Industry News

Suma Wholefoods worker cooperative is celebrating 40 years in business this month.

A new report by Ecovia Intelligence shows that sales revenues in the natural and organic personal care market have risen by nearly 30% since...

A new report by Ecovia Intelligence shows that sales revenues in the natural and organic personal care market have risen by nearly 30% since...

The UK’s leading food-to-go trade show returns on 21 and 22 September 2017, featuring more natural products than ever before.

A new chemical free dry-cleaning shop opened its doors in London this week.

Earlier this year saw the launch of Earth.Love.Food, a 100% organic store in Totnes, Devon, which operates a blanket ‘no packaging’ policy.

Crussh launches Fit Food & Juice Bar concept within Holland & Barrett, giving customers a ‘boost’ whilst shopping.

Shoppers will know straight away that things are going to be different at Whole Foods Market, when Amazon completes its $14 billion acquisition of the natural food retailer on Monday (18 August).

Researchers a the University of Surrey in the UK will issue a warning next month that babies born to mothers who drink cow’s milk alternatives – such as soya, almond and coconut – could have lower IQs, reports The Times.  

In the new series of Dragons’ Den, Julianne Ponan, founder of Creative Nature, left triumphant, but later rejected a £75,000 investment from Deborah Meaden.

Following its win of a 2-star Great Taste award for its Red Pu-erh Fermented Raw Tea, GO! Kombucha has reaffirmed its commitment to indie health stores.

Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair has released its initial exhibitor list for 2017.

A study published last week in open access journal Nutrients provide further evidence that frequent use of multivitamins and mineral supplements decreases nutritional deficiencies.

The Advertising Standards Authority ruled this week that use of the phrase ‘long life’ in a promotional poster for a kefir drink breached advertising rules.

The Soil Association is celebrating this year’s Organic September by shining the spotlight on the organic market’s anticipated record growth in September, making sure consumers understand what organic is, and is supporting nation-wide events and organic brand promotions. 

New data gathered by the Soil Association shows that the organic market has continued to grow in the first half of 2017, driven significantly by increased consumer interest in nutrition and a desire for traceability in food sourcing.

This year’s Speciality & Fine Food Fair is taking place at London’s Olympia from 3-5 September.

This month sees the launch of a new conference designed to encourage Scottish businesses to take advantage of the burgeoning sports and nutrition market.

Tesco has announced that from 28 August it will replace its single-use 5p carrier bags with new Bags for Life.

Following new research by Action on Sugar, the organization is calling for colour-coded ‘traffic light’ front of pack (FOP) nutrition labelling to be introduced across...