Food Focus

From the pages of Natural Products News we bring you our respected monthly food focus feature

The protein revolution

By rharris on May 24, 2017 in Food Focus 0

Protein, protein everywhere – in powders, balls, bars, cereals, shakes and even popcorn. Jane Wolfe takes a look at what’s behind the boom in protein products (more…)

May 24, 2017 Continue Reading

Plant power

By rharris on March 17, 2017 in Features, Food Focus 0

Jane Wolfe looks at what’s behind the impressive growth of veganism in the UK and whether advocates are still driven by the ethics of the original movement (more…)

March 17, 2017 Continue Reading

Larder love

By rharris on December 22, 2016 in Features, Food Focus 0

Basic store cupboard ingredients are still money-spinners in the natural food world. Holly Bourne peers inside the larder to see what products are flying off shop shelves and onto home ones. (more…)

December 22, 2016 Continue Reading

Getting a rise

By rharris on November 24, 2016 in Food Focus 0

It’s the home baking ‘season’, so now’s time to create a stir and encourage your customers to bake up a storm (more…)

November 24, 2016 Continue Reading

Stirring the pot

By rharris on October 17, 2016 in Features, Food Focus 0

The tea sector is being shaken up by an increasing number of functional, speciality and green teas, but there is still room for black teas, as long as the quality is right. Jane Wolfe sees what’s brewing (more…)

October 17, 2016 Continue Reading

Organic September

By rharris on July 13, 2016 in Features, Food Focus 0

Organic September – the UK’s biggest campaign dedicated to growing the organic market – is just around the corner, and this year will see an enhanced targeted consumer digital and media campaign designed to take the organic message to as many people as possible (more…)

July 13, 2016 Continue Reading

Superfoods

By rharris on April 15, 2016 in Features, Food Focus 0

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a superfood! Jane Wolfe looks at how the indies are dealing with this soaring sector (more…)

April 15, 2016 Continue Reading

Rising to the challenge

By Jim Manson on December 4, 2015 in Features, Food Focus 0

The Great British Bake-Off achieved a peak audience of 14.5 million this year, indicating that home baking fever isn’t cooling. Or rather it may be, but only temperature-wise, as one of the big trends in the natural home baking sector is … well, not baking. “One of the biggest trends is raw,” says Mark Hubbard, […]

December 4, 2015 Continue Reading

Snacking sans frontiers

By rharris on August 28, 2015 in Features, Food Focus 0

Worth $374 billion globally, the snack food market knows no bounds. It’s also a sector that increasingly refuses to recognizes any boundaries, writes Jim Manson (more…)

August 28, 2015 Continue Reading

Best served cold

By rharris on July 16, 2015 in Food Focus 0

The peak selling period for cold drinks is just around the corner, so it’s time to pack your fridges – and wait for the sun to come out (more…)

July 16, 2015 Continue Reading

Fruit of the palm

By rharris on July 15, 2015 in Food Focus 0

Jane Wolfe cracks open the ever-growing coconut sector and finds out what is driving the use of this versatile ingredient and what potential problems its massive popularity may bring (more…)

July 15, 2015 Continue Reading

Get ready to Organic Your September

By Jane Wolfe on July 3, 2015 in Features, Food Focus 0

The Soil Association’s month-long Organic September campaign presents retailers, wholesalers and organic businesses with an ideal opportunity to spread awareness of organic as well as increase sales and gain new customers. Figures from Nielsen released in October last year showed that sales of organic food and drink through UK supermarkets were in excess of £100 […]

July 3, 2015 Continue Reading

Softly softly

By rharris on April 24, 2015 in Food Focus 0

With the summer sun (hopefully) on its way and a mass of innovative new products arriving on the market, it’s time to refresh your customers with a range of natural, healthy drinks (more…)

April 24, 2015 Continue Reading

Oil change

By rharris on April 24, 2015 in Features, Food Focus, Health File 0

The nutritional oils category has reinvented itself in recent years – and it’s providing independent health stores with a brilliant opportunity (more…)

April 24, 2015 Continue Reading

Ready for Brekkie?

By rharris on April 24, 2015 in Food Focus 0

With numerous studies linking missing breakfast to poor health – including obesity, coronary heart disease and high blood sugar – healthier and on-the-go options are on the up (more…)

April 24, 2015 Continue Reading

Superfood me

By rharris on April 24, 2015 in Features, Food Focus 0

There is no doubt that superfoods are here to stay, but what are the issues affecting the sector and what does the future hold for this burgeoning category? (more…)

April 24, 2015 Continue Reading

Viva veggie!

By rharris on April 24, 2015 in Features, Food Focus 0

As the plant food movement is gathering pace, the vegetarian and vegan food categories have been given a whole new lease of life (more…)

April 24, 2015 Continue Reading

Raw power

By rharris on January 28, 2015 in Food Focus 0

Raw food has blossomed within the natural food sector in the last few years, but will it remain the preserve of the natural health food retailer? Jane Wolfe takes a look (more…)

January 28, 2015 Continue Reading

Celebrating organic

By rharris on July 21, 2014 in Food Focus 0

Organic September, the Soil Association’s month-long celebration of all things organic, offers a fantastic opportunity for independents to boost takings and reach out to new customers (more…)

July 21, 2014 Continue Reading