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What’s Next for Food & Drink? Our Experts’ Predictions for 2026

2025 has been a busy year for the food and beverage industry, full of fast-paced regulatory changes, widespread flavour innovation, and consumer buying choices influenced by cost, health, and nostalgia. As 2026 approaches, the industry shows no signs of slowing down. To help you get up to speed on what to expect for food and…

The Peanut Diaries: School and Social Occasions

“When your child is really young, we, as parents, have almost total control over what and when our children eat (save for those times they find a particularly juicy-looking leftover sweet on the playground floor). It’s a slow process and doesn’t happen all at once, but as they get older, that level of total control…

The Peanut Diaries: Navigating Social Events and Celebrations with Food Allergies

“Raising a child with an allergy is tricky at times. As they get older and grow more independent, it is natural that as a parent you have less and less control over your child’s diet. My son is only five years old, but we’ve already been faced with difficult situations and choices, and as parents…

Prepare your labels for Brexit

How To Prepare Product Labels For BREXIT: 6 Changes To Consider –...

In the first of our 'Brexit Bites' series, Ashbury experts provide you with insights on how to prepare your product...
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pet food

How do you substantiate a pet food claim and how does this differ from...

Ashbury Product Information Experts Demelza Sully and Steve Spice, discuss the requirements to substantiate a functional claim on pet food...
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Port of Dover Border Control Post

What are Border Control Posts and why do they matter? – BREXIT Bite 2

Our BREXIT Bites Series gives you a bite sized taste of upcoming changes that may affect your business. We release...
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Front cover of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

‘The Jungle’ – A Work Of Fiction That Accidentally Changed US Food...

Where did Food Regulations come from? In this blog, we share the story of a work of fiction and how...
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Fraudulent hand sanitiser during COVID-19 and tips to help spot these...

Regulatory Team Lead and Non-food Expert Bharti Gorania-Wood, looks at some of the recent incidences of fraudulent hand sanitisers during...
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Ecommerce is changing the game for the way product information is...

Pete Martin, Regulatory Director at Ashbury, discusses how eCommerce will effect the way product information is presented to consumers, and...
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hemp seeds and cbd extract on a table

Does the future of CBD look sweet for the drinks sector?

Holly Finnegan, our Regulatory Affairs Advisor looks at the fast-growing CBD market, the complicated regulatory situation and lack of labelling...
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Ashbury rebrand:
The changing face of product labelling

James Post, Managing Director at Ashbury, looks at how the changing way in which consumers now view on-pack labelling was...
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4 key steps to overcoming labelling challenges when exporting

Claudine Lefebvre, our Regulatory Manager and Head of International, looks at simple ways first time exporters like start-ups can approach...
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Export to China

Exporting to China: specific rules for labelling

Su Zhang, one of our expert Regulatory Advisors, looks at some specific requirements for labelling food products going into the...
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The Challenges of Labelling Vegan Chocolate

Marjolein Regelink, our International Regulatory Advisor, looks at the challenges of labelling vegan chocolate. Product innovation keeps pushing the boundaries...
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Less common labelling errors prompting product recalls

Steve Spice, Regulatory Manager from Ashbury, looks at some of the less common labelling errors prompting product recalls. Looking back...
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