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Video: 2016 Natural Beauty Roundtable round-up
Check out our video round-up of last week’s 2016 Natural Beauty Roundtable event, here at our Brighton offices. A full report on the discussion will appear in the Spring issue of Natural Beauty News, and we’ll also be posting mini video interviews with some of this year’s participants in the coming days. Watch this cyberspace! […]
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Zenz Organics UK & CH
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#BeautyExchange
Didn’t I have a lovely time the day I went to The Beauty Exchange?! It was great for a number of reasons, but mainly because I got to see some lovely people who I don’t usually get to see (other than a small square on my screen!) including – Zaga founder of FOM London, Tracey […]
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Take part in our industry survey
In November of this year Natural Beauty Yearbook will unveil the initial findings of our major new industry report. We’re really excited about this because we believe the final report will give the most detailed picture ever of who and what is driving sales of natural and organic beauty products in the UK. The findings will also be presented live at […]
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Natural & Organic Products Europe announces prestigious new partnership with the Natural Health Beauty Awards 2014
Natural & Organic Products Europe, Europe’s leading annual trade event for the natural and organic products industries, has announced an exciting new partnership with the Natural Health Magazine Beauty Awards for 2014. In a first for the show, this unique partnership will see the popular Natural Beauty & Spa Theatre play host to the 2ndannual Natural […]
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High Anxiety
With anxious times stressing out even the most chilled consumers, there’s plenty of products on the health store shelves to help them relax. For even the happiest of health store regulars, life can sometimes feel really hard. Relationship problems, a difficult patch at work, or just a busy lifestyle can unexpectedly get the better of […]
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Rising stars
More consumers than ever are ditching the sugary cereals in order to feast on natural breakfasts. Natural Products gets an early start to check out the market, writes Matt Chittock Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but could it also change the world? Alara founder Alex Smith, would like to think […]
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Ingredients of success
Earlier this year leading natural ingredients supplier Cambridge Commodities moved into a new 36,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility just outside Ely. Natural Products went to take a look (more…)
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Natural pioneer
Nelson’s general manager Mark Turrell tells Matt Chittock about 152 years of innovation and homeopathic heritage (more…)
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Take heart
Innovative supplemental approaches and traditional herbal favourites form the heart of this dependable health store sector. Heart-related problems are a big issue here in the industrialised West. In fact, according to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory disease cause a quarter of all deaths in the UK at an estimated cost of £19 billion […]
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Free-from desire
Find out how your store can set food free for health conscious customers Once upon a time health store brands were judged for the quality and provenance of the ingredients that went into each product. But today, as the UK free-from market booms, consumers are more focused about what’s being left out. According to market […]
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Cold comfort
Come in from the cold and heat up in-store for a homely selection of winter treats to warm your customers’ cockles. As the temperature goes down and the thermostat goes up, it’s time to push aside the salads of our (short-lived) summer and stock something a little more warming in-store. After all – health-conscious shoppers […]
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Readers’ digest
Consumers that trust their guts are flocking to find out more about natural approaches to digestive health, says Matt Chittock. Are you sitting uncomfortably? For a growing number of people in the UK, digestive health issues like indigestion, constipation, heartburn and bloating mean they’re most certainly not. Recent research reveals that around 40 per cent […]
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Chewing the fat
There’s a wealth of healthy and natural products available for shoppers that want to fight the flab and detox safely The UK is going through a fat phase. According to Government figures an estimated 60.8 per cent of adults and 31.1 per cent of children are overweight and 38 per cent of adults have experienced […]
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Cupboard love
A well-selected range of store cupboard ingredients will send all the right signals to your foodie customers, says Jim Manson. Take a pinch of TV chef endorsements, mix in an enthusiasm for all things baking and finally sprinkle with post-recession thriftiness. And there you have it – the perfect recipe for a thriving natural store […]
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Chocs away
Jim Manson identifies latest trends in the competitive natural and organic chocolate sector. Enter the words ‘chocolate’ and ‘health’ into the search field of any major newspaper website and you can practically take your pick of the health benefit that appeals to you most. Take the Daily Mail. Among hundreds of chocolate-related headlines it offers: […]
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Cold Comfort
Customers coming in with sniffles and shivers? Luckily there’s plenty of relief on offer from the world of natural remedies, writes Matt Chittock. Where should health store shoppers start if they want to beat cold and flu this season? According to leading naturopath Jan De Vries, it’s important to assess lifestyle factors before reaching straight […]
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Joint therapy
Matt Chittock investigates the best natural approaches to bone and joint health. According to leading charity Arthritis Care, some 10 million people currently live with arthritis in the UK. In part, this figure is simply a result of people now living longer – but it’s also proof of the way that our joints can simply […]
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From the heart
Sarah Callard looks at the latest natural products for protecting and maintaining good heart health. (more…)
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Well oiled
Healthy oils is the perfect example of a natural and organic category with crossover appeal to both foodies and health consumers. (more…)
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As Europe braces itself for a winter flu outbreak, protect yourself with Sambucol and the power of black elderberry.
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Setting Industry standards for Golden quality CBD Products
Over the past few years Hemp and its CBD-rich extracts have made a stunning entrance to the nutraceutical business. More and more people are now commenting on the wonderful health benefits of supplementing their diet with natural phytocannabinoids and new CBD oil brands pop-up regularly as a result.
