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Natasha's Law & PPDS — Complete Allergen Labelling Guide

Every product prepacked for direct sale must carry a full ingredient list with the 14 allergens emphasised. Here's what Natasha's Law requires and how Dill keeps you compliant.

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From Natasha's Law to Times Square: Dill is now on Clover

A UK labelling company on a Times Square billboard. Why Dill went to Clover, what New York can learn from Natasha's Law, and what it means for UK kitchens.

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Owen's Law and allergens on menus: what UK cafés and restaurants need to know

Where Owen's Law stands in October 2026, what the rules already ask for on allergens on menus, and simple steps to get your menu ready.

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Case Study

Café Jikoni at V&A East: Natasha's Law Labelling at a New London Museum

A landmark museum, a "no borders" kitchen and a fridge full of food made in house. Here's how Café Jikoni at V&A East labels its grab-and-go for PPDS.

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Label printer printing a prepacked for direct sale food label with allergens emphasised

Compliance

What Does PPDS Mean? A Plain-English Guide to PPDS Food

PPDS means prepacked for direct sale: food you pack yourself, where you sell it, before anyone orders it. Here's the test, the examples and the label.

5 min readOct 6, 2026Read more →

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Product

Allergen labelling for delivery orders: what UK law asks for, and what the FSA recommends

UK law says allergen information has to arrive with a delivered order. The FSA's own example of how to do it.

5 min readOct 4, 2026Read more →

Compliance

Stock rotation labels: what the law actually asks for, and what to print

No UK law says "date-label your prep", but the use-by rule, HACCP duties and FSA guidance make labels how kitchens prove control. Here's what to print.

5 min readSep 28, 2026Read more →

Compliance

Your allergen labels were right when you set them up. That is not the same as being right now.

Natasha's Law has been settled since 2021. What goes wrong now is drift. Five ways a PPDS label stops matching the food, and what fixes each one.

5 min readSep 18, 2026Read more →

Company News

Labelling is a software problem. Come and test that on stand HT416.

Dill is on stand HT416 at Hospitality Tech Expo, 29 and 30 September, with Brother UK. Every label workflow in one system, on hardware you already run.

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Case Study

Bakery allergen labelling: how PPDS works on a patisserie counter

Bakery allergen labelling under Natasha's Law is one of the least forgiving jobs in food compliance. Here is what PPDS actually requires.

5 min readAug 28, 2026Read more →

Company News

Dill Brings Its Food Labelling System to VARTECH 2025

Dill is at VARTECH 2025 in the Bahamas, demoing its food labelling system on the Brother USA booth — and launching the AI Labelling Studio.

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CatDog Transforms In-Store Pricing with Dill's Digital Labelling System

Nottingham pet store CatDog swapped handwritten labels for Dill and Brother — faster, consistent shelf-edge pricing printed from any phone or tablet.

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Dill Wins Wales StartUp of the Year and AI StartUp of the Year 2025

Dill has won both Wales StartUp of the Year and AI StartUp of the Year at the 2025 UK StartUp Awards.

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Dill's Founder Named Finalist in the 2025 Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Dill founder Alex Coldea has been named a finalist for AI Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

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Industry

The Importance of Centralised Stock Rotation Labelling for QSR Chains

For multi-site QSR chains, centralised stock rotation labelling is essential. See how automated, colour-coded day dot labelling drives compliance.

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Company News

Dill Shortlisted for AI Startup of the Year at the 2025 Startup Awards

Dill has been shortlisted for AI Startup of the Year at the 2025 Wales Startup Awards, for bringing AI to food labelling and compliance.

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Case Study

Dill Print Automates Stock Rotation at The Old Guinea, London Fine Dining

The Old Guinea, a fine dining restaurant near London, automated stock rotation labelling for 200+ products with Dill Print and Brother thermal printers.

5 min readJul 23, 2024Read more →

Case Study

Dill & Brother Power Ema Catering Food Truck Business with PPDS Labelling

Festival caterer Ema Catering uses Dill and Brother to automate PPDS allergen labelling across its food trucks — thousands of compliant labels every month.

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Company News

Dill Wins Two Awards at the UK StartUp Awards

Dill has been crowned Swansea Bay StartUp of the Year and co-founder Alex Coldea named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK StartUp Awards.

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Case Study

Dill Print & Brother Printers Help Digitise London Top-Rated Salad Bowl Chain Atis

London's top-rated salad chain Atis rolled out Dill Print and Brother printers across its sites to automate stock rotation labelling and strengthen food safety.

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Product

The Game-Changer in Food Safety: Automated Day Dot Printing with Dill

See how Dill Print automates stock rotation labelling to strengthen food safety, cut manual mistakes, and keep UK kitchens compliant.

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Industry

Starting a Grab and Go Section as a Food Chain

A practical guide to launching a profitable grab and go section in the UK — from market research and menu planning to Natasha's Law compliance.

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Compliance

Ensuring Food Safety: The Crucial Role of Natasha's Law

Natasha's Law transformed allergen labelling for pre-packaged food in the UK. Learn what PPDS compliance requires.

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Case Study

Dill & Brother Digitise Stock Rotation and PPDS Labelling at a London Korean Venue

Seoul IN a Bottle, a Korean concept at KRAFT Dalston, saved half an hour a day on labelling with Dill and Brother, food to go, prep and Korean-character labels.

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Case Study

Natasha's Law: Dill's Centralised Labelling Solution for Schools

Dill gives schools and councils a centralised platform to create recipes and print compliant PPDS allergen labels on demand — over 1.5 million printed.

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Company News

Dill's Founder Wins Young Business Person of the Year

Dill founder and director Alex Coldea has been named Young Business Person of the Year at the Swansea Bay Business Awards — a milestone for the team.

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