Industry News

The Health Made Easy Group (HMEG) has now completed the purchase of the majority shares of the UK’s oldest health foods buying group, The Health Store (THS).

Animal rights campaigners took over Brighton-based alternative supermarket HISBE this month for a second time in protest at what they call the retailer’s 'false advertising'.

lunch! – organised by Diversified Communications UK – show has won its third consecutive big industry award after its marketing campaign was named the best of...

Sales of meat-free foods rose by 40% between 2014-2019, according to Mintel. The research firm reports 23% of all new UK food products in 2019 were vegan.

Coconut yoghurt brand CoYo hit back at Pret a Manger this week, after the sandwich chain blamed a contaminated batch of dairy-free yoghurt for the death of a customer in its Bath store in December 2017.

Nick Barnard, managing director of Organic breakfast cereal brand Rude Health knows exactly where the biggest demand lies in the mass breakfast market: Sweet...

Natural beauty advocate Janey Lee Grace was named number one in the Natural Beauty Yearbook’s prestigious 6thannual industry hotlist last night (Tuesday 13 November). Hosted...

The Association of Convenience Stores ASC has branded the Government’s decision to introduce a mandatory living wage for workers over 25 a “reckless measure”. The...

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...

Over one-third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reach supermarket shelves simply because of being misshapen or the wrong size, according to research from the University of Edinburgh.

Sales of organic food products in Sweden grew by an extraordinary 30 per cent in the first half of 2014, according to figures obtained...

With nearly 40% of camexpo attendees citing ‘diet and nutrition’ as their main business focus, this year’s show will feature even more new innovations and educational content for nutritional therapists.

Providing yet another reason to turn to natural and organic products when it comes to your skin, the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU)...

Channel 4 has announced it is making an eight part new TV series called The Food Hospital. In scientifically controlled experiments patients suffering from a...

Holland & Barrett’s American owner NBTY is set to acquire the UK brand Dr. Organic in a deal expected to close later this year. Founded...

Six months after food allergy laws were enforced for restaurants and takeaways, the Royal Society for Public Health conducted a mystery dining investigation to...

A study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has looked at the effectiveness of low-fat diets for long-term weight loss. The researchers from Brigham...

The chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation has warned that the prospects for farmers in developing countries could suffer if post-EU Referendum negotiations result...

Whole Foods Market co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb have admitted that some of the retailer’s New York stores have been overcharging customers due...

As part of his speech The Unfrozen Moment - Delivering A Green Brexit, UK Secretary of State Michael Gove has said that legislation will...