Company News

The latest news from the leading companies within the natural and organic products industry.

Essential brings Jackfruit to the UK

In what is a UK first, Essential Trading has introduced Organic Young Jackfruit to the market.

Dr Organic founders re-acquire Optima to form £25m group

Fred Whitcomb and Steve Quinn, founders and owners of Swansea based Dr Organic, have completed the acquisition of Optima Consumer Health Limited, the company...

Green People celebrates 20 years with new collection

Green People is celebrating 20 years of organic beauty with a new special edition Damask Rose Skincare collection. Scented with rose otto, extracted by steam...

Roqberry reveals new blends

Roqberry has unveiled six new teas to its product line: four blends and two further ‘tea legends’.

Wessanen’s new recruits aim to drive UK growth

Natural food company Wessanen has added to its senior management team with the appointment of a new marketing & category director and sales director to head up the company’s UK sales and marketing division.

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PACK’D functional smoothie brand has taken to Crowdcube for its latest crowdfunding campaign with a target of £500,000 in order to facilitate the start-up’s next phase of growth.

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Divine Chocolate has announced three of its best-selling variants are hitting the shelves of Co-op stores in time for International Cooperative Day.

JASON’S C-Effects Creme sales get surprising boost

A boost of sales for JASON’s C-Effects Creme has come from an unexpected quarter following The Body Shop’s launch of its Vitamin C Glow...

Clipper targets green tea cynics

Clipper has launched a range of green teas, including naturally sweeter varieties, aiming to convert ‘even the staunchest green tea cynic’. With UK consumers being...

Tisserand Aromatherapy springs into action

Tisserand Aromatherapy has announced a new initiative to support grass roots sports via the sponsorship of up-and-coming gymnast, Sophie Scott. A member of Leatherhead &...

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Hotel Chocolat has launched its first travel retail exclusive in Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. 

Pharma Nord launches starter pack to drive Q10 sales

Pharma Nord has introduced its Bio-Quinone Q10 Starter Pack in a bid to encourage more customers to try the product. Bent Henriksen, Pharma Nord’s MD,...

3 Sinners confess to guilt-free cookies

New cookie brand 3 Sinners is to launch shortly with the aim of making it easier for people to reduce their daily sugar consumption. 3...

Meridian Foods appoints first sporting brand ambassadors

Meridian Foods has announced Wasps captain and England rugby player James Haskell and Olympic hockey gold medallist Alex Danson as brand ambassadors.

Traidcraft gets new CEO

Europe’s largest fair trade company Traidcraft has announced the appointment of Robin Roth as its new chief executive. Roth will leave Germany-based GEPA, where he...

Erbology launches to offer range of organic superfoods

New London-based brand Erbology has launched a range of organic superfoods and nutritional supplements made from hand-picked, organically grown ingredients with what it says...

Sweet Revolution stirs up on-the-go drinks

Sweet Revolution’s new on-the-go instant drinks combine coconut milk powder with unrefined, raw coconut sugar, superfoods and spices.

Virtue serves up low cal ice tea

The Virtue brand has launched as the UK’s lowest calorie ice tea (19 calories per 100ml) and the only one enriched with vitamins and...

Easy Bean creates new flavours for spring

Easy Bean is launching two new flavours of its Chickpea Crispbread in March: Cheddar Crunch and Seaweed Sesame.

Prime Fifty kicks off TV ad campaign

Recently launched VMS brand Prime Fifty – which offers targeted supplements for the over 50s – has just kicked off its first national TV ad campaign on Sky.