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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Organic Beauty Week is on its way

2016 will be Organic Beauty Week’s (19-25 September) third year, and the Soil Association is asking consumers to ‘Look for the Logo’ and shining...

Apples & Bees aims to please

With nearly nine years’ experience in health food retailing, Mihhail Jesmenov decided it was time to take the plunge and open his own store. “I...

Bounce rolls up with V Life vegan energy balls

Bounce has launched its V Life range of vegan energy balls onto the market.

Soil Association calls for UK glyphosate ban

The Soil Association is calling for a ban on the use of glyphosate sprayed on UK wheat as a pre-harvest weedkiller and its use...

NAHS survey reveals rise in ‘call and collect’ services

A recent survey conducted by the NAHS shows a significant increase in stores offering ‘call and collect’ services as a result of the pandemic.

Visitor attractions slash kids’ meals in cost of living crisis

Sites of popular family days out are removing children’s healthy menus, the Soil Association reports, as ‘the cost of living crisis bites’.

MyDetoxDiet heads to Greenwich

Online detox diet and juice company MyDetoxDiet has now opened a ‘personal one-stop healthy lifestyle’ store in Greenwich, London The shop aims to offer the...

Salmon oil found to reduce markers of oxidative stress

A study which researchers say may be the first to show that fish oil can reduce oxidative stress in healthy subjects, has found that...

Natural Balance is on TREK with refreshed range

Following the recent relaunch of TREK Flapjacks, Natural Balance Foods has updated its TREK Wholefood Energy Bars, with bright new packaging for the four...

On the beauty desk: Les Fleurs de Bach

In need of a feel-good floral boost? Then Bach's new range of 100 per cent Ecocert-approved organic eaux de toilettes should be just the...

Tisserand launches crowdfunding campaign to meet ‘phenomenal demand’

Leading wellbeing brand Tisserand Aromatherapy is launching a crowdfunding campaign to meet 'phenomenal' worldwide demand for aromatherapy wellbeing solutions.

Tiana celebrates Holland & Barrett launch

Award-winning organic and fair trade coconut water brand Tiana launched in Holland & Barrett this week. The launch took place at the retailer’s flagship store...

Record-breaking year for organic as global market tops USD 80bn

The organic food and farming sector had another record-breaking year, with global sales topping USD 80 billion and organically farmed land reaching 50.9 million acres.

GO! Organic Festival hits mainstream media

With less than three weeks until the doors open to the first GO! Organic Festival, event organizer Diversified Communications has released details of the high-profile marketing campaign it launched to promote the festival, which takes place over the weekend of 8-9 September.

Belvoir helps with prickly problem

Belvoir Fruit Farms has launched a bottle top collection campaign to support British hedgehogs who are sadly in decline due to the loss of...

Make your vote count!

Inventive. Genuine. Revolutionary. These are just some of the ways you’ve described the people you've already nominated for our Who’s Who in Natural Beauty list...

Leading beauty brands join seminar line-up at Natural & Organic Products...

The Natural Beauty & Spa Theatre at Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show will feature dynamic new content from some of the leading brand ambassadors and pioneers of the natural and organic beauty sector.

European Parliament backs ban on throwaway plastics

Under draft plans approved by the European Parliament yesterday, single-use plastic items including plates, cutlery, straws ticks and cotton buds, are to be banned in the EU from 2021.

Organic market strengthens as retailers and brands gain confidence

New organic sales figures released by the Soil Association show an acceleration in the growth of the UK’s organic grocery market, with organic outperforming...

New concept H&B store takes beauty to new level

Holland & Barrett has opened a major new store in Leicester featuring an entire 767 sq foot mezzanine floor given over to the natural beauty...