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Say it Loud, I’m Blob and I’m Proud

Oh, dearie me. In a bitter article in the Sunday Telegraph just…

Craig Sams

Organic is different

To many of us, especially those who grow our own, the idea…

Jim Manson

How to decarbonize a planet

Making the switch to organic agriculture on a global scale and turning…

Craig Sams

Certifiably organic

Walk into any department store in Europe and you’ll find yourself assaulted…

Rosie Greenaway

Beauty beyond the High Street

Ask the people behind most fledging natural brands where they want to…

Matt Chittock

What’s wrong with wheat?

The ‘convention’ is that wholegrains should be a major part of our…

Patrick Holford

Go figure…

After a few years of what economists might euphemistically call ‘negative growth’,…

Matt Chittock

Have you been dealing comfrey, sonny?

The natural food trade should take a lead in exposing the hypocritical…

Craig Sams

A Lush victory

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re an ambitious natural beauty company…

Matt Chittock

Setting skin free

The free-from food category has been a soar-away success for independent retailers…

Matt Chittock

Great Social Media Myths

My discussions with lots of business owners about social media mainly fall…

Jane Wolfe

MI: still a sensitive issue

“Every cosmetics product on the market in Europe is safe to use,”…

Matt Chittock

Give your customers some action!

With a treasure trove of exciting, tasty, differentiated products to try, love…

Jim Manson

Small is still beautiful

Who needs big organisations that are inherently inefficient in this age of…

Craig Sams

Why becoming more than a shop could be your biggest opportunity

By turning your store into a real community asset, valued by the…

Jim Manson

Embracing sell-o-vision

For fashion and beauty snobs there’s no dirtier acronym than QVC. The…

Matt Chittock

Roll up, get your black candyfloss here

Over the weekend of September 6-8 the Food Organisation of Denmark delivered…

Simon Wright

If you are testing for vitamin D, don’t forget the calcium!

You name it, vitamin D now appears to fix it! Everything from…

Jim Manson

Three cheers for ethical mob rule

We used to fear mob rule. But if the ‘mob’ is all…

Craig Sams

Little supermarkets, big threat?

Having left local high streets for dead the big supermarkets are re-colonising…

Craig Sams