Rachel Arthur

Medjool dates, saffron and cardamon seeds: Entrepreneur creates flavorful functional alternative to traditional milkshakes

Finance professional turned food entrepreneur Masuma Zahara Bukhari brings an exotic flair to the fast-growing functional dairy-free category

‘A mandate for innovation’: R&D is back at the top of the agenda with UK sugar tax shake up

The UK will extend its sugar tax to include more drinks, including milk-based products. Businesses have two options: take the financial hit - or get back into the lab and innovate

UK expands sugar tax to include milk-based drinks and RTD coffee

Sugary milk-based drinks will be included in the UK’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy from 2028

Milk-based drinks added to UK sugar tax: Here’s what you need to know

The UK is expanding its Soft Drinks Industry Levy to milk-based drinks. Here are the new rules

Laser-powered PET tech: How far PET blowing technology has come - and where it’s going next

In 1980, Sidel pioneered the commercial PET blower. Now, it’s unveiled the world’s first industrialized laser-powered solution: tech set to reshape the industry again.

Sustainable September

From cartons to cars: Finding new avenues for used packaging

Fiat now incorporates recycled materials from used cartons into its vehicles. How much potential do cross-industry collaborations like this have?

Sustainable September

Creating a circular economy in the beverage industry

From energy efficiencies to refillable packaging, how is the beverage industry working towards a circular economy?

How could sugar tax shake-up reshape the UK beverage market?

The UK is considering extending its soda tax to more beverages, including milk-based drinks. How big an impact would this have?

‘Stop moving the goalposts!’ Small businesses dread sugar tax reformulation drama

The UK wants to increase the scope of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy: and small businesses are worried

Good & Proper’s barista-ready matcha taps into booming matcha latte trend

Matcha is having a moment: nowhere more so than in trendy, Instagram-friendly matcha lattes. But that’s opened up the market up to cheaper, lower quality alternatives. Good & Proper’s latest launch heralds a return to ‘matcha, as it should be’