Food shoppers re-focus on quality as confidence grows
More shoppers have adapted to the new economic reality and believe the worst is behind them, according to research released last week by IGD...
Aiming for the peak
On 14 June a team from Peak Health Food in Rugeley will be aiming to complete the Three Peaks Challenge for charity.
Jason Parrish, Emma...
Resilient ‘health pound’ propels H&B to 1000th store opening
Leading health food chain Holland & Barrett opened its 1000th UK store this week and announced plans to open a further 70 stores across...
H&B implements 5p paper bag charge
Holland & Barrett is implementing a 5p paper bag charge and donating the profits to a range of charitable causes that is already supports.
Cook fresh meals and eat wholefoods to add years to your...
The chef and food campaigner, Jamie Oliver, has offered parents a simple recipe to add 11-13 years to their children’s life expectancy: cook them...
100% Health relaunches in Paignton
July saw the unveiling of the newly extended 100% Health in Paignton which has now opened up all its three floors to house a...
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...
Good to go – lunch! show starts Thursday
Natural, healthy and sustainable food has a major place at the table at this year’s lunch! The contemporary food to go show which takes...
Planet Organic announces takeover of As Nature Intended
Trailblazing health and wellbeing retailer Planet Organic has acquired As Nature Intended, the chain of seven London-based organic and natural food stores.
Ethical retailer joins the vegan revolution
Salisbury retailer Goodfayre has gone a step further in its ethical mission this month, becoming the first entirely vegan food shop in the South West.
Leon seeks independent review over ASA ‘superfood’ ruling
The Leon restaurant chain says it is seeking an “independent review” following an Advertising Standards Authority ruling that its use of the description ‘superfood’ breached UK advertising rules.
Two years of "carnage" as supermarkets build what they want
Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically since the the beginning of the recession.
According to a report in The...
Pitch the H&B buyer ‘live’ at Natural & Organic Products Europe
Holland & Barrett is to host a live pitching session at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe.
Taking place on Monday 18 April, the...
Planet Organic shuts two ANI stores
After its buyout of the organic and natural food chain As Nature Intended in March, Planet Organic’s is closing two of the seven ANI stores.
US natural products retailers see 15% sales growth
The natural and organic retail channel in the US is emerging from the recession in good health, according to Organic & Wellness News.
The magazine...
Hangover Health Foods?
Hanover Health in Edinburgh has stepped in to rescue Edinburgh festival goers from one of the downsides of a good night out at the...
Licorice Healthfoods opens second store
In some positive news to emerge during this difficult time, Irish health retailer Lorin Taylor has opened a second branch of her eponymous shop...
ASA initiates sanctions against H&B over ‘weight loss’ ruling
The ASA has initiated sanctions against H&B, after a ruling in December that H&B breached the advertising code by using the term ‘weight management'.
Zeroing in on the plastic-free opportunity
The historic UK spa town of Tunbridge Wells is the venue for one of the country’s newest plastic-free retailers, The Zero Waste Company
Superdrug adds to vegan beauty offer
High street retailer Superdrug has extended its vegan, cruelty-free B. brand of beauty and grooming products with a range of make-up.
The offer includes bronzers,...