New board members announced for Soil Association Certification
Soil Association Certification has appointed Nick Buckland OBE (above) as its new non-executive chairman and elected two new board members, Beth Thoren and Sonny...
BOOM! Soil Association relaunches organic awards
The Soil Association is relaunching its annual celebration of the best of organic as the BOOM Awards (Best of Organic Market), to mark a resurgent...
Green People gives new colour to DD range
Green People has launched a new shade of its Age Defy+ Tinted DD Moisturiser SPF15.
Ivory takes the offer to three shades - along with...
Bouclème redefines curls
Bouclème is to introduce a new Curl Cream to give dry and dehydrated curls some natural TLC.
The product is made with virgin coconut oil,...
Switch your lippy with benecos’ Lipstick Amnesty
Natural beauty brand benecos has launched a Lipstick Amnesty throughout January to enable customers to trade in their conventional lipsticks for a 50% discount...
US study shows ‘healthy food’ is sometimes worse for the environment
A study by US researchers shows that ‘healthy foods’ – including certain fruit and vegetables – may sometimes be more damaging to the environment...
CHC: 2016 – a year of “quiet threats” but real ...
2016 will be a year of further "quiet threats" to the health food trade but one potentially of real opportunity too, said the Labour MP...
Holland & Barrett gets image change as focus shifts to store...
Holland & Barrett will continue to focus on revamping its UK store estate in 2016, pulling back on the aggressive store opening programme of...
Russia signals aim to be organic superpower
Russia has signalled its intention to become a global "organic superpower", reports Russia Today.
In September, Russia announced that it would ban genetically modified organisms...
Vegan Society takes trademark celebrations to Parliament
In November, during World Vegan Month, The Vegan Society hosted a Parliamentary reception to celebrate 25 years of the Vegan Trademark.
And vegan business is...
Pravera signs FairSquared deal
Natural and organic bodycare distributor Pravera has signed a UK distribution deal with German company FairSquared.
The fair trade brand offers vegan condoms as well...
Angela Langford cooks up rebrand
Masterchef finalist in 2014 Angela Langford has rebranded her natural British food-inspired skincare range with new-look packaging and redesigned website.
The brand also has added...
H&B signs I’m a Celeb star to front sports range
Jake Quickenden has signed up as the face of Holland & Barrett’s sports range.
The 27-year-old singer and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of...
Soil Association online training gets thumbs up
The Soil Association’s new online training programme for retailers has got off to a good start, with 90% of those who completed the evaluation...
Infinity discovers old treasure
Infinity Foods health store in Brighton recently rediscovered and restored a colourful part of its history – a stained glass light box.
Infinity’s Facebook page...
News in brief
Renew Life’s Ultimate Flora Critical Care has won Best Probiotic in this year’s Harpers Bazaar Beauty Best of the Best awards. The company has...
Soho Floridis poised to acquire Potters
Soho Flordis International (SFI), through its Swiss subsidiary company Ginsana SA, is poised to acquire Potters – the leading UK manufacturer and supplier of traditional...
Beauty Briefs
Skincare supplement company Works with Water Nutraceuticals was sponsor of the Bloggers Love Beauty Bar at this year’s London Fashion Week as well as...
Raw Living lives the chocolate dream
Raw Living has relaunched its reformulated organic raw Chocolate Dream Cream spread back on to shelves.
The superfood organic spread is gluten-, dairy-, nut- and...
Retailers get to the top with Pharma Nord
Retailers Paul West from Eat Well in Belfast and Jackie Johnson from Jacksons of Saintfield recently joined Pharma Nord managing director Bent Henriksen on...