Mintel tips functional drinks sector for continued growth
Market analyst Mintel is tipping the functional drinks category for continued growth in 2014, reports The Grocer.
Mintel says the proportion of new soft drinks...
Duchy’s 2013 results enable £2.8 million donation
Organic food brand Duchy Originals, which celebrated its 21st anniversary last year, has donated £2.8 million to The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Foundation following...
Cosmetics Europe recommends MI ban
Following the spate of allergic reactions that have been reported relating to the preservative methylisothiazolinone (MI or MIT), commonly used in bodycare products, the...
WHO wants sugar consumption halved
Experts at the World Health Organisation (WHO) are expected to recommend people halve the amount of sugar they consume.
A draft paper agreed by WHO...
Cosmetics Europe recommends MI ban
Following the spate of allergic reactions that have been reported relating to the preservative methylisothiazolinone (MI or MIT), commonly used in bodycare products, the...
2014 Beauty Shortlist Awards to take place in March
This year’s Beauty Shortlist Awards are to take place on Friday 7 March.
Shortlisted brands in the main categories will be announced in late February,...
Global natural personal care market continues on strong growth path
The natural personal care market saw a growth of 10.6% globally in 2013 to reach $29.5 billion at the manufacturers’ level, according to Kline...
PHB expands into Europe, Southeast Asia
British beauty brand PHB Ethical Beauty has recently expanded by opening franchise stores in The Netherlands and Brunei, making founder and CEO Rose Brown...
Researchers declare ‘case closed’ on vitamin supplements
Researchers from Britain and America say vitamin supplements are a waste of money and have declared ‘case closed’ on the discussion about their benefits....
PHB expands into Europe, Southeast Asia
British beauty brand PHB Ethical Beauty has recently expanded by opening franchise stores in The Netherlands and Brunei, making founder and CEO Rose Brown...
Global natural personal care market continues on strong growth path
The natural personal care market saw a growth of 10.6% globally in 2013 to reach $29.5 billion at the manufacturers’ level, according to Kline...
Oliver’s celebrates the spirit of Christmas
Earlier this month Oliver’s Wholefood Store in Kew celebrated the Christmas season with a feasting and late night shopping festival.
Customers were invited to sample...
G&G Vitamins’ organic production triples
G&G Vitamins has secured Soil Association organic certification for the 14th year in succession. The company's high standard of organic production was acknowledged during...
Rosa Fina range brought into Barefoot family
Premium natural skincare brand Barefoot SOS has brought its Rosa Fina range into the Barefoot family.
Re-presented as Barefoot SOS Repair + Renew, the range...
US study offers “clearest cut example yet” of organic’s benefits
A new study by US scientists provides one of the clearest cut examples yet of the nutritional benefits of organic food over conventional, reports...
Re-imagining NutriCentre
NutriCentre’s new managing director Amee Chande comes to the post with formidable retail credentials. Most recently she was MD at Staples UK, and before...
Alzheimer’s – prevention could halve risk , G8 told
An international group of 106 scientific and medical experts on dementia from 35 countries is calling on the G8 countries, who are meeting in...
Year-round uses boosts HayMax sales
Year-round uses for leading natural allergy product HayMax has helped the brand achieve record sales in 2013.
Founder, Max Wiseberg, says the brand has seen...
Japanese Cuisine gets UNESCO heritage status
The United Nations has added traditional Japanese cuisine to its cultural heritage list. The traditional cuisine, known as ‘washoku’, is celebrated for its centuries...
Ethical supermarket hisBe opens for business
Brighton's new ethical supermarket hiSbe – short for How It Should Be – opened its doors last week.
Claiming to be ‘a new type of...