Lost Sheep Coffee, a popular barista coffee company across the UK, have launched their version of the iced coffee cans. Which they have rightly named, ‘Ready to Drink Iced Coffee Cans.’

The new product launch falls in line with the trend of on-the-go iced coffee, with the added convivence of having it in a sealed can. Lost Sheep Coffee have used their signature ‘Get to The Hopper Iced Beans’ which Lost Sheep Coffee state ‘ensures a rich, smooth, and bold flavour.’

Lost Sheep Coffee pride themselves on their coffee is produced. Stating that they have ‘fully traceable coffee,’ the company have said that they can trace their coffee from ‘farm to can.’ 

Customers can enjoy this on-the-go iced coffee, with the benefit of each can being guilt-free. Each can have only 85 calories as Lost Sheep Coffee use semi skimmed milk instead of whole milk in their drinks. This allows customers to use this drink as a perfectly refreshing and light alternative to higher calorie options.

The Lost Sheep Iced Coffee is available in sizes from 4,8 or 12-packs. 

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Britain’s largest tea company, Yorkshire Tea, have released a new flavoured tea to their Proper Breaks range. 

The new tea has been named the Caramelised Biscuit Brew, blended with natural flavouring, the tea has been developed to taste like the classic caramel biscuit. 

The new product joins the Proper Breaks range which includes the Malty Biscuit Brew and Toast & Jam Brew. 

The tea is made from 100% Rainforest Alliance certified tea. Yorkshire tea pride themselves on the company production and product being carbon neutral certified. 

Yorkshire tea pride themselves on being a sustainable company and as a part of their pledge, Yorkshire Tea have planted ‘over 1.5 million trees in Kenya with 4000 tea farmers.’

Kate Halloran, Yorkshire Tea innovation manager has said, “Creating our Caramelised Biscuit Brew has been a dream – the buttery, warming, biscuity flavours work perfectly with the lovely, malty richness of Yorkshire Tea.”

The new flavour has been distributed across Morrisons stores in the UK (rsp: £2.29/40 bags) and customers can buy the tea online at Amazon in 160 bag packs (rsp: £9.20).

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The leading beer company, Peroni Nastro Azzurro has released that their Stile Capri beer has had the largest number of sales since its launch period.

The value growth of Stile Capri is +38% in the week ending 11^th May 2024, in comparison to its launch period.  The brand has been known to give away samples of the drink and now Stile Capri will be offering over 150,000 samples throughout 2024 to Tesco, Waitrose, and Zapp. 

This uprise in samples and marketing campaigns has shown that Peroni have had their strongest rate of sales in 2024 than their previous summer 2023. 

The marketing director at Asahi UK, Rob Hobart said. “When we launch new products, it’s critical for us to support them long-term and ensure they are genuinely growing the category and offering something that the customer is looking for.”

Peroni Nastro Azzurro’s 0.0% partnership with F1 has contunied to be a success for the brands popularity. With the F1 fanbase consisting of over 309.7 million, the brands connection to the sport has given them an increasing number of sales. 

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 Supermarket giant Waitrose has relaunched their No.1 range back into UK stores and now has over 600 products available to customers.

The No1 is a premium range of own brand Waitrose food. By introducing a nearly 200 new items to the range, Waitrose have also revamped the No.1 packaging to enhance their elite range. 

Martyn Lee, the executive chef at Waitrose stated, ‘Myself and the team are all incredibly proud of the No.1 relaunch. We’ve scoured the restaurant scene and explored the hottest trends across food and drink to create some incredible products for food lovers to enjoy, including Keralan-inspired curry, truffle humous and a delicious blond cream liquor.’ 

The new range offers a large selection of products including, ready meals, pizza, cereal, meat and fish, deli, and desserts. 

This exciting revamp of the No.1 range will be distributed into Waitrose stores starting in June through to October.

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In January, many individuals give up meat and dairy for the whole month in honour of supporting Veganuary. A chance to eliminate animal products from our diet, certain companies, like Walkers are helping to support this vegan trend. 

Kicking off the new year with the release of three new vegan crisp variations: Grilled cheese toastie, BBQ Pork Ribs, and Flame Grilled Steak. 

These new variants are only available for a limited time and each one is free from meat and dairy ingredients.

A category first in the dairy industry, Kerry Dairy has released the first oat and dairy blended range of products. 

Smug Dairy is the new range which includes six products:  oat and dairy milk, three cheddar alternatives, and two butter alternatives. 

The new product’s release parallels with the ongoing demand for alternative products. As consumers are becoming more aware of environmental issues and concerns for their health. 

By merging dairy and non-dairy into a single product has targeted a gap in the market that no company has thought of before. This innovation is set to be distributed in stores from the 25^th of March. 

Tesco and Morrisons are said to be stocking the entire Smug Dairy range by May. 

Heinz beans have introduced a new collaboration with Richmond sausages. The new products replicate the original Heinz beans and sausages recipe but upgraded their sausages to Richmond. 

This collaboration brings out two new products: Heinz Beans with Richmond Pork Sausages, and Heinz Spaghetti with Richmond Pork Sausages. Heinz have said, these two new products will ‘bring shoppers a new and improved product with enhanced taste and texture.’ 

With the new collaboration, Heinz has had to change their allergen content for both products. With their previous beans and sausages being gluten free, their new products now contain gluten, soya, and sulphites; this is due to Richmond sausages containing those allergens. 

The two new products are available to purchase in supermarkets across the UK, with the original recipe still available, while stocks last.

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L J Fairburn and Son Ltd have just lauded their new British Blue egg. As one of the largest egg producers in the UK, Fairburn and son have stated that they have “four million laying and rearing hens.” Supplying their eggs to leading supermarkets across the country. 

Their newest venture is the launch of the British Blue eggs. These rare free-range eggs can only be found on the Fairburn’s farm; and the stunning blue exterior of the shell is accompanied by the rich yolk and delicious flavor. 

Fairburn’s have stated that the eggs are “100% natural and class A eggs.” This means that the eggs are the highest grade a consumer can buy in UK supermarkets. All eggs sold are naturally clean with a perfect shell. Fairburn’s have stated: “The British lion mark on all Fairburn’s eggs means that they have been produced by hens vaccinated by salmonella – all eggs have been produced to the highest quality of food safety.”

This speciality line of British Blue eggs is to be rolled out into ASDA stores (rsp: £1.75) across the UK. With the aim of making premium eggs accessible for anyone to enjoy. 

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The plant-based brand, Squeaky Bean has introduced their new ‘ready to eat’ fish alternative. The ingredients are 100% vegan and are low in saturated fat.

Squeaky Bean was founded in 2018 and their products are sold in most major retail stores. With their popular alternative chicken options and snack sausage rolls, the company has reached a market value of £10 million since 2019. 

After its initial launch, Squeaky Bean is now the seventh largest plant-based company in the UK. However, with a rising popularity in plant-based fish options, there was a gap in the market for an easy alternative. The two new products include the smoked salmon style slices, and the tuna style flakes. 

The marketing controller at The Compleat Food Group, Becky Youseman has stated: “Eating fish is a popular diet choice because of its health benefits, with the number of vegans and vegetarians saying they miss eating fish, we spotted a natural gap in the plant-based category.”

The new products are set to be released on the 20^th of September across Waitrose stores. 

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Recognisable on any shelf, Nomadic’s new protein and granola range is perfectly in line with their signature style of packaging. With a new range of products available, Nomadic have perfectly timed their release with their 25th anniversary.

The new range includes their classic Yogurt and Oat Clusters, available in double chocolate, strawberry, chocolate, and honeycomb. As well as their new protein and granola range which has two flavours available in natural yogurt with red berries, and vanilla yogurt with chocolate.

Nomadic have stated: “Our iconic top-hat bowl packaging format – with spoon – for our category leading Yogurt & Oat Clusters, is instantly recognisable and very popular with our consumers, so developing a similar pack for the new product line was essential. 

Both yogurts come with 18g of protein and added vitamin D. “Yogurt has natural positive health benefits, is inherently nourishing, and is also a great carrier for added benefits such as vitamins and gut-friendly cultures.”

The packaging for the yogurts is also sustainably produced by using less energy manufacturing. Nomadic have adopted the mantra of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Re-cycle.’ 

“Taking Nomadic’s iconic bowl design and almost literally turning it on its head took some clever engineering, but with sustainability always top of mind for Greiner, being able to create new packaging using less energy is a positive benefit.”

Coca-Cola have released a new limited-edition drink that has been created by AI. 

The drink Y3000 has been co-created with artificial intelligence to give a unique vison into the future. Y3000 zero sugar has a vibrant new look compared to the original red. 

The taste currently remains as much a mystery as our future; but Coca-Cola are stating that this drink will unlock new expectations for the drink industry. 

Oana Vlad, the Senior Director for Global Strategy at The Coca‑Cola Company said: “We hope that Coca‑Cola will still be as relevant and refreshing in the year 3000 as it is today, so we challenged ourselves to explore the concept of what a Coke from the future might taste like—and what kind of experiences would a Coke from the future unlock?”

“The ‘Real Magic’ brand platform celebrates unexpected connections that make the ordinary extraordinary, so we intentionally brought human intelligence and AI together for an uplifting expression of what Coca‑Cola believes tomorrow will bring.”  

The new, exciting drink will be available for a limited time in stores across Europe, China, Canada, Africa, and the United States.  

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meet the consumer demand for a healthier alternative to alcohol beverages. The IWSR stated in 2021 that the projected consumption of no alcohol should increase by 31% by 2024. 

Mark Meek, CEO of London based IWSR stated, “What we’re seeing is a moderation trend that’s sweeping across key global markets, and that’s bringing with it increased demand for reduced alcohol, or alcohol-free drinks.” 

As of 2023, the demand has not slowed down, Captain Morgan have announced their release of their classic Spiced Gold but 0.0%. Not only the same delicious taste, but now a healthier choice. 

Samori Gambrah, Captain Morgan’s global brand director has stated that the popularity in rum has heavily increased: “with a resurgence of rum as a drink of choice, Captain Morgan 0.0% is perfectly placed to not only meet growing demand but also give those looking to moderate their consumption to a new alternative.”

The alcohol-free alternative is set to be released in the UK in September and will be distributed across Europe in 2024. 

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have revealed an exciting new variation to Monster energy’s original taste. The flagship drink is now available in a zero sugar, zero calorie option for those who want the original taste; but don’t desire the added sugar.

The drink has already gained substantial popularity in the US with its early release to consumers. The positive feedback has rapidly increased the excitement of the drink coming to the UK. 

Monster’s original release of their global succession began in 2002, when the brand exposed the world to their flagship energy drink. The new zero sugar drink can be seen as paying homage to their success; but bringing a fresh new style that caters to a larger audience. As of this year Monster has had a 24% increase in their Gross Profit (GPD) and by the looks of their new unveiling, it won’t be stopping there.  

This new drink is set to be released in the beginning of September and will be available in 500ml cans, either as a single or a four-pack. 

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Aldi’s own brand toilet wipes display bowel cancer symptoms for customers.

Aldi have expanded their helpful strategy of informing customers with the early stages of bowel cancer on their own brand toilet wipes. This scheme first started with Aldi advertising information on their toilet roll packs.

The information provided has now spread further onto their toilet wipes; in the hopes that more customers will be influenced by the information and understand if something might be wrong.

The packaging includes a list of symptoms related to bowel cancer. These symptoms include anal bleeding, a persistent or unexplained change in bowel habit, unexplained weight loss, extreme tiredness, and a pain or lump in your tummy.

The information also contains a QR code which customers can scan with their phone camera and seek further information. With bowel cancer being one of the most common types of cancer in the UK, it is important that more information is being spread; indeed, early detection is extremely important for the cancer to be treated effectively.

Genevieve Edwards, Chief executive of Bowel Cancer UK has stated: “we are delighted that Aldi has added the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer to its toilet wipes as well as toilet rolls. The disease is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, but currently fewer than 40% of people are diagnosed at the earlier stages, when it is easier to treat.”

“Having the symptoms on the packs of wipes and loo roll packaging should encourage people to contact their GP quickly if they spot any symptoms, and hopefully, get an earlier diagnosis.”

The scheme is a part of the Bowel Cancer UK’s #GetOnARoll; which was launched in 2022. The campaign was targeted at supermarkets including bowel cancer symptoms on their own brand toilet roll. The campaign has also influenced supermarket giants like Sainsburys, Asda, and Waitrose.

The campaign’s increasing popularity is providing a non-invasive method of connecting with the public and bringing awareness to the common signs of bowel cancer.