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Plant-based specialist Better Nature is to launch a new range of “accessible” tempeh-based products.
The business, which in March pulled in £1.6m via a Seedrs campaign, has created a quartet of new flavours at a lower price it said would help lure a wider range of shoppers to the plant-based category.
The range comprises Southern-Style BBQ Ribz, Sweet & Smoky Rashers, Traditional Tender Roast Bites and Shawarma-spiced Kebab Strips (rsp: £2.40-£2.99).
They were “highly nutritious and packed with protein and fibre to support a healthy diet and lifestyle”, said the brand, as well as having been “reviewed on their carbon footprint by UK sustainability startup Foodsteps, receiving the highest possible A rating”.
Mindful Chef aims to grow offer in push to £150m in sales Online recipe box business Mindful Chef aims to grow its product offer in categories such as frozen foods to reach £150m in sales by 2024, boosted by traditional retail and concessions. Mindful Chef is known for being a recipe box [business]
and we do that pretty well, said co-founder Myles Hopper, speaking at the British Frozen Food Federation s virtual business conference on 19 April. However, in the future, we very much want to be more relevant more often across the week and our product offering and extensions, very much the frozen range will play a big part in this.
Natural health supplements brand Wild Nutrition has secured a £5m investment from PE house Piper.
Founded in 2013 by husband-and-wife team Henrietta and Charlie Norton, the business’ supplements are ethically and sustainably formulated by an in-house team using high-quality and fully traceable ingredients.
Its products are available in the likes of Planet Organic, Whole Foods, Harrods, Selfridges and independent health food stores and pharmacies across the UK.
A consumer shift to DTC throughout the Covid pandemic also boosted the online business, with sales through its own website up 124% in the past year.
Based in East Sussex, Wild Nutrition employs 28 staff and is led by CEO Chris Dodson, who joined from Google. The current chairman is Steve Clark, a founding investor, who is on the board of global jewellery brand Monica Vinader and also chairman of Bremont Watch Company.
Alexina Anatole: Masterchef finalist who tested her recipes on Cambridge uni housemates
Alexina once spent a week perfecting her chocolate fondant recipe while studying at Jesus College
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Alexina Anatole made the final three on MasterChef 2021 (Image: Instagram: @alexinaanatole)
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Alexina Anatole put in a stellar performance in the grand final of MasterChef last night.