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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Water enhancer creates a Stur

New to the UK comes the all-natural US water enhancer Stur Drinks, developed to encourage more water consumption and aimed at women aged 22-55...

For a Perk!er start to the morning…

Perk!er’s new range of gluten-free breakfast treats come in Tiffin and Rocky Road varieties. Tiffin is a combination of crunchy chocolate biscuit, crisp honeycomb and...

Diversify plant foods to boost health benefits say Harvard researchers

Diversifying plant foods – adding in more wholegrains, nuts and pulses – could provide more health benefits than aiming for higher fruit and veg...

Pertwood expands organic production

Pioneer organic farm and cereal producer Pertwood is expanding organic production on its Wiltshire farms. Lower Pertwood Farm, which started its organic journey back in...

Marilyn Glenville heads to Champneys

Natural health expert Dr Marilyn Glenville has developed a new project in conjunction with Champneys Tring where she is putting on four, two-day weekend...

UK organic sales looking healthy

According to the latest retail figures from Kantar Worldpanel, over the past 12 months sales of organic produce grew by over 5%, up £44...

Hope’s Relief for little swimmers

To coincide with Eczema Awareness Week (13-19 September), Australian natural skincare brand Hope’s Relief is launching a joint campaign with baby swimming specialists Turtle...

Alfresco fights the bites

Fed up with being bitten by pesky bugs, midges and mosquitos? Alfresco has the answer for keeping bugs at bay. A study by the University...

Pravera launches organic brand

UK natural and organic skincare distributor Pravera has moved into production, launching its own brand of certified organic personal care products, ORGANii. ORGANii aims to...

Doves Farm adds to heritage flours

Doves Farm Foods is tapping into the growing trend for artisan bread making by adding Organic Wholemeal Emmer Flour and Organic White Rye Flour...

Pesticide firms too close to bee death research say MPs

A committee of MPs says that the Government has allowed pesticide manufacturers too much control over research into how their products could be causing...

Hope’s Relief for little swimmers

To coincide with Eczema Awareness Week (13-19 September), Australian natural skincare brand Hope’s Relief is launching a joint campaign with baby swimming specialists Turtle...

Pravera launches own organic brand

UK natural and organic skincare distributor Pravera has launched its own brand of certified organic personal care products, ORGANii. ORGANii aims to provide a comprehensive...

Natural ingredients specialist reports high demand for organic

Leading natural ingredients importer, blender and packer EHL Ingredients is again reporting a high demand for organic. For the third year running the Stockport...

New omega 3 range is squids in

Pharmacare Europe has added two new lines to its Bioglan brand of nutritional supplements, initially to be sold exclusively through 720 UK Holland &...

Top speakers lined up for obesity crisis debate

Britain’s worsening obesity crisis will be the subject of a major panel discussion at this year’s camexpo event. One of the big name speakers lined...

B vitamins “won’t prevent Alzheimer’s” concludes Oxford team

Taking B vitamins doesn't slow mental decline as we age, nor is it likely to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at Oxford...

Suma wins Cooperative of the Year 2014

Natural food producer and wholesaler Suma Foods has won the Cooperative of the Year 2014 award, held annually as part of Cooperatives Fortnight and...

Provamel grabs zero-sugar opportunity with yogurt alternative revamp

Provamel is set to roll out a raft of new products and recipe upgrades to its range of soya alternatives to yogurt this autumn,...

Super virtuous treats

Sweet Virtues has launched a range of superfood luxury truffles handmade by chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory. Available in 115g boxes (around ten truffles), the three...