Archive for April 2018
Dairy-Free Yoghurt Market Set to be Worth $7.4 Billion by 2027
The dairy-free yoghurt market is set to be worth $7.4 billion by 2027, according to new information published by Future Market Insights. The study into the market has found that the rise in population that are lactose intolerant is the main driver behind this growth of non-dairy yoghurt. The market study has found that the…
Read MoreWicked Kitchen Credited to Helping Boost Tesco’s Financial Performance
Wicked Kitchen, the plant based ready meal brand stocked by Tesco has been credited with helping the supermarket’s financial performance over the past 12 months. The access to healthier options and launch of the Wicked Kitchen brand has helped the retailer overcome Brexit-fuelled cost increases, contributing to the increase of profits. In an article published…
Read MoreNestlé Aim to Make All Their Packaging Recyclable or Reusable by 2025
Nestlé have announced that they aim to make all of their packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Their vision is that none of their packaging will end up in landfill or as litter, including plastics and Nestlé believe that there is an urgent need to minimise the impact of packaging on the environment. Mark Schneider,…
Read MoreWaitrose Ditching Disposable Coffee Cups
Waitrose have decided to ditch disposable coffee cups in their stores, which will avoid 52 million single-use cups being used. It is estimated that 2.5 billion coffee cups are thrown away each year in the UK, with a very small number being recycled. Disposable coffee cups are hard to recycle because of their plastic lining,…
Read MoreUnilever Introduce New Recycling Method to Turn PET Plastic into Food Grade Packaging
Unilever have introduced a new recycling method that turns PET plastic into food grade packaging, and claim that the technology is capable or using coloured PET plastics into transparent food grade plastics. The company have partnered with Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures to trial this new technology. The new technology has passed the pilot stage and…
Read MoreBy CHLOE Gain $31 Million Investment to Aid Expansion
Vegan restaurant chain by CHLOE has gained a $31 million investment, to aid the expansion of a further 20 restaurants across the US, Europe and the Middle East. The funding was gathered by several investment groups in order to make the expansion happen. by CHLOE was co-founded by vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli in 2015 with…
Read MoreDaiya Foods Launching in the UK
Daiya Foods, the North American vegan cheese brand are launching in the UK in selected retailers, as soon as this week. Stockists include The Vegan Kind online supermarket, and selected Whole Foods Markets and Sainsbury’s stores, with the main focus in the London area. CEO of Daiya, Terry Tierney said: “We recognise that consumes in…
Read More3.5 million vegans in the UK, says new data
New data has shown the huge growth in the number of people in the UK who identify as vegan. The number of Brits who are vegan has now reached 3.5 million, equating to 7 per cent of the population. The rise in the vegan population is up 700 per cent compared to similar data by…
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