Organic

Bringing the natural and organic products industry the latest organic food news from around the UK and Ireland.

Sustainable farming? GMOs? Agroecology? Be part of the discussion

NPG's upcoming webinar Sense, Science & Sustainability asks a hot question: can genome editing and agroecology co-exist in sustainable food and farming?

London to host major new organic consumer event in 2018

Diversified Communications has announced the launch of a major new consumer event, The Go Organic Festival, to take place on 8-9 September 2018.

Divine launches first organic offer

Divine Chocolate is for the first time adding an organic range to its Fairtrade chocolate selection.

Body and Mind brews up organic Cannabis Tea

New British organic brand Body and Mind Botanicals has launched onto market with a three-SKU range of Organic Cannabis Tea.

Employee ownership will be ‘force for good’ says Riverford founder

Riverford Organic Farmers has formally passed into employee ownership in a move that its founder, Guy Singh-Watson, says will create a 'force for good'.

Pukka commits to Fair for Life

Pukka Herbs has announced that its entire range of organic herbal teas is now certified Fair for Life.

Riverford launches zero packaging veg box – will customers buy it?

Riverford has introduced a zero packaging box in response to customers who want to get rid of packaging altogether (okay, apart from the box). 

GO! Organic Festival hits mainstream media

With less than three weeks until the doors open to the first GO! Organic Festival, event organizer Diversified Communications has released details of the high-profile marketing campaign it launched to promote the festival, which takes place over the weekend of 8-9 September.

London welcomes new Yeo Valley Café

Yeo Valley has opened the doors to its second café, located in the Bayswater area of west London. Ros Amadei, brand director for organic dairy...

Get your organic messaging right with the SA’s new guide

Soil Association Certification has launched a new digital tool to help businesses communicate about organic in a ‘clear, factual and legal way’.

Natur Boutique brews up new tea trio

Three single-ingredient teas have been launched by Natur Boutique in a bid to introduce new flavours from across Asia.

Luscombe sparkles for summer

Devon-based Luscombe Drinks has created a new range of organic Sparkling Fruit Waters in response, it says, to increasing consumer demand for no added sugar products.

Nairn’s gets super seeded

Nairn’s new Gluten-Free Super Seeded Oatcakes is the first of the brand’s products to don the refreshed packaging design, which will roll out in September.

Spreading the (chocolate) love

In 2016, inspired by his great-great-great grandfather – the founder of Cadbury chocolate, which was subject to a hostile takeover in 2010 – James Cadbury started the organic chocolate company Love Cocoa. Here, Jane Wolfe talks to him about how the ethical beliefs of his family have influenced his brand

Welsh organic sales grow

The Welsh Organic Producer Survey 2016 has revealed a rise in sales of organic products in Wales, despite a fall in the land area certified as organic.

Raw Halo rebrands, adds flavours and formats

Ethical chocolate brand Raw Halo has revealed a vibrant new look which incorporates 100% recyclable, plastic-free packaging, along with fresh new flavours.

Piccolo gives Mighty Squeeze to kids’ snacks

Baby food brand Piccolo is launching Mighty Squeeze, a new snack range for toddlers packaged in a handy pouch format, making them perfect for snacking on-the-go or a lunchboxes.

Figures reveal highest UK organic market growth for over a decade

Soil Association Certification has released brand-new sales figures for the organic market showing the highest UK growth for over a decade.

OTB welcomes new general manager

Last month saw the appointment of Cristina Dimetto as the OTB's new general manager, who joins ahead of this year’s Organic September campaign.

SFT challenges BBC documentary

A documentary exposing the ‘devastating effect on eco systems’ of meat has been countered by farmers who challenge its position about meat reduction.