Bite-size pieces of news from Natural Products News
- Made with oats grown by Oatmeal of Alford on organic farmland in Aberdeenshire, Gluten Free Scottish Oats is the latest product to join Alara’s Net Zero Food range.
- Naturtint permanent hair colour is now a USDA Certified Biobased Product and has also become the first permanent hair colour to be certified by the USDA BioPreferred Program.
- The Raw Chocolate Company’s new Salty Hazelnuts have won Gold in the People’s Choice category at the Nourish awards as well as picking up Silver in the Snacks and Food to Go category.
- Gender-inclusive natural deodorant brand AKT has secured £1.5 million in funding from Stonebridge, the digital-first consumer brand investment firm headed up by DTC entrepreneur James Cox.
- Vegan skincare brand Skin Proud has launched microbiome-balancing Rise and Defend face wash and Sleep Defence overnight mask – combining black tea, yeast and bacteria – into Boots.
- Australian brand Nude by Nature has had its natural make-up line – including Flawless Liquid Foundation and Moisture Infusion Lipgloss – listed by Superdrug, in 50 stores and online.
- Laduree’s Halloween collection includes a gift box with popcorn and personalized vanilla macarons; and a popcorn tart filled with polenta almond cream, miso caramel, popcorn ganache and chocolate.
- The latest products from MÁDARA are ECOCERT/Cosmos natural and organic certified Deep Matter Volume Mascara and brightening Vitamin C Intense Glow Concentrate.
- HAPPi’s Hot Chocolate Spoons are made from oat milk chocolate and designed as a quick option for making vegan-friendly hot chocolate. They come in Plain Mi!k and Salted Caramel.
- Family-run, London-based snacking start-up Olly’s is now expanding into the global markets of China and the US.
- Ppinger – which is a zesty ginger-based soft drink laced with apple and lime positioned as an alternative to alcohol – has announced that it’s won up a Silver Nourish award.
- Prodigy Snacks has become the UK’s first plastic negative chocolate brand, it has announced. A pack redesign highlights its new carbon neutral status, and the entire range also has revised recipes.
- Merchant Gourmet has released a new range of individually quick frozen packs of pulses and grains, including Red Lentils, Green Lentils, White Quinoa and Green Chickpeas.
- Soapworks has created a signature body bar to celebrate COP26. The Coastal Shores bar is vegan and made from organic, 100% certified sustainable palm oil responsibly sourced from DAABON.
- Vegan-friendly oat milk chocolate brand H!P (Happiness in Plants) has launched the H!P Salted Caramel Advent Calendar, its first such product, featuring 24 doors revealing Salted Caramel squares.
- Wellness brand Point Zero has introduced its 24K Gold Plated Ear Seeds designed as an at-home treatment to be used for healing and self-care. The sets come in: To Calm Anxiety; To Boost Immunity; and To Aid Sleep.
- Scottish Seaweed company SHORE has secured a major export deal to supply its seaweed chips to Belgium. From November, the Lightly Salted and Sweet Sriracha flavours will go on sale in up to 300 Delhaize supermarkets.
- Yeo Valley Organic is celebrating the tastes of autumn with a limited edition Spiced Apple Caramel made with organic Granny Smith apples, a warm note of cinnamon and a stirring of sweet caramel.
- New 100% natural and vegan Dark Chocolate Bites from Fatt are filled with a creamy almond and cocoa centre and covered in dark chocolate. With just 3g of carbs per 27g portion, they are high in prebiotic fibre and free from sweeteners.
