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Pilot Lite Sponsors Net Zero Conference
23 February 2024
Pilot Lite is proud to sponsor the Sustainability Live Net Zero conference March 6-7 in London.
![Simply Roasted Racks Up More Awards](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/sr-awards-oct-2023-750x400.jpg)
Simply Roasted Racks Up More Awards
6 October 2023
Simply Roasted, a Pilot Lite-backed company, has received two more awards for its triple-cooked, never fried, delicious, better-for-you crisps.
![Pulpex Awarded Grant Funding From Innovate UK](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/pulpex-grant-award-october-2023-updated(1)-750x400.png)
Pulpex Awarded Grant Funding From Innovate UK
29 September 2023
Pilot Lite-backed Pulpex, the proven, patented, and scalable packaging technology company, has been awarded grant funding from Innovate UK.
![The Simple Root Named Included in Innovation Awards](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/wpbf-awards-pic-oct-2023-750x400.jpg)
The Simple Root Named Included in Innovation Awards
15 September 2023
Congratulations to The Simple Root, the global, veggie-first plant-based food brand for being named a finalist in three categories of the World Plant-Based Innovation Awards 2023.
![Pulpex Completes Successful Series C Funding](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/pulpex-series-c-750x400.jpg)
Pulpex Completes Successful Series C Funding
4 July 2023
Pulpex, a Pilot Lite-backed business, announced a successful investment round enabling the company to deliver a world-first, commercial-scale production line to produce genuine paper bottles made of 90%+ sustainably sourced fibre.
![The Simple Root's Vegan Cheese Tops Nanny Bill's Burger](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/tsr-and-nanny-bills-collab-may-2023-750x400.jpg)
The Simple Root's Vegan Cheese Tops Nanny Bill's Burger
15 May 2023
London's famous burger chain Nanny Bill's is featuring plant-based sliced cheese from The Simple Root on one of its seasonal plant-based burgers this summer.
![CEO Mike Anstey Addresses Open Innovation at FFT](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/2023-fft-panelist-750x400.png)
CEO Mike Anstey Addresses Open Innovation at FFT
4 April 2023
Pilot Lite sponsored another Future Food-Tech (FFT) event in San Francisco. The conference in San Francisco was the biggest FFT event to date, with more than 1,600 delegates in attendance.
![The Simple Root Branches Out to Plant-Based Cheese](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/tsr-uk-cheese-dish-enlarged-750x400.jpg)
The Simple Root Branches Out to Plant-Based Cheese
17 January 2023
The Simple Root (TSR) UK has expanded its plant-based food line with a range of veggie-based cheese alternatives.
![Simply Roasted is Quite Simply Smashing It](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/simply-roasted-news-story-jan-2023-750x400.jpg)
Simply Roasted is Quite Simply Smashing It
12 January 2023
It's not easy for a new crisp to take its category--and indeed, all of snacking--by storm, but by all accounts, simply roasted crisps smashed it out of the park in its first year in the market.
![First OOH campaign for simply roasted crisps](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/sr-ooh-special-build-750x400.png)
First OOH campaign for simply roasted crisps
16 November 2022
Simply Roasted, the award-winning ‘Better For You’ crisps range, has launched its first ever Out of Home advertising campaign this week, including billboard-sized bags of crisps for all to see until 21st November.
![Pilot Lite CEO Tapped for FFT Advisory Board](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/fft-2023-advisory-board-750x400.png)
Pilot Lite CEO Tapped for FFT Advisory Board
9 November 2022
Mike Anstey, Pilot Lite CEO and Co-Founder, is helping to shape the next Future Food-Tech Summit, an event that has become a global hub connecting 1,600 international food brands, ingredient providers, investors, start-ups and technology leaders.
![The Simple Root: Award-Winning & Now Online](https://www.pilotlite.com/upload/image/tsr-news-story-nov-2022-plv-v2-750x400.jpg)
The Simple Root: Award-Winning & Now Online
2 November 2022
The Simple Root, the global, veggie-first, plant-based food brand backed by Pilot Lite and the McCain Food Company, is winning accolades and selling online.