Food firms weigh up their options as final health claims rulings...
Decisions taken by food manufacturers over EU health claims regulations “are likely to shape the functional foods market for years to come”, predicts The...
Retail pioneers to speak at autumn organic conference
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...
Retail pioneers to speak at autumn organic conference
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...
Low-calorie diet offers hope of cure for type 2 diabetes
Scientists at Newcastle University have shown that people with obesity related type 2 diabetes can be cured, at least temporarily, by keeping to a...
Low-calorie diet offers hope of cure for type 2 diabetes
Scientists at Newcastle University have shown that people with obesity related type 2 diabetes can be cured, at least temporarily, by keeping to a...
Natural Women in Business has new Facebook page
Natural Women in Business, the new social forum and discussion group for women in the natural and organic industry, has a brand new Facebook...
Organic targets trimmed as M&S “recalibrates” Plan A
Marks & Spencer is scaling back some of its organic produce targets, reports Marketing Week.
The high street retailer says it has been forced to...
Organic targets trimmed as M&S “recalibrates” Plan A
Marks & Spencer is scaling back some of its organic produce targets, reports Marketing Week.
The high street retailer says it has been forced to...
Voting launched for Who’s Who in Natural Beauty 2012
The natural beauty industry is being invited to nominate the brightest personalities in the sector for the Who’s Who in Natural Beauty list 2012.
Retailers,...
Survey helps disprove organic price myth
Expensive and elitist. That’s a perception which has been recently attached to organic food in some quarters. However, a new survey of supermarket prices...
Industry inspiration: Go Natural Make-up Master Classes at Content Beauty/Wellbeing
In-store events can be a brilliant way for retailers and spa-owners alike to drive interest in their natural beauty lines. We caught up with...
ASA tells all homeopathic websites to remove efficacy claims
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has told all owners of homeopathy websites to remove marketing claims that “refer to, or imply, the efficacy of...
The Better Food Company celebrate making awards shortlist
Bristol organic retailer The Better Food Company is celebrating being shortlisted for the Observer’s 2011 Ethical Awards.
The company, which own an organic shop and...
Organico enjoys 25% sales surge
Organic pioneer Organico is showing that the category is ready to get back-to-growth with sales at the company rising by a quarter so far...
Web Exclusive: Can the world sustain our desire for natural?
Research shows that more customers than ever are choosing natural and organic beauty products for their bathroom cabinets. But as demand rises for hard-to-source...
US war veterans sign up for the organic F*A*R*M*Y
“Working with plants and living things you become a nurturer instead of a destroyer — this has been the biggest realisation for me in...
Katherine Hamnett CBE urges cotton growers to go organic
The fashion designer and campaigner Katherine Hamnett has used the publicity surrounding her recently received CBE to urge cotton growers around world go organic.
She...
Katherine Hamnett CBE urges cotton growers to go organic
The fashion designer and campaigner Katherine Hamnett has used the publicity surrounding her recently received CBE to urge cotton growers around world go organic.
She...
Event report: Can the world sustain our desire for natural?
We all know that consumers love being offered ever more exotic natural ingredients in their beauty products. But what is the industry’s addiction to...
US natural and organic industry grows 7% to hit $81 billion
Sales of natural and organic products in the US hit $81 billion, reports Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine.
The magazine says the headline results of its...