All CBD articles
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Analysis and Features
Brexit laws: solving the impossible puzzle
Eight years on from the referendum, the ‘bonfire’ of EU red tape has yet to really get going. So what are the potential benefits, and what are the pitfalls as civil servants struggle under the regulatory strain?
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News
Trip snaps up two former Britvic employees as first c-suite hires
Trip said it was ‘expanding its c-suite to prepare the brand for its next stage of growth’
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News
Common Drinks raises six-figure funding to launch functional drinks range
Functional drinks startup Common has bagged a six-figure investment from a clutch of fmcg heavyweights as consumer demand for health-focused beverages continues to grow
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Trip encourages consumers to ‘find your calm’ in TV debut
The TV bow was a ‘milestone moment’, Trip claimed
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Analysis and Features
Eight great British food tech startups and scaleups about to change the world
The UK is home to a raft of innovative startups vying to create the next global game-changer in food technology
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News
FSA to use international approvals for lab grown meat
It plans to unveil a “sliding scale” of international agreement for the approval or regulated products
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FSA ‘aiming for first CBD authorisations’ by spring 2025
The timeline is contigent on the legal status of CBD products containing traces of THC being confirmed by the government
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‘Game-changing’ moment for CBD as FSA progresses first novel food applications
The two applications will now move to the ‘risk management’ stage
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Category Report
Soft drinks trends 2024: Soda’s new stars
Soft drinks aisles are increasingly crowded, as a host of smaller brands jostle for space. Who are the challengers?
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Comment and Opinion
Soft drinks is full of Willy Wonkas right now and they’re showing up the giants
Relaxation, gut health and other functional benefits are transforming soft drinks NPD
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Analysis and Features
Revealed: trends driving record growth for UK’s ‘Fast 50’ food and drink brands
Despite inflation and supply disruption, the Fast 50 report reveals unprecedented growth rates, with a record number of women-led businesses
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News
CBD pioneer Trip tops Fast 50 list of food & drink brands
Surging growth pushed Trip to the number-one spot in the annual Fast 50 ranking conducted by mid-market financial services firm Alantra
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Comment and Opinion
Why Trip’s move beyond CBD is a canny brand diversification
Regulatory inertia in CBD regulation has threatened to curtail the brand’s runaway momentum
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News
Trip ventures outside CBD with Mindful Blend soft drinks launch
The new products contain lion’s mane, magnesium, ashwagandha and L-theanine
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News
FSA has ‘failed to comply’ with novel food regulations for CBD, ACI claims
The ACI said it had “serious concern” over the lack of progress made towards full authorisation of novel food applications for CBD products
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News
Artemis Tenacious Group created to drive investment in legal cannabis
Global cannabis industry investment firm Artemis Growth Partners and cannabis consumer products group Tenacious Labs have created a partnership to drive investment in global cannabis market
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News
Tesco rolls out functional bays for kombucha and CBD drinks
Brands stocked in the new bays include Remedy Kombucha, Nexba Kombucha and CBD brand Goodrays
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News
Love Hemp falls to second administration in a year
Love Hemp was bought out of administration in 2022
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News
Ex-footballers Matt Le Tissier and John Hartson rapped over Supreme CBD social media posts
Both former players offered their followers a discount on Supreme’s products but did not disclose they were being paid by the brand
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News
Love CBD cries foul over Love Hemp domain redirect
Love CBD was in the process of engaging lawyers with the hope of taking the case to a tribunal