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Range Preview
Highlights from M&S Food’s revamped slow cooked meat range
M&S Food has given its slow cooked range a refresh, adding new international flavours and convenient solutions
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Analysis & Features
What does Ella Mills’ Allplants purchase mean for ailing plant-based category?
Ella Mills injected a much-needed dose of optimism into the ailing plant-based category last week as she picked up Allplants from administrators
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News
Frozen meal kit brand Chefees readies for UK launch
The brand is preparing to take on Gousto and HelloFresh with flash frozen, flexible offering
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News
Charlie Bigham’s targets northerners as part of £1.7m campaign
The posh ready meals maker has traditionally localised its TV adverts to London and the south of England
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Range Preview
Supermarket Valentine’s Day 2025 dine-in deals compared
Co-op has a £10 bargain and M&S has a luxurious £25 offering. There’s something for every couple, throuple or hungry singleton
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News
Ella Mills picks up Allplants before natural plant-based push
The Deliciously Ella founder has bought the Allplants brand out of administration to combine with her Plants business and act as a springboard to create a ‘natural, plant-based powerhouse’
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News
Nanna Tate launches prepared potatoes range into Tesco
The range includes Seriously Crispy Chips, Super Crunch Roasties, Super Scrumptious Mash and Yummy Cheesy Mash Bake
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News
Ellen MacArthur Foundation project unveils 141 food products in nature-friendly revamp
Products supplied by the likes of Nestlé, Waitrose, Wildfarmed and First Milk have been devised or revamped using nature-friendly circular economy principles
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News
Love Sum celebrates Lunar New Year with Dragons’ Den investment offer
Sandy Tang launched Love Sum after she made it to the final three on the 2020 series of Masterchef. She hopes the backing of Peter Jones will help propel the ready-to-cook brand into more mainstream supermarkets
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News
Greencore delivers positive Q1 but warns of ‘unprecedented’ labour cost challenges
Sandwich maker Greencore has reaffirmed its full-year guidance following a ‘strong’ first quarter with volumes growing ahead of the market
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News
Surya and Veetee hire advisors to explore strategic options
The Grocer has learned Surya engaged Grant Thornton and Veetee hired Goldman Sachs last year
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News
Doughboys Pizza offers 10% slice to Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den
Doughboys Pizza is ready to expand its supermarket presence after walking out of Dragons’ Den with the backing of Peter Jones
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News
Tesco unveils Gut Sense and High Protein ranges in own-label shake-up
The ranges were developed in response to shopper demand, said Tesco
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News
Westbridge Foods launches frozen Thai ready meal brand into Tesco
The range responded to consumers’ growing appetite for ‘more authentic Asian flavours’, said Westbridge
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News
Amazon pulls own-label ready meal range
‘Like all retailers, we continually review our range and test new selection with customers,’ a spokesman said
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News
Sainsbury’s and Greencore partner to produce ‘one million meals’ for FareShare
The pair hope to ‘maximise their combined resources’ to produce meals directly for FareShare
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Range Preview
Explore mushrooms, brain and gut food in Marks & Spencer's health range overhaul
M&S is doubling down on health and wellness with new science-backed products designed for a new breed of informed consumer
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Category Report
The rise of ‘homecooked’ ready meals
Ready meals are booming thanks to hearty NPD and marketing that challenges UPF associations. Whose sales are heating up?
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News
The Gym Kitchen expands chilled ready meal and food-to-go range
The innovations have rolled into Asda and Tesco, backed by a marketing push
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News
Iceland gears up for health push with expanded MyProtein range
The 20 new products had been ‘designed to support customers’ health goals without sacrificing flavour or convenience’ said Iceland head of innovation and licensing Oliver Gilding