mimicry with its ‘THIS ISN’T’ range, UK-based food company THIS is making a serious new play. Launching next week in major UK retailers, 'THIS IS SUPER SUPERFOOD' marks the company’s first official move into APT — A Protein Thing sector. And it’s not just a new product, it’s a category shake-up.
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Neat Burger Collapse Shows the Real Future Isn’t in Restaurants
Lewis Hamilton’s once-celebrated vegan burger chain investment, Neat Burger, is closing multiple UK outlets after racking up major losses and he’s not the only famous name feeling the heat. With Leonardo DiCaprio also backing Neat and Beyond Meat, the message is clear: celebrity investment might launch plant-based brands, but it won’t keep physical restaurants alive. In today’s market, bricks-and-mortar plant-based burger joints are faltering fast — and the smarter money is m
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Plant-Based Cheese Needs to Be Everywhere And La Fauxmagerie's The Cheese Cellar Gets It
If you want people to eat your cheese, they need to be able to find it. Sounds obvious, right? Yet time and time again, great plant-based pr
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Would Your Dog Eat Lab-Grown Meat? UK Pet Owners Get First Bite at the Future
Well, it’s happened. While humans in Europe are still waiting for the green light on cultivated meat, their four-legged companions just got
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Why a UK Plant-Protein Brand Is Moving Away from the Vegan Label
UK based, Better Nature, makers of a range of tempeh products, is ditching the "vegan" label, and here’s why. While Veganuary remains a rall
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UK Brighter Burger Leads with 94% Less Emissions and 74% Student Approval This Veganuary
This Veganuary, the UK'S younger generation's appetite for eco-friendly, plant-based dining is shining brightly with the Brighter Burger now
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Plant-Based Diets Boom as The UK’s Meat-Free Movement Hits a Tipping Point
Plant-based diets in the UK have seen a remarkable rise over the past five years, with 1 in 6 Brits now identifying as meat-free, totaling 8
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From Engines to Enoki & Why Hyundai is Betting Big on Mushrooms in the UK
When you think of Hyundai, you probably picture electric cars or futuristic hydrogen-powered vehicles. But mushrooms? Probably not. Yet, the
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One Planet Pizza Taking Over the UK & Beyond with Its 1-Millionith Pizza
Fancy selling a million pizzas at a time where the plant-based sector faces significant challenges? Well, One Planet Pizza, the UK's sole ex
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Savouring the Moment As Consumers Reshape Food in 2024-25 - Waitrose Report
The Waitrose Food & Drink Report 2024-25, based on insights from a survey of 3,239 customers in October 2024, reveals a compelling shift in
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