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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Essential chills out

Bristol-based wholesaler Essential Trading is expanding its chilled and frozen storage facilities in order to meet increasing consumer demand in these sectors. Chilled foods currently...

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Oat milk chocolate brand H!P is launching new goodies for Easter 2023 in a bid to satisfy sweet-toothed vegans and flexitarians nationwide.

€25M funding to fuel sustainable protein research

Research and innovation programme Horizon Europe has announced €25 million in funding for its sustainable proteins research programme.

Green & Black’s return to their Portobello Road roots

Green & Black’s Organic founders Craig Sams and Josephine Fairley yesterday returned to their Portobello Road roots to celebrate the launch of Green & Black’s...

European Court rejects HFMA/NPN health claims challenge

The General Court of the European Court of Justice has rejected a joint plea from the Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) and Dutch trade...

Whole Earth partners with Team GB ahead of 2020 Olympics

Whole Earth will be an official supporter of Team GB ahead of the 2020 Olympics in a partnership that will see it become the team’s official peanut butter.

Rayner’s unveils raw organic vinegar line

Rayner’s has introduced a new range of five organic, raw, unfiltered and unpasteurized vinegars along with a coconut amino.

Paul Moore is new OTB chair

Paul Moore has elected as the new chair of the Organic Trade Board (OTB). Moore, until recently marketing director of Community Foods, has been a...

Weleda cleans up for kids

Weleda has launched a new NATRUE-certified Kids 2in1 Shampoo & Body Wash range. The three-strong offer is available in: Very Vanilla, a mellow fragrance, with...

Nominations open for Who’s who in natural beauty 2013

Who are the personalities driving the hottest trends and products in the natural beauty sector? Once again, it’s time for you to decide...

Living Nature Skin Steps land on UK shelves

Living Nature, a certified natural skincare and cosmetics range from New Zealand, has now made its new-look Skin Steps box sets available to the UK market.

Eversfield acquires The Well Hung Meat Co

Eversfield Organic has acquired The Well Hung Meat Company in a move that it says will place it in the top three organic box delivery businesses nationwide.

Brighton goes it alone with city-wide sugar tax

Within days of the UK Government officially rejecting proposals for a tax on sugary drinks, Brighton & Hove Council has launched a voluntary sugar...

Brits bin 7,000 single-use items a year

A nationwide study reveals the vast quantity of single-use waste generated by Brits – and wipes, tea bags and nappies are topping the charts.

123 pesticides found in school fruit and veg

Children in England are exposed to a ‘cocktail of pesticide residues’ in the produce they consume through the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS).

Puressentiel’s latest essentials

Puressentiel has added to its Rest and Relax range of essential oil based products: two roll-ons and an antibacterial gel.

Morrisons introduces plastic-free fruit and veg areas

Following its decision in April to offer paper carrier bags to all customers, Morrisons has now become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic-free fruit and veg areas in many of its stores.

Takeaways from the Organic Trade Conference

Soil Association Certification’s keynote event, the Organic Trade Conference: Organic on the Road to 2030, took place at the end of October.

UK consumers still unclear about gluten intolerance

New research by Udi’s Gluten Free has found that despite over one if five people in the UK believed to have a food allergy...

Odysea partners with Kew Gardens for limited edition collection

Odysea and The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have joined forces for a range showcasing a dedication to biodiversity, heritage and sourcing.