A major new two-day organic festival will open its doors to the public on Saturday, in London’s Battersea Park.
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September 6, 2018 Continue Reading
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Yeo Valley sponsors Bristol City Women’s FC
Somerset-based organic dairy brand Yeo Valley has announced a new partnership with Women’s Super League team Bristol City FC.
September 5, 2018 Continue Reading
Quartet of flavours from Clearspring
Clearspring has added four new flavours – Peach, Raspberry, Matcha & Lemon and Ginger, Turmeric & Black Pepper – to its Organic Apple Cider Vinegar line.
September 4, 2018 Continue Reading
‘No excuse’ for distressing treatment of cows on Soil Association-certified farm
The chief executive of the Soil Association (SA), Helen Browning, says there was ‘no excuse’ for the ‘distressing’ treatment of dairy cows and their calves revealed in video footage of an award-winning organic farm by animal rights group Animal Equality.
September 3, 2018 Continue Reading
Divine launches first organic offer
Divine Chocolate is for the first time adding an organic range to its Fairtrade chocolate selection.
September 1, 2018 Continue Reading
Tributes paid to ‘giant of British environmentalism’ Peter Melchett
Tributes have been paid to Peter Melchett, the environmentalist, organic farmer and former Government minister, who has died aged 71.
August 31, 2018 Continue Reading
Organic growth signals ‘major opportunity’ for retailers, says SA
On the eve of the 2018 Organic September campaign, the Soil Association (SA) has released new sales figures showing continued ‘strong’ growth in the organic market for the seventh consecutive year.
August 31, 2018 Continue Reading
Pep & Lekker gets seedy
After initially launching with an organic, vegan-friendly soup collection, Pep & Lekker has moved into the healthy snack sector with the launch of its Seed Snacks.
August 29, 2018 Continue Reading
Coconut gets groovy with turmeric
The Groovy Food Company has added to its range of all-natural, sustainably and ethically sourced foods with the introduction of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil infused with Turmeric.
August 24, 2018 Continue Reading
UK organics face being shut out of EU markets in event of ‘grisly’ no-deal Brexit, FDF warns
UK organic producers face being banned from exporting to EU countries for nine months in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Food and Drink Federation warned today.
August 23, 2018 Continue Reading
Keep gut-happy with WOW
WOW Good Bacteria Drink has launched in a bid to help incorporate good bacteria easily into consumers’ diets.
August 22, 2018 Continue Reading
Organic Lattes from Pukka
New from Pukka Herbs comes a range of organic herbal lattes, blended using medicinal-grade herbs and spices.
August 22, 2018 Continue Reading
Artisan Bread Organic cooks up meat-free burgers
Organic and gluten-free bakery Artisan Bread Organic has introduced a range of meat-free burgers.
August 21, 2018 Continue Reading
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.
August 20, 2018 Continue Reading
Pukka Herbs counts down Christmas
Available from September is Pukka Herbs new Christmas Calendar containing 24 of the brand’s herbal teas.
August 15, 2018 Continue Reading
Little Freddie claims UK baby food first
Organic baby food brand Little Freddie has added five new products to its range in the form of two complete meals, two savoury pouches and a lactose-free yoghurt pouch.
August 2, 2018 Continue Reading
Melissa Hemsley adds to an ‘unmissable line-up’ at GO! Organic
Dubbed ‘the queen of the kitchen’ by Marie Claire, celebrity cook Melissa Hemsley – one half of the Hemsley + Hemsley sisters – has been confirmed to be filling the final Organic Kitchen slot at GO! Organic, closing the festival with an interactive session at 4pm on Sunday 9 September.
July 19, 2018 Continue Reading
Bring on the Baby Cübes
Organic ice lolly brand Lickalix has entered the frozen baby food market with a range of Baby Cübes, – frozen cubes of pureed organic fruit and vegetables for little ones.
July 17, 2018 Continue Reading
Chefs challenged to ‘step up to the plate’
As part of the Soil Association’s annual autumn campaign, chefs are being urged to take up the Organic September Menu Challenge and ‘step up to the plate’ by putting more organic on the menu.
July 10, 2018 Continue Reading
The day the nation ‘woke up to organic’
The Organic Trade Board calls Wake up to Organic 2018 its ‘biggest and most successful event yet’, with engagement on all levels up from last year.
June 25, 2018 Continue Reading
News
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Holdstock celebrates 20 years at Soil Association
Lee Holdstock, business development manager at the Soil Association, has celebrated 20 years of working with the organic certifier – a milestone which has been marked with his inclusion in Yeo Valley’s ‘Reasons to be cheerful’ corridor.
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High five for HISBE
In December Brighton-based ethical independent supermarket HISBE celebrated its fifth birthday.
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NAHS invites you to ‘talk shop’ at NPE
Back for its second year, Shop Talk will return as a feature at Natural & Organic Products Europe (NPE) on Sunday 7 April, with the session running between 1-2pm to include a buffet lunch.
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Raising the bar
Chocolatier James Hull talks to Jane Wolfe about how the award-winning Hassocks-based brand J.Cocoa grew out of his passion for the bean and desire to give cocoa farmers their fair dues Can you tell me a bit about J.Cocoa and why you chose to produce bean to bar chocolate? From simple curiosity to hobby to […]
Features
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Pick of the products 2018
One of the most fascinating things about our industry – apart from the continual development and discovery (or rediscovery) of health-giving ingredients and their benefits, leading to a stream of innovation – are the ethical strides taken to make it a sector to be truly proud of. When, in 2018 the nation received a rude […]
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Mind full less
Rather than making life easier, our increasing connectivity is raising the nation’s stress levels as we strive to remain available at all times for all people, while also allaying our fear of missing out (FOMO). Jane Wolfe looks at why we could all do with taking a few deep breaths (more…)
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Turning over a new leaf
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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Nuts about healthy breakfasts
It started with the avocado, then came the kale smoothie. Now, nut butters and nut milks are at the heart of healthy breakfasts across the UK. Hayley Coristine looks at what’s fueling the interest, brands to watch and what’s next for the most important meal of the day (more…)
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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.
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AQUA Carpatica, the only naturally nitrate-free & lowest sodium water
AQUA Carpatica, a premium quality natural mineral water, dedicated to the most demanding health conscious people, babies and expectant mothers, organic food lovers and active lifestylers. AQUA Carpatica is nature’s most perfect mineral water, naturally Nitrate-free and the lowest Sodium level of any bottled natural mineral water on earth; the first of its kind in […]
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Mineral-rich New Zealand volcanic mud delivers instant illumination for your skin
It may seem counter-intuitive to apply mud to your skin in order to cleanse it, but the skin-enhancing benefits of mineral-rich mud have been harnessed for beauty treatments all over the world for centuries. Antipodes® uses white volcanic mud sourced from central New Zealand’s dramatic central plateau in its new Halo Skin-Brightening Facial Mud Mask […]
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As Europe braces itself for a winter flu outbreak, protect yourself with Sambucol and the power of black elderberry.
Experts across Europe have warned the EU to brace itself for a bad flu season this winter. A new vaccine has been produced which is effective in fighting H3N2, the flu strain likely to hit the region this year; however, the vaccine is generally available for free to over 65s, pregnant women, those with an […]
