Industry News

The Health Food Manufacturers Association has written a formal letter of complaint to the BBC about a controversial BBC2 Horizon programme about the food supplements industry.

The under 35s are the “most engaged and active” organic consumer demographic, new research commissioned by the Organic Trade Board (OTB) shows. The research, undertaken...

A long-term study by the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Kenya has shown clearly that organic agriculture not only generates comparable yields, but produces more income for farmers...

The HFMA’s Health Journalist of the Year Award for 2010 has been awarded to Victoria Lambert at Natural and Organic Products Europe on the...

French scientists say that rats fed a lifelong diet of the world’s leading strain of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organic damage. The...

The Fairtrade Foundation has released five short videos about pioneering Fairtrade businesses to mark World Fair Trade Day last month.

Natural healthcare company Nelsons has announced the appointment of Claire Ferguson as its new chief executive officer.

The organic food pioneer Craig Sams has won the 2012 Natural Products Achievement Award at the Natural and Organic Awards (Sunday 1 April) Craig Sams...

A proposed open-air GM field trial by Rothamsted Research has prompted 26 organisations - encompassing scientists, farmers, retailers and environmentalists - to lodge a formal objection, coordinated by GM Freeze.

Notfrom.com is a new online supermarket offering solely natural, cruelty-free, plant-based and planet-friendly products to customers in the UK and EU.

Leeds-based The Meatless Farm Co has received a seven-figure sum investment from Channel 4, by means of the latter’s innovative Commercial Growth Fund.

Tesco has made a return to the organic veg box scene. The retailer’s new service – called Soil and Seed – launched in early November...

Significant worker welfare and environment provisions are included in changes to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). Version 3 of the GOTS organic fibre processing...

Gluten-free foods and fish oil supplements may no longer be available on prescription in England

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).

The UK organic market grew 7.1% in 2016 to be worth £2.09 billion, according to latest figures from the Soil Association.

Scientists in Iran have found that a mixture of 20g of garlic and 1tbsp of lemon juice can help reduce the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.

The Soil Association’s trade consultant, Finn Cottle, has warned the organic movement not to be “elitist” about supermarkets, reports Farmers Weekly. Cottle told delegates at...

People’s Supermarket pioneer Arthur Potts Dawson and Planet Organic founder Renée Elliot are among an impressive speaker line-up for this year’s ‘Selling Organic’ conference hosted...

NutriCentre’s new managing director Amee Chande comes to the post with formidable retail credentials. Most recently she was MD at Staples UK, and before...