Although the food and drink category feels tight, a few UK challenger brands are not just surviving. They are scaling fast.

You can’t say you’re ready for acquisition. You have to show it. And the first place buyers look isn’t your pitch deck – it’s your packaging.

£1m is tough. At £10m, co-packers, packaging, compliance, and supply chains become critical.

Here’s what real buyers in the UK focus on before even tasting the product.

When you gather hundreds of startup food brands under one roof, patterns start to appear.

If you work in food and haven’t come across David Milner, you’ve probably eaten something he helped build.

When it comes to growing a food startup, there’s no single playbook, but there are patterns.

Getting listed in Tesco is a big win but what comes next can feel like landing on another planet.

Some brands don’t just grow—they explode. Proper Snacks, the legends behind Propercorn and ProperChips is one of them

In crowded food aisles, packaging is your product’s first impression, biggest cheerleader, and key to standing out.