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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

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...

News just in: Natural Products voted your favourite industry read

Visitors and exhibitors at Natural & Organic Products Europe have cited Natural Products magazine as their preferred industry read in a survey carried out...

Waitrose bans neonicotinoids from supply chain

 Waitrose is telling its fruit, vegetable and flower suppliers to stop using three neonicotinoid pesticides that have been linked to the destruction of bee...

Small Changes, Big Difference for Organic September

The Soil Association is asking organic brands and retailers to start sharing their ideas for this year’s Organic September. Now in its fifteenth year, this...

Major sports brands bolster ESSNA membership

NBTY EUROPE and BodyBuilding.com are joining the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Association (ESSNA) in a move that further cements the organistion’s growing role in...

Beauty Bible authors’ invite to natural beauty brands

Bestselling authors of The Green Beauty Bible Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey are now working on The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible, to be published...

Bio-tiful Dairy launches organic kefir range

Natural drinks start-up Bio-tiful Dairy has launched a range of organic fermented milk products. The range has been produced from an authentic Russian Kefir recipe...

Natural Products Scandinavia wins top events industry award

Natural Products Scandinavia – organised by Diversified Communications UK – has scooped its first big industry accolade after winning Best International Launch at the...

Little Big Shot secures Deep Ocean Mineral Water deal

Award-winning natural energy drink Little Big Shot has secured an exclusive agreement with the Taiwanese Government to be the only drink in the world...

Mexican oregano hits UK market

EHL Ingredients has launched a premium Mexican oregano onto the UK market . This authentic Mexican variety features the dried leaves of the perennial herb Lippia...

H&B veteran receives top industry accolade

The HFMA presented Barry Vickers with its top accolade – the Maurice Hanssen Award of Honour – at last week’s Natural & Organic Products...

Reaching out to younger shoppers is key to future of health...

Yeovil-based Ceres Natural & Organic Foods recently celebrated its 35th anniversary with a special open day event. The event was a great success says Ceres...

Jerome Burne is HFMA Health Journalist of the Year

The HFMA’s Health Journalist of the Year Award has been awarded to Jerome Burne at this year's Natural & Organic Products Europe on the...

The times, they really are a-changing

In a compelling session at the Natural Products Live talks (part of Natural & Organic Products Europe), organic food pioneer Craig Sams announced the...

“At least you didn’t call me Gordon!”

This is the moment one member of the packed audience for Raymond Blanc’s appearance at the Natural Food Kitchen might just want to forget. “Marco,...

“Busy, buzzy, brilliant” – Olympia show draws record crowds

This year's Natural & Organic Products Europe  (7-8 April) drew a record attendance, says the show's organiser Diversified UK. The show, now in its 17th...

H&B to offer click & collect service

Holland & Barrett is revamping its website to enable it to offer a click & collect service, reports The Grocer. Holland & Barrett’s head of...

Jayney loves goes live at Olympia

Natural beauty ambassador Jayney Lee Grace picked her favourite products from the show floor at Natural & Organic Products Europe as part of a...

“Its time to make fizzy drinks really expensive”

That was just one of the solutions suggested to the obesity epidemic at Natural & Organic Products Europe’s lively Health of a Nation session...

“You’re not going to get the same expertise on aisle five...

Retail expert and Natural Products columnist Paul Clapham focused on the strengths of the independent sector during his business seminar at Natural & Organic...