Seasonal products by Moo Free, Waitrose, Morrisons, Asda, Booja-Booja, Coop, M&S, NOMO, Sainsburys, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co, Tesco, Ocado, Bubbling Stove, Chocolates by Design and Catherine’s Originals have triumphed in the Free From Easter Award 2025.
The groundbreaking Plant-Based Shape & Sizzle Mince from Fry Family Food has been awarded Best Plant-Based Mince in the Plant-Based Taste Awards. Fry’s Plant-Based Shape & Sizzle Mince in available in Tesco stores nationwide and online now.
Award-winning plant-based brand, Fry Family Foods, are launching their new Shape & Sizzle Mince in Tesco. The mince will roll out nationwide from the 9th of September.
At the glamorous Free From Food Awards party in central London on Fri 21st June, those deliverers of disruption in the free from category, CRAVE, were crowned Free From Small Brand of the Year and their gluten and milk free snack, The Big Dipper, won the coveted title of Free From Food Product of the Year.
Plant-based nuggets from Fry Family Foods has been awarded Best Marketing Campaign in the World Food Innovation Awards. Fry’s, a global plant-based food brand that is part of LIVEKINDLY Collective, developed the innovative collaboration with Aardman and Netflix to launch their new special edition plant-based nuggets in celebration of the long-awaited Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget movie.
In her new book, 'Less Meat, More Plants', carnivore turned flexitarian Annabelle Randles delivers a pragmatic and gentle approach to getting more veggies on your plate without having to give up meat altogether. “My aim with this book is to offer options for pescatarians, vegetarians, and those simply looking to cut back a bit on meat and/or dairy”, says Annabelle Randles.
LIVEKINDLY Collective, a collection of plant-based brands, pushes plant-based food quality standards to the next level with LikeMeat’s WOW Chicken Chunks. The new and improved product offers the best taste & texture experience yet, is high in fiber, filled with plant-based protein [>19 % per 100 g] and made with kitchen-recognizable ingredients.
Devon based bakery Clive’s Purely Plants are winners in two categories in the prestigious Plant-Based Taste Awards. • Clive’s Organic Red Pepper Harissa Quiche with a pumpkin seed crumb won Best Plant-Based Deli Product. • Clive’s Organic Coronation Chickpea Puff Pie with creamy coconut and apricot won Best Plant-Based Pie. Both winning products are currently available in Waitrose.
LIVEKINDLY Collective’s mission is to make plant-based living the new norm for the good of people, the planet and animals. This Veganuary LIVEKINDLY Collective’s Kind Heroes inspire people to go vegan for a month and raise awareness of the impact our diet might have on climate change.
Today, 4th of October, Swedes celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day, and on this day alone more than 8 million cinnamon buns are sold in Sweden! “Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day is starting to become a tradition in London as well,” says Monika Agorelius, from CloseUp PR. "Our client TotallySwedish will sell copious amounts of cinnamon buns today!"
CloseUp PR and sister company CloseUp Productions have been chosen by VisitSweden to work as PR and Marketing Consultants on 'The Bridge Experience' campaign. VisitSweden is running the campaign alongside Tourism in Skåne and Malmö Tourism, to entice fans of the Nordic Noir genre to visit southern Sweden, the home of popular thriller dramas 'Wallander' and 'The Bridge'.
"The Walls Still Hold a Tune" Charity Fundraiser for Amnesty International is going to be held on the 21st of March at the Fox and Newt in Leeds. It will be evening of fine rock music from Paul Miro, supported by Polly Phluid (Idol Dead) and Ultraxine, and includes "The Raffle of Rock", with prizes including signed rock memorabilia from The Dowling Poole, The Eureka Machines and many more.
CloseUp Productions, recently interviewed pop star Taylor Swift for the front cover feature in Swedish lifestyle and travel magazine Voyage.
Monika Agorelius’, from CloseUp PR and sister company CloseUp Productions, interview with Nordic Noir expert and crime fiction author Barry Forshaw is now avaliable to view on YouTube. In the interview Forshaw discusses the British nation's appeal with Scandinavian dramas like 'The Killing', 'The Bridge' and 'Borgen.' The interview was conducted at the Nordicana film festival in London in 2014.
Monika Agorelius’, from CloseUp PR and sister company CloseUp Productions, interview with Swedish actress Sofia Helin, who plays Saga Norén in the popular Swedish Danish drama series "The Bridge", has been viewed on YouTube more than 32 000 times. The interview was conducted at the Nordicana film festival in London in 2014.
TotallyTween, a safe, fresh and innovative online platform for the exciting and influential market of 2.5 million Tween girls, aged 8 – 12, launches in the UK on 27th March 2015. Designed in collaboration with Tweens, it’s the “go-to” source for information, opinion and sharing on fashion, trends, style, beauty, entertainment, film, music, books, TV, social, cooking, health and fitness.
Chocolate lovers unite on the 20th of December at the Chocolate Fair in Oxted. "We aim to showcase a selection of premium chocolates, handcrafted by skilled chocolatiers. We will be bringing you an intimate collection of chocolate-related stalls, selling and showcasing handmade chocolates, truffles, marshmallow, hot chocolate and confectionary", says Susan Sheen, who's organising the event.
'FAR' is a unique father/son film set on a camping trip that spirals out of control when the son discovers his father is keeping a secret from him. The film stars Danish actors Kim Bodnia (’The Bridge’, ‘Pusher’, ‘Rosewater') and his real-life 20 year old son Louis Bodnia Andersen in his debut role. 'FAR' is written by Louis Bodnia Andersen and Alexander Bodin Saphir, who also directed the film.
On 1 December The Dowling Poole will release ‘A Kiss On The Ocean’, the second single from their acclaimed album ‘Bleak Strategies’. The single is accompanied with three tracks not on the album, including the brand new song 'Fuck You Goodbye' and a live acoustic version of ‘Hey Stranger’, a song written as a celebration of the life of Tim Smith, Jon's friend and former band partner in Cardiacs.
CloseUp Productions are proud to have contributed to the new documentary "Nordic Noir: The Documentary – The Rise of Scandi-Drama", which will broadcast on Swedish SVT2 on Friday 3 October at 8pm. "Nordic Noir: The Documentary – The Rise of Scandi-Drama" examines the popular fascination of Nordic crime fiction, TV drama and feature films. The documentary is directed by Lars Hogéus.