Opinion

Here we bring you the thoughts of the natural and organic products industry’s leading commentators and opinion formers.

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Bitter sweet insanity

How seriously should we take official exhortations to cut sugar consumption while…

Craig Sams

Organic beauty retailing – the future is multi-channel

The Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2015, published in March, revealed that…

Jim Manson

There is a new crowd on the scene

They are hip, happening and there isn’t a tree hugger in sight…

Ailish Lucas

#BeautyExchange

Didn’t I have a lovely time the day I went to The…

danreeves

Show and tell

Another year, another inspiring and exhilarating show. At the time of going…

Rosie Greenaway

Stand up and be counted

It’s been more than six months since the team at the Natural…

Rosie Greenaway

Real change is coming

People have had enough of corrupt politicians and their ruthlessly self-serving corporate…

Craig Sams

Pocket rocket sales

Internet sales, e-commerce and social media have long been the mantras for…

Jim Manson

Youthful retailing

It has always been the No 1 rule of retail – know…

Rosie Greenaway

What’s wrong with detox?

The Guardian recently published an unbridled attack on the “detox industry” and supplements…

Jim Manson

Thinking outside the beauty box

2015 is the year for intelligent retailing. In an age of smartphones,…

Rosie Greenaway

A little bit of magic and sparkle

Grappling for shelf space, competing on packaging design, POS promotions – these…

Rosie Greenaway

Taking organic forward

 Last month four prominent Soil Association trustees who recently resigned from the charity…

Jim Manson

To create real change in the world sometimes you have to compromise

Last week four Soil Association trustees resigned from the charity accusing it…

Craig Sams

The future is meat less

People everywhere are reducing meat consumption. Craig Sams argues that organic farmers…

Craig Sams

Countdown to Christmas

It’s easy to tell when the festive period is approaching because the…

Rosie Greenaway

A price to pay

Organic retail sales in the UK are on the move again and…

Jim Manson

The good earth

In the New Year the Soil Association is to get a rebrand.…

Jim Manson

Integrity at the core

Honesty is the best policy, or at least that’s what my mother…

Rosie Greenaway

Nordic thriller

 The Nordic Food Lab fuses the finest gastronomic traditions with cutting edge science…

Craig Sams