Last weekend a new sustainable shop opened in the Fiveways area of Brighton, to cater for the plastic-free shopping needs of local residents.
The Store brings sustainable shopping to Fiveways, Brighton
January 30, 2019 Continue Reading
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Eco HouseholdThe Store brings sustainable shopping to Fiveways, Brighton
Last weekend a new sustainable shop opened in the Fiveways area of Brighton, to cater for the plastic-free shopping needs of local residents.
Industry NewsPlanet Organic claims zero food waste ‘first’
Organic food retailer Planet Organic says it has become the UK’s first chain to achieve zero edible food waste.
NewsNaturalife Wholefoods branches out with The Bay Tree
Southwest-based health food store Naturalife Wholefoods has expanded its portfolio by adding The Bay Tree’s two stores in Christchurch and Ferndown, Dorset.
NewsHigh five for HISBE
In December Brighton-based ethical independent supermarket HISBE celebrated its fifth birthday.
NewsSimply the best?
Retailers wanting to show off just how wonderful their stores are only have a couple of weeks left to enter the Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2019.
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Planet Organic claims zero food waste ‘first’
Organic food retailer Planet Organic says it has become the UK’s first chain to achieve zero edible food waste.
January 29, 2019 Continue Reading
Naturalife Wholefoods branches out with The Bay Tree
Southwest-based health food store Naturalife Wholefoods has expanded its portfolio by adding The Bay Tree’s two stores in Christchurch and Ferndown, Dorset.
January 25, 2019 Continue Reading
High five for HISBE
In December Brighton-based ethical independent supermarket HISBE celebrated its fifth birthday.
January 15, 2019 Continue Reading
Simply the best?
Retailers wanting to show off just how wonderful their stores are only have a couple of weeks left to enter the Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2019.
January 15, 2019 Continue Reading
Harriet’s plastic-free pantry opens in Hove
In November, East Sussex saw the arrival of a plastic-free store, Harriet’s of Hove – The Plastic Free Pantry, opened by Harriet Dean-Orange and her partner Mhiran Patel.
January 4, 2019 Continue Reading
Juice bar owner’s health claims fine cut by appeal judge
The owner of a Leamington Spa juice bar who pleaded guilty in August to breaching the EU Nutrition & health Claims Regulation, has had the fines imposed on her cut by an appeal judge. The Pure & Raw juice bar had made a series of unauthorised claims in store and on its website – including […]
January 2, 2019 Continue Reading
Brighton welcomes The Canna Kitchen
Claiming to be the UK’s first restaurant offering cannabis-infused cuisine, The Canna Kitchen is due to open in Brighton’s Duke Street tomorrow (1 December).
November 30, 2018 Continue Reading
NearSt and Google flag up the high street
London retail technology start-up NearSt has partnered with Google to give the high street a boost by making it easier for UK shoppers to discover what their local stores have in stock.
November 28, 2018 Continue Reading
Viridian brings Dr Decker Weiss to UK retailers
In October, naturopathic cardiologist Dr Decker Weiss undertook a series of retailer lectures in the UK and Ireland hosted by Viridian Nutrition as part of its ongoing education programme.
November 26, 2018 Continue Reading
PURE creates clean beauty marketplace
PURE Spa & Beauty has launched a new marketplace to support fledgling entrepreneurs by offering retail exposure and provide a fresh way for consumers to find and buy emerging clean beauty brands.
October 30, 2018 Continue Reading
New online marketplace offers ‘no risk’ route to market
MakesMeHealthy.com is a new online selling portal set up to offer start-ups and small producers of natural and organic health, beauty and wellness products a ‘no risk’ opportunity to increase sales and awareness of their goods.
October 29, 2018 Continue Reading
Waitrose introduces own-label vegan and vegetarian line
Coinciding with its announcement that sales of vegan and vegetarian products grew 85% compared to last year, Waitrose & Partners has launched an own-label range of 25 vegan and vegetarian products.
October 23, 2018 Continue Reading
WiDEYE opens in Brighton
Natural skincare shop WiDEYE has opened its third UK branch in Gardner Street within Brighton’s North Laines, following the launch of its Bournemouth store in May.
October 18, 2018 Continue Reading
H&B launches bespoke ‘vitamin box’ service
Holland & Barrett (H&B) has launched Healthbox, a new online, personalized UK subscription service for vitamins, minerals and supplements, using advice and recommendations from qualified nutritionists.
October 11, 2018 Continue Reading
New Planet Organic owner wants to double store count
Specialist consumer brands investor Inverleith LLP has taken a majority stake in Planet Organic, the London-based health and wellbeing supermarket, food-to-go chain and online retailer. Inverleith has injected equity into the company with the aim of expanding the existing store footprint in London, to more than double the current portfolio of stores over the next […]
October 8, 2018 Continue Reading
To Matcha and Beyond!
Matcha and Beyond is a new matcha and coffee bar due to open on the King’s Road, London, in late October.
September 27, 2018 Continue Reading
Doors open to first TrueStart coffee shop
Ethical coffee brand TrueStart Coffee has opened its own cafe at the co-working space Runway East in Bristol.
September 27, 2018 Continue Reading
Healthy Route Derby calls it a day
Healthy Route in Derby – one of a trio of health stores owned by Gary Trickett, chair of the NAHS – has closed its doors.
September 26, 2018 Continue Reading
Ireland celebrates indie health stores
Last weekend Vitality Expo hosted the Irish Health Food Industry Awards – coordinated by event organizer Health Stores Ireland and co-sponsored by Wiley’s Finest and Better Retailing Magazine.
September 12, 2018 Continue Reading
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News in brief
Real Handful has made its debut into the kids snacking market with the launch of BUNDLZ, a two-strong range of yoghurt-coated clusters in Strawberry & Raspberry or Apple & Blackberry. Delamere Dairy has launched its new Planted range into 330ml cartons and added two new flavours: Almond Drink with Coffee and Oat Drink with Date […]
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Neal’s Yard kicks off frankincense initiative
Ahead of the release of its latest frankincense-based hand serum at the end of February, Neal’s Yard Remedies has launched Project Frankincense, an initiative to propagate, cultivate and care for the sustainable production of frankincense in Oman.
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Organic sector set to be worth £2.5BN by 2020
The UK organic market is now worth £2.33 billion following sales growth of 5.3% in 2018, according to the Soil Association Organic Market Report 2019.
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News in brief
Organix has launched a new ad campaign built around the platform ‘Fuel their Wonder’. The fully integrated £1 million campaign is running across All4, Sky and ITVHub and is supported by online video, social, radio and in store. BioCare’s Education Series 2019 comprises sessions on Nurturing Your Health with Alessandro Ferretti, and Nutritional Kintsugi with […]
Features
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Land of confusion
Allergy season may be approaching but, as Kate Miller discovers, following a number of recent high-profile cases of anaphylaxis there’s an altogether more serious issue which health food stores should be aware of: food allergen labelling (more…)
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Pick of the products 2018
One of the most fascinating things about our industry – apart from the continual development and discovery (or rediscovery) of health-giving ingredients and their benefits, leading to a stream of innovation – are the ethical strides taken to make it a sector to be truly proud of. When, in 2018 the nation received a rude […]
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Mind full less
Rather than making life easier, our increasing connectivity is raising the nation’s stress levels as we strive to remain available at all times for all people, while also allaying our fear of missing out (FOMO). Jane Wolfe looks at why we could all do with taking a few deep breaths (more…)
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Turning over a new leaf
As the smoke clears around a fresh wave of legislation, Matt Chittock explores how next-generation healthy cannabis products are setting new highs for health stores – no Rizlas required (more…)
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Setting Industry standards for Golden quality CBD Products
Over the past few years Hemp and its CBD-rich extracts have made a stunning entrance to the nutraceutical business. More and more people are now commenting on the wonderful health benefits of supplementing their diet with natural phytocannabinoids and new CBD oil brands pop-up regularly as a result.
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As Europe braces itself for a winter flu outbreak, protect yourself with Sambucol and the power of black elderberry.
Experts across Europe have warned the EU to brace itself for a bad flu season this winter. A new vaccine has been produced which is effective in fighting H3N2, the flu strain likely to hit the region this year; however, the vaccine is generally available for free to over 65s, pregnant women, those with an […]
