High street brands including Leon and Costa have signed up to a new pilot which will highlight outlets where customers can purchase food and drink in reusable containers. The pilot marks the expansion of the Refill campaign whose app provides the location of over 30,000 independent businesses, transport hubs and retailers across the UK where…

Unilever has struck a deal with Burger King to supply its first plant-based burger for the UK market. The new Rebel Whopper will be made by The Vegetarian Butcher, the Dutch company that Unilever acquired in December last year. It will be launched simultaneously in over 2,500 Burger King restaurants across 25 countries in Europe…

Just Eat has partnered with the Hellmann’s brand to extend its trial of Notpla’s biodegradable seaweed sauce sachets. More than 60 Just Eat restaurant partners in London have replaced single-use plastic sachets with a range of Hellmann’s ketchup, BBQ, tartare and garlic sauces served in the seaweed sachets, which are said to fully decompose in…

A new minimum standard for UK barn egg production has been introduced under the British Lion Quality Code of Practice. The move follows announcements by a number of caterers and retailers to sell only cage-free eggs after 2025. Across Europe, 43 foodservice businesses, including most of the major players in the UK market, have made…

Border posts could be required at Gretna Green and the Severn Bridge as the UK, Welsh and Scottish governments develop different regulatory approaches to controversial food practices like chlorinated chicken, GM crops and pesticides. The UK Trade Policy Observatory analysis warns that Brexit food safety legislation gives UK ministers powers to make policy changes to…