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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Organix and Soil Association call on restaurants to offer ‘real food’...

Leading organic baby food brand Organix and the Soil Association have launched the ‘Out to Lunch’ campaign to encourage restaurants to improve food choices...

Quest Vitamins celebrates 30th anniversary in style

Quest Vitamins has been celebrating its milestone 30th anniversary in style. Last month the company took retailers from all over world – with many travelling...

Holland & Barrett powers up on green energy

Holland & Barrett owner NBTY Europe is switching to 100 per cent renewable biomass energy throughout its 700 UK store estate. As part of the...

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...

Natural Health is top of the shops

Natural Health’s Welwyn store has won the prestigious WelHat Independent Shop of the Year Award for 2013. The award was created to recognise the important...

Strong UK organic presence set for Malmö show

There will a strong UK organic industry presence at the second edition of Natural Products Scandinavia, the leading natural and organic trade show serving...

Cheers! – organic brewery sees surge in sales

West Yorkshire-based Little Valley Brewery has seen a surge in sales of its award-winning range of premium quality cask and bottle conditioned organic beers. Little...

“Don’t let EU Health Claims laws send consumer information into Dark...

Food and supplement businesses must collaborate to prevent EU Health Claims laws sending consumer information “into the Dark Age”. That’s the conclusion of a new...

Supernutrients moves to super new premises

West country-based organic superfood importer and wholesaler Supernutrients is on the move. The company has just moved to spacious new premises just on the outskirts...

HayMax shows there’s an easier way to trap the pollen

HayMax, the organic pollen barrier balm for hayfever sufferers, has launched a new marketing campaign entitled ‘An Easier Way to Trap the Pollen’. Using...

FreeNut crunchy spread proves a winner

Eskal’s FreeNut Butter Crunchy spread recently picked up a prestigious FreeFrom Food Award for Best Product Manufactured in a Nut Free Environment. The product...

Timotei launches “first mass market organic haircare range”

Leading mainstream haircare brand Tomotei has launched its first certified organic range under the name Tomotei Organic Delight Brand owner Unilever claims the new products...

Vegan champion scoops top green award

Vegfest and vegan champion organiser Tim Barford was recognised for his outstanding community work during the glittering PEA Business Awards ceremony in central London...

Join the night riders on World Ocean Day fund raiser!

Sustainable fish brand fish4ever is sponsoring a special night cycle to raise money for Environmental Justice Foundation’s Save Our Sea campaign. The night riders will...

Rude Health launches dairy-free drinks range

Muesli and breakfast cereal specialist Rude Health is entering the milk alternatives category An initial range of Oat, Brown Rice and Almond variants will hit...

Children’s ready meals hinder healthy eating habits

A new report* from researchers at Edinburgh University have found that the healthiest children are those who eat the same food as their parents....

Montezuma founders launch ‘Modern British chocolate’ brand

The husband and wife team behind Montezuma’s Chocolates have launched a new brand Kingdom Chocolate positions itself as a “quality, value and innovation-led brand” but...

Ethical fashion group mounts call to action on Bangladesh disaster

The Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) is mounting a ‘Value Chain Call to Action’ in response to the Bangladeshi garment factory disaster. The group – whose...

“Monsanto GM alliance will crumble” predicts Pollan

Leading US food writer and campaigner Michael Pollan has predicted that a growing weight of consumer support for GMO labelling will break the alliance...

ASA “failing to protect children from online junk food marketing”

 The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) is failing to protect children from manipulative junk food marketers and “does not properly understand the digital world properly”. That’s...