Matt Chittock, Author at www.naturalproductsonline.co.uk

About the Author

Matt Chittock

Freelance Journalist

Articles by Matt Chittock

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Turning over a new leaf
December 18, 2018 CBD, Features, Special feature
As the smoke clears around a fresh wave of legislation, Matt Chittock explores how next-generation healthy cannabis products are setting new highs for health stores – no Rizlas required (more…)
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Winter wonders
October 22, 2018 Natural Beauty features
From plummeting temperatures to party trends, Matt Chittock discovers how natural and organic brands are helping shoppers renew and replenish stressed-out skin through the long, cold winter months (more…)
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Recipe for success
August 29, 2018 Features, Food and Drink, Food Focus, Food To Go
From ready-wrapped vegan sandwiches to an array of healthy snacks, the lunch sector is good to go in natural health stores, as Brits shun packed lunches for pre-prepped convenience foods – and the sector is becoming increasingly competitive, writes Matt Chittock (more…)
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The spoils of healthy oils
September 19, 2017 Features, Food Focus
A new generation of innovative brands are invigorating a category that mixes foodie flair with health credentials. Matt Chittock reports (more…)
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Skeletal support
May 24, 2017 Features, Health File
An aging population provides an opportunity for natural health brands to innovate with bone and joint health products. Matt Chittock reports (more…)
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Clean up your act
October 17, 2016 Features, Health File
The #cleaneating movement is bringing a whole new generation into the nation’s natural health stores. Matt Chittock discovers how to tap into this category-defining trend (more…)
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Cold comforts
September 30, 2016 Features, Health File
As the colds and flu season splutters into life, Matt Chittock finds out why people are increasingly turning to natural alternatives to stave off the winter sniffles (more…)
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Inside tract
November 18, 2015 Features, Health File
The digestive category is becoming key for health stores, with customers’ increasing willingness to swallow the natural pro-gut message, says Matt Chittock (more…)
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Fighting the cold war
September 23, 2015 Features, Health File
As the temperature plummets Matt Chittock investigates the arsenal of winter remedies coming ‘atchoo’ over the winter months. (more…)
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Dealing with diabetes
July 15, 2015 Features, Health File
Matt Chittock discovers how the natural products industry can help wean consumers off their sugar crush and beat a global problem. (more…)
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Breaking bad
July 14, 2015 Features, Health File
Bone and joint health issues are a worry for many modern consumers – so it’s great news that the natural health industry has cooked up some trusted solutions, says Matt Chittock. (more…)
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The guts of the matter
April 24, 2015 Health File
Matt Chittock finds out how natural health approaches can make gut problems a lot easier for customers to stomach (more…)
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Summertime blues?
April 24, 2015 Features, Health File
From sunburn to salmonella there are hundreds of ways holiday heaven can turn to holiday hell this summer. Matt Chittock sources the natural approaches to help travellers fight back (more…)
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Beauty beyond the High Street
May 29, 2014 Guest Comment, Natural Beauty, Opinion
Ask the people behind most fledging natural brands where they want to be in five years’ time and they’ll usually mention the name of two well-known retailers. And who can blame them? On paper, supplying the big names sounds like an amazing move that generates serious sales while exposing mainstream customers to ethical natural and […]
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Go figure…
April 28, 2014 Guest Comment, Natural Beauty, Opinion
After a few years of what economists might euphemistically call ‘negative growth’, the organic market is back on the march as Osborne’s ‘green shoots of recovery’ start to come out for Spring. Talk at Natural & Organic Products Europe was focused around the 2.8% growth achieved in the organic sector in the UK, according to […]
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Good to go
April 2, 2014 Features, Health File
Ready to help your customers avoid common getaway ailments? Matt Chittock discovers the natural essentials that experts recommend to enjoy a happy, healthy holiday (more…)
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A Lush victory
March 4, 2014 Guest Comment, Natural Beauty, Opinion
What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re an ambitious natural beauty company that needs to communicate everything good about your brand through the well-chosen words that name your range. That’s why Lush’s recent court victory over Amazon was so important. For those who missed the story, Amazon was actively hijacking customers who typed ‘Lush’ into […]
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Setting skin free
February 18, 2014 Guest Comment, Natural Beauty, Opinion
The free-from food category has been a soar-away success for independent retailers – and now there’s every chance the sector’s sparkle might be rubbing off on the skincare market too.
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MI: still a sensitive issue
January 9, 2014 Guest Comment, Natural Beauty, Opinion
“Every cosmetics product on the market in Europe is safe to use,” announces the comforting blurb on the website of cosmetics trade organization Cosmetics Europe. However, ongoing alarm about the use of methylisothiazolinole (aka MI or MIT) proves that some ingredients might be a lot safer to use than others. MI recently hit the headlines […]
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Hard to stomach
January 6, 2014 Health File
The digestive health sector can be an entrée to increased sales if you get the offer right and understand what’s troubling the tummies of today’s consumers, says Matt Chittock (more…)