Company News

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

Lily’s Kitchen partners with Battersea Dog’s & Cats Home

Holistic pet food company, Lily’s Kitchen, has developed a premium organic treat especially for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. The partnership is a first for...

Own-label is mugs game claims food writer

Leading investigative food writer Joanna Blythman claims that supplying “greedy multiples” with own-label food products is a mugs game. In her column in The Grocer...

Blog Splot: The future is co-operative

Co-operatives across the UK are in robust health with many proving to be resilient to the recession, writes Eli Sarre Recent figures indicate that nearly...

Barefoot SOS wins silver at first FreeFrom Skin Care Awards

Barefoot SOS Face & Body Rescue Cream picked up a Silver Award for Best Body and Hair Care Product at the inaugural FreeFrom Skin...

Organic Burst appoint pro surfer

Ethical superfood supplements brand Organic Burst has recruited current and five times national Irish Champion pro surfer Easkey Britton as its first ambassador. A former...

Olympics 2012 goes fairtrade

The Fairtrade Foundation has dubbed the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the fairest games ever with fairtrade bananas, tea, coffee and sugar available at...

Delamere launches new dairy-free dessert

Goats’ milk specialist Delamere Dairy has expanded its range of soya products with a new chocolate dessert. The new SOYA Chocolate Dessert is designed for...

New banana product launched

Natur Boutique has launched a new range of organic Dried Whole Organic Bananas.The product features Lady Finger bananas and is sun dried, raw and...

Profile | Healthy Sales & Marketing

Healthy Sales & Marketing is one of the health food trade’s best-kept secrets – yet  the brands it represents have sales of over £30...

Can I help you at all? – Harry Hill takes to...

Harry Hill has taken his turn behind the till at Oxfam in London ’s Kensington High Street to encourage Oxfam shoppers to buy the...

Former health food retailer launches new skincare range

Former health store retailer Chris Sams Rafferty (known as Sam) has been getting a very positive reaction from the trade to her new natural...

Organic Herb Trading celebrates with summer festival

The Organic Herb Trading Company is holding a family open day festival with an organic marketplace, natural healing and children’s area with organic food...

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...

Nelsons goes for gold in Homeopathy Awareness Week

Nelsons has linked up with the Society of Homeopaths to support Homeopathy Awareness Week (14th - 21st June 2012). This year, there is a...

Organic campaigns gets "noisy and humorous" in Year 2

The Organic Trade Board is promising a "noisy and humorous" style  for Year 2  of its three-year organic consumer campaign. The campaign launches today (14...

Lively up your shelves!

Following its success in the US, gourmet coffee company, Marley Coffee – founded by Bob Marley’s son, Rohan – has just launched in the...

Allergy UK announces new sponsor

Natural hayfever solution HayMax has been announced as a corporate partner for charity Allergy UK. Allergy UK’s chairman, Muriel Simmons says , “We are delighted...

Organic supplier to independents celebrates 10th birthday

Phoenix Organics Ltd will celebrate 10 years in business at the end of May with a trade open day on Friday 25th May. The Soil...

Community adds Tarantella to growing brand portfolio

Leading natural food distributor and brand owner Community Foods has acquired the Tarantella brand from S&B Herba Foods. The Tarantella range ­ – around 85%...

“Come on, let’s big-up real brands” – organic pioneer

With news that supermarket own-label organic sales are in decline, one  prominent figure in the natural products sector is calling on the trade to...