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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Up up and wheyhey

Protein ice cream company Wheyhey released a viral video in December showing its limited edition Check Your Toffees Banoffee flavour being launched into space...

News in Brief

Andrew Thomas, founder and managing director of BetterYou has won the silver award for Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British...

The feel-good factor from Aduna

Aduna has introduced a new Baobab Raw Energy Bar. Dubbed The Feel Good Bar, the superfood snack is a natural source of vitamin C, containing...

Mel Millis wraps up Christmas

Luxury organic skincare brand Mel Millis has released two limited edition gift boxes featuring the brand’s plantable mini seasonal gift bags embedded with Christmas...

Industry must be on its guard as it enters “crucial” 2015

The natural health industry must be on its guard as it enters 2015, a year that could see political upheaval in Britain and renewed...

Cook fresh meals and eat wholefoods to add years to your...

The chef and food campaigner, Jamie Oliver, has offered parents a simple recipe to add 11-13 years to their children’s life expectancy: cook them...

Natures Corner marks 15 years in 15 days

Natures Corner health food store in Newbury recently celebrated its 15th year anniversary with a ’15 days for 15 years’ event. Founded in 1999 by...

Court overturns conviction of biodynamic winemaker who defied spray order

The French biodynamic winemaker fined earlier this year for refusing to spray his crop with insecticide has had his conviction overturned. In April, Emmanuel Giboulot...

Labour pledges to outlaw ‘cash for business’ charges

Labour says it will push for so-called ‘cash for business’ charges by major retailers and food firms to be outlawed if it wins at the...

Comvita launches ‘winter’s best kept secret’ campaign

Comvita has developed a vibrant new campaign called 'Winter's Best Kept Secret, to raise awareness about the immune-boosting properties of olive leaf extract. The campaign...

Clive’s gets fresh online

Clive’s has launched a fresh website to show off its range of gluten-free pies to its best advantage with brand new photography. The new site...

Coconoil looks forward to 10th anniversary

Ten years ago the Coconoil brand was founded by Gary Stiven following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami as a way to help rebuild the...

H&B scoops top Irish retail award

Holland & Barrett has scooped ‘Best Large Company of the Year’ at the 2014 Retail Excellence Ireland Awards gala ceremony, attended by over 500...

Healthy hampers are Christmas 2014’s big hit

Healthy hampers are proving to the big hit of Christmas 2014 for food retailers, reports The Observer. Planet Organic is offering a range of health-angled...

Soil Association “stands firm” by flagship strategy

The Soil Association says it “stand firm” by its flagship strategy The Road to 2020, after four trustees accused the organization of lacking commitment...

Soil Association has disowned the ‘O’ word, departing trustees claim

Four prominent Soil Association trustees who recently resigned from the charity have accused it of disowning the ‘O’ word and “a tendency to infantalise...

2014 Sustainable Beauty Award winners announced

The winners of Organic Monitor’s 2014 Sustainable Beauty Awards were announced a special reception at the Paris Marriott Champs-Elysées on Monday (24 November). The awards...

Chilled out choc from Booja-Booja

Booja-Booja has introduced what it says is a pioneering new range of chilled organic chocolate truffles. The Chilled Chocolate Truffle Collection is delivered, stored and...

Vitamin D health claim authorized by EC

An Article 14 EFSA health claim has been authorized by the European Commission stating that vitamin D helps lower the risk of falling associated...

Top of the shops

The deadline for entries for the Best Independent Retailer award is looming, so what are you waiting for?! Entering your store is a great way...