Food Focus

More consumers than ever are ditching the sugary cereals in order to feast on natural breakfasts. Natural Products gets an early start to check...

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...

Whether replicating the coffee shop experience at home, or hooking up on Zoom for a cuppa, hot drinks this year are all about home comforts.

Jane Wolfe takes a look at what’s available in the way of convenient, but healthy and hearty options to keep your customers warm and...

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...

Sipping her way through Dry January, Rosie Greenaway explores what’s on the menu in the world of functional drinks 

When it comes to breakfast products health store customers are looking for something different. Jim Manson looks at what’s hot at the breakfast club. What’s...

There is no doubt that superfoods are here to stay, but what are the issues affecting the sector and what does the future hold...

Jane Wolfe discovers that consumers are shunning traditional meal times and seeking out tasty but guilt-free, convenient snacks that nutritionally enhance their diet Snacking is...

There’s no doubt COVID heightened consumer awareness around health and wellness, with one result being increased interest in functional foods.

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...

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...

Ahead of Veganuary, Rosie Greenaway catches up with Toni Vernelli about how the pandemic has boosted interest in plant-based living.

‘Label-aware’ consumers are looking for compelling health and environment credentials from trusted natural and organic breakfast brands, writes Jim Manson The breakfast products market is...

Rosie Greenaway raises her glass to an ample organic, vegan, free-from and Fairtrade alcohol offer, and learns how mainstream trends are finding their way into this booming category 

The lowdown on superfoods: already a popular shelf-filler, the category is gaining extra attention from post-pandemic consumers

A splash of vegetable juice and a hint of healthiness gives the soft drinks market a little added sparkle in 2010, writes Julia Brandon. The juices...

As the plant food movement is gathering pace, the vegetarian and vegan food categories have been given a whole new lease of life There seems...

Whether it’s the result of super powers or super marketing, superfoods sales continue to soar – but, discovers Kate Miller, not everyone in the...

Hit your retail sweet spot with the next generation of better-for-you confectionery, suggests Matt Chittock.