All Rice, pasta & noodles articles
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NewsSunny & Luna debuts fresh pasta sauce trio
The NPD marks the brand’s first move beyond pasta and gnocchi
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NewsBarilla swoops for high-protein US mac and cheese brand Goodles
Goodles produces ‘nutrient-packed’, high-protein boxed mac and cheese in ‘bold, adventurous flavours’ such as cacio e pepe and black truffle
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NewsTesco bets on Asian flavours in frozen range revamp
The refresh spans both own label and branded, with products landing in freezers nationwide from this week
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Analysis & FeaturesRice rice baby: how retail can cash in on the world food boom
Volume sales of rice – the world’s most widely consumed grain – are surging as Brits travel increasingly far and wide on their culinary adventures. So what’s cooking? And what’ll be the next big thing? We’ve polled 1,000 shoppers to find out this and much more…
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NewsKitchen Joy debuts Noodle Shop frozen ready-meal range
The products draw inspiration from popular noodle dishes found across East and Southeast Asia
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NewsMaggi introduces ‘rich, soupy’ single-serve ramen trio
The new HFSS-compliant range was inspired by popular Asian noodle dishes, said Maggi
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: 3 October
Social media trends have played a major role in our pasta-eating habits over recent years
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NewsExtreme heat affecting grain harvest, Northern Pasta Co warns
The extreme heat and dry weather are expected to have implications ‘stretching well beyond this year’s crop’
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Comment & OpinionEl Niño is exposing the flaw at the heart of the rice market
El Niño exposes how little buyers know about the rice they source and what that means for supply chain resilience, says Fergus O’Sullivan, founder of Nice Rice
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NewsLoyd Grossman moves beyond jars with pasta sauce and rice kits
Loyd Grossman is targeting time-poor home cooks with a range of pasta sauce and rice kits designed to replicate restaurant-style cooking at home
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NewsTata Consumer Products tries again in food with Wok’d instant noodles
It marks the second time Tata has launched a food brand in the UK retail, having trialled a muesli brand called Joyfull Millets in 2023
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NewsNapolina launches quartet of stir-in pasta sauces
The stir-in sauces promise a ‘premium alternative’ to traditional pasta sauce
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NewsNice Rice rebrands to push quality over sustainability
The revamp is intended to shift the brand to quality-led positioning while retaining sustainability as a core pillar of how it operates
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NewsPatak’s and Blue Dragon enter solo dining with microwaveable meals for one
The launch was created in response to ‘growing demand for convenient meal solutions for one-person meal occasions’
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Range PreviewWaitrose launches new Italian range with Angela Hartnett
The Hartnett with Waitrose range, which lands in stores this week, features chilled filled pasta, sauces, focaccia and lasagne
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NewsPasta Evangelists to open three new restaurants this summer
New restaurants are set to launch in Shoreditch, Soho and Winchester
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Category ReportWhy shoppers are embracing the power of pulses
The category NIQ classifies as “dried veg & pulses” is worth an extra £3.8m, having grown volumes 7.4% in the past 12 months
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Category ReportHow nutritious beans and pulses became trendy
It’s little wonder more and more health-conscious Brits are turning to beans and pulses as a source of both trendy nutrients
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Category ReportElevated flavours and superior quality: the brands jazzing up pulses
When it comes to innovation in pulses, there are plenty of brands ready to stress its importance – and the parts they’ve played in revitalising the market
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Category ReportRestaurant trends filter into home cooking
Beans and pulses are ‘being name-checked on menus as chefs embrace their versatility and ability to deliver bold, global flavours’