Natural snack food company HIPPEAS has gained new investors, including Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Leonardo DiCaprio invests in HIPPEAS
June 22, 2017 Continue Reading
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New Fairtrade coffee brand launches
The Real Coffee Bean Co has launched with a range of two Fairtrade-certified single-blend coffees and a blend.
June 22, 2017 Continue Reading
Soya and tofu products cannot use dairy-related terms, says European Court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that plant-based foods using soya and tofu cannot use dairy-style terms such as ‘milk’, ‘butter’ and ‘cheese’.
June 22, 2017 Continue Reading
Kinetic’s new B2B website streamlines ordering and adds media assets
Kinetic has launched a new B2B website that it says will simplify and streamline ordering for retailer customers.
June 21, 2017 Continue Reading
L’oréal gets offer for The Body Shop
Cosmetics giant L’oréal has received a firm offer for The Body Shop from Brazilian manufacturer Natura Cosméticos SA. In February it was rumoured that L’oréal was considering selling The Body Shop, which it purchased in 2006 for £652.3 million. Now, the bid from Natura will be submitted to L’Oréal’s employee representative body and is subject […]
June 21, 2017 Continue Reading
Get snacking with Eat Real
Healthy snacking brand Eat Real has introduced three new organic gluten-free and vegan snacks.
June 19, 2017 Continue Reading
Wake Up To Organic triples in size
Independent retailers gave away more than 10,000 organic mini breakfasts in the UK and Ireland as part of this year’s Wake Up To Organic event.
June 19, 2017 Continue Reading
Montezuma’s goes back to black
Montezuma’s has added to its Absolute Black 100% cocoa bars with two new flavours: Absolute Black with Almond and Absolute Black with Orange and Cocoa Nibs.
June 19, 2017 Continue Reading
Sustainability messages being overlooked in Europe
The European Public Health Association has called for all European states to establish a statutory Sustainable Nutrition Task Force.
June 16, 2017 Continue Reading
Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market
Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, is buying Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at approximately $13.7bn.
June 16, 2017 Continue Reading
Step up pace of Brexit preparations companies urged
At a special HFMA Brexit seminar in London this week senior representatives from three government departments urged natural products companies to step up the pace of their preparations for Brexit.
June 16, 2017 Continue Reading
Wake Up To Organic 2017 – the mini-movie!
Natural Products News hit the streets of Brighton yesterday to find out how the city’s independent natural products retailers were marking this year’s Wake Up To Organic. Here’s the video we made after we got back from our whistle stop tour of the stores!
June 15, 2017 Continue Reading
BDA survey highlights nutrition advice concerns
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) claims its survey shows the UK public don’t know who to trust for advice on diet and nutrition.
June 15, 2017 Continue Reading
Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair up for AEO Award
Natural Products Scandinavia and Nordic Organic Food Fair has been shortlisted for ‘Best Overseas Tradeshow over 2,000sqm’ at the AEO Excellence Awards.
June 14, 2017 Continue Reading
News in brief
PACK’D has expanded the reach of its Frozen Smoothie Kits – available in ENERGY, DETOX and DEFENCE – by gaining listings on Ocado and Amazon Fresh.
June 13, 2017 Continue Reading
Biodegradable microbeads developed at University of Bath
Scientists from the University of Bath have announced the development of biodegradable microbeads made using cellulose. A research team from the University’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) have produced an alternative to the plastic microbeads by dissolving cellulose, reforming it into beads and then setting them. The microbeads are stable enough to use in […]
June 12, 2017 Continue Reading
NATRUE in new sustainability project
NATRUE is participating in an innovative new sustainability project, which will transform consumer waste into packaging for new organic products.
June 12, 2017 Continue Reading
Survey reveals children’s lack of food knowledge
New research from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has revealed that a quarter of primary school children believe cheese comes from plants.
June 12, 2017 Continue Reading
Integrity of organic supply chains under the spotlight
Soil Association (SA) Certification has highlighted the need to protect the integrity of organic supply chains.
June 12, 2017 Continue Reading
EU Organic Regulation revision threatens ‘lose-lose’ situation
Key players in the organic and fair trade movements warned this week that current proposals for revision of the EU Organic Regulation would undermine a flourishing European organic food and farming sector and penalize farmers in developing countries.
June 12, 2017 Continue Reading
