Food and Drink PR Agency

Helping food and drink brands that champion better living win headlines, reach new customers and grow.

Bound to Prosper helps food and drink brands on a mission to help people live better. We turn taste, ingredients, innovation and purpose into coverage and campaigns that get products noticed, tried and added to shopping baskets.

Working with household names, DTC businesses and challengers across functional food and drinks, baby, kids, snacks, plant-based and drinks.

20yrs+

years of food & drink PR expertise

3

major supermarket listings secured with the help of PR

x3

the industry standard influencer ER

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Our work is recognised

From first taste to the weekly shop

The Food and Drink Federation reports on average around 12,000 new products enter the UK market each year.  Competition for shelf space and attention is fierce, while coverage, social feeds and AI answers add to shoppers’ choices.

Getting noticed takes more than another launch announcement. Brands need proprietary data, credible spokespeople and a clear understanding of what makes their customers buy.

Our commercially driven team balances consumer and trade PR: putting products on the page, giving retail buyers reasons to pay attention and turning interest into trial. From recipes and product reviews to community partnerships, we reach the journalists, creators and opinion formers who influence what people eat and drink.

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“A great food & drink story makes you want to seek out and try it. Great PR also tells you why it belongs in your life. That’s where our commercial thinking starts.”

Founder & Managing Director
Lydia Hoye

Food & drink PR services that build demand

We shape activity around your route to growth whether that is launching in the UK, supporting retail listings, increasing DTC sales or bringing new customers to an established range.

PR strategy

We start with your customer, buying occasion and route to market. Who chooses the product? What prompts a first purchase? Why would they buy again? The answers shape positioning, launch plans and messaging.
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Whether you sell children’s snacks, functional drinks or kitchen staples, we translate taste, convenience, ingredients and provenance into reasons to choose your brand, supported by evidence and relevant expertise.

Digital PR and media relations

Our press office secures product features, taste tests, recipe placements and expert commentary across national, food, lifestyle and trade titles. We balance consumer appetite with the commercial stories retailers care about, including category demand, innovation and shopper behaviour.
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Proprietary research and timely reactions to emerging food conversations keep brands in the news. Outreach targets relevant journalists and authoritative publications, with stockist details and purchase links wherever editorially appropriate.

AI search & discoverability

We examine the questions shoppers ask and the sources appearing in AI answers. Our digital PR and answer engine optimisation (AEO) work targets relevant coverage, clear product information and attributable expertise to strengthen search discovery and citation opportunities.

Influencer and creator outreach

We connect brands with food creators, chefs, family voices and relevant celebrity partners who can demonstrate why a product deserves a place in someone’s routine. Recipe development, sampling and paid partnerships bring taste and usage to life, with audience fit, clear disclosures and measurable objectives.

Founder profiling and thought leadership

We help founders and spokespeople explain the decisions behind their brands, from sourcing and formulation to changing eating habits.
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Interviews, profiles and informed commentary build recognition among journalists, retail decision-makers and industry opinion formers, giving the business a voice beyond its products.

Events, experiences and brand moments

We create tastings, pop-ups, press launches and community partnerships that let people experience the product for themselves.
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Integrated campaigns connect those moments with creators, earned media and retail activity. Targeted invitations and purposeful follow-up help turn media attendance into coverage and consumer sampling into purchase opportunities.

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Why food & drink brands choose us

We understand what earns a place in the basket

Our team’s 20+ years of food and drink PR experience helps us connect brand ambition with everyday decisions about taste, price, convenience and who needs feeding.

We make launches work for shoppers and retailers

We coordinate consumer coverage, trade announcements, creator content and experiences around product availability. Each launch gives shoppers a reason to try and retailers a story they can use to support the listing.

We build visibility beyond the food & drink pages

Our digital PR combines product stories with original research, recipes and expert insight to earn authoritative coverage and links. We track search visibility and AI citations to understand where customers encounter your brand.

Senior counsel comes with the relationship

Our senior team stays involved in planning and delivery. We continually track social trends, consumer habits and the press agenda, advising when to act and how to communicate within industry standards, advertising rules and applicable claims requirements.

We launch newcomers and keep established names relevant

We introduce overseas brands to UK shoppers through tailored PR strategies and influencer programmes. For established businesses, we find fresh audiences, support range extensions and give familiar products new reasons to enter the conversation.

Let's build your brand's next stage of growth

From first conversations to ongoing campaigns, our team is ready to help your lifestyle brand earn the visibility it deserves.

Food & drink PR case studies

We help food & drink brands earn discoverable media coverage, build cultural relevance and turn launches, products and brand stories into press-worthy moments. From challenger brands to established names, our team creates PR strategies that grow visibility, credibility and demand.

Shaken Udder
Food and Drink

How Shaken Udder shook up summer with new launches and an in-store activation

Discover how a multi-sensory Bullring activation and nutritionist partnership built buzz for Shaken Udder’s new Fibre range and flavour launch.
1,000+
bottles sampled
Half a million
eyeballs
31
pieces of launch coverage
Once Upon A Farm
Food and Drink

Launching US food and drink favourite in the UK

Discover how influencer partnerships, community events and media outreach introduced Once Upon a Farm to UK parents and built early brand momentum.
39
top tier coverage including Daily Mail, The i Paper, Red Magazine and The Handbook.
3x
average influencer ER
500k
parent communities reached
Shaken Udder
Food and Drink

PR that made milkshakes a snacking hit

Discover how Bound to Prosper helped turn Shaken Udder milkshakes into a snacking hit, landing 7 national media features.
66
pieces of coverage
7
national media titles
100%
brand mentions

Praise from our Food and Drink PR clients

“Bound to Prosper are a great balance of value for money and strategic thinking. Very knowledgeable of the food and drink sector as well as the media landscape. They respond thoughtfully and strategically. I would certainly recommend them”

Shaken Udder

“Bound to Prosper consistently looked after our brand and went the extra mile. The team understood our brand and how to elevate it. Moreover, they were flexible and challenged ideas when needed. It did not feel like a client/agency relationship but more like they were an extension of our team”

Once Upon a Farm 

 “Bound to Prosper delivered above and beyond and worked brilliantly as part of the team. I’d absolutely recommend them to any brand wanting to make an impact”

Three Spirit Drinks

Recent coverage secured for our Food and Drink brands

We shape PR activity around what the brand actually needs, whether that is launch visibility, sustained press momentum, stronger positioning, or broader cultural relevance.

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"66% of Brits are not getting enough fibre so Shaken Udder has launched a tasty new solution"

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"Children's snack brand Once Upon a Farm, found that kids are opening the fridge nine times a day during school holidays"

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"You eat what? Americans baffled by toad in the hole"

How we approach Food and Drink PR campaigns

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Science

We look at shopping habits, eating occasions, social conversations and search questions to identify where demand exists. Customer insight, proprietary research, competitor coverage and retail priorities shape the brief, helping us distinguish a passing food fad from an opportunity your brand can credibly pursue.

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Craft

We develop recipes, headlines, partnerships and experiences that make people curious enough to try. Each campaign gives journalists a story, creators something worth sharing and customers a practical or enjoyable reason to bring the product home.

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Discover

We measure product coverage, message delivery, backlinks, referral traffic, share of voice and AI citations, alongside sampling response and attributable sales where data allows.

Let's build your brand's next stage of growth

From first conversations to ongoing campaigns, our team is ready to help your Food and Drink brand earn the visibility it deserves.

Related Food and Drink PR insights

Useful reading for marketing teams looking at PR strategy, campaign launches, media and AI visibility.

Insights

From scroll to supermarket: how food and drink PR turns attention into trial

A recipe saves its way into thousands of Instagram collections.

Thoughts

Consumer PR agency launch approach for a Food and Drink brand in the UK

The UK is a great market for expansion. Compared to a market like the US, it’s smaller and more concentrated which means you can build awareness quickly with the right launch strategy.

Articles

How plant-based food and drink became a billion-dollar industry

Welcome to the green side of life, where veggies reign supreme, and plant-based living is not just a trend but a thriving billion-dollar industry.

Food and Drink PR agency FAQs

What does a food and drink PR agency do?

A food and drink PR agency helps brands earn attention, spark trial and build consumer demand. At Bound to Prosper, we turn flavour, ingredients, innovation and founder stories into reasons for media and creators to talk about your brand, connecting PR activity with your wider commercial goals.

What kinds of food and drink brands do you work with?

We work with challenger brands and established businesses across food and drink, including everyday grocery products, plant-based foods, snacks, functional drinks and alcohol alternatives. Whether your priority is introducing a new idea or growing an existing range, we find the story that makes your brand relevant.

Can you support product launches?

Yes. From a new flavour to a brand debut or retail listing, we create launch plans that make the most of the moment. Activity can include journalist tastings, product sampling, creator partnerships, launch events and seasonal stories, with messaging that makes clear what’s different and where people can buy.

Do you only work with UK brands?

No. We support UK businesses and international food and drink brands entering the UK. We help make your story relevant to local tastes, shopping habits and food culture, building a campaign around the audiences and media that matter to your growth.

How is food and drink PR different from general PR?

Food and drink PR needs to make people want to taste, try and buy. Strong campaigns combine appetite appeal with an understanding of ingredients, provenance, value and changing consumer habits. They also account for sampling, product availability and the editorial deadlines behind seasonal features and buying guides.

How long does it take to see results?

A distinctive launch, timely food trend or new listing can generate early interest. Product reviews, recipe features and seasonal round-ups often need more advance planning. We balance timely opportunities with an ongoing press office that keeps your products in consideration beyond the initial launch.That depends on the campaign, the category and the available hooks. Some launch campaigns generate press quickly. Longer-term retained PR often builds momentum over a few months as media relationships and brand familiarity deepen.

Do you do PR that will help my brand show up in AI search, LLMs and GEO?

Yes. We build food and drink PR strategies with AI search discovery in mind. Known as generative engine optimisation, or GEO, this includes strengthening your brand’s presence through relevant reviews, product round-ups, founder interviews and clear information about your range. Our aim is to help your brand become easier to discover when people ask AIA distinctive launch, timely food trend or new listing can generate early interest. Product reviews, recipe features and seasonal round-ups often need more advance planning. We balance timely opportunities with an ongoing press office that keeps your products in consideration beyond the initial launch.That depends on the campaign, the category and the available hooks. Some launch campaigns generate press quickly. Longer-term retained PR often builds momentum over a few months as media relationships and brand familiarity deepen.

Our experience

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