Organic

Bringing the natural and organic products industry the latest organic food news from around the UK and Ireland.

Happy Coco! adds ice creams, smoothies

Dutch vegan and organic brand Happy Coco! is launching a line of Vegan Ice Creams and Probiotic Superfood Smoothies in April.

Ryton Organic Gardens ‘too expensive to run’

Garden Organic, the non-profit owner of Ryton Organic Gardens in Warwickshire, has confirmed that the site is being marketed by property advisors ahead of an expected sale.

Arla buys rights to Yeo Valley name

Arla Foods has acquired a subsidiary of the UK’s biggest organic dairy brand Yeo Valley, in an ambitious move to persuade British consumers to 'trade up' to organic dairy.

Clearspring adds organic snacks

Clearspring has launched two new organic snacking ranges: Wholegrain Brown Rice Cakes and Brown Rice Chips.

Biona boosts organic offer

The Windmill Organics brand Biona has introduced a raft of new products including fruit spreads, jackfruit and burgers.

Leading names ‘GO! Organic’

Clearspring, Community Foods, Abel & Cole and G’s Fresh have been confirmed as headline sponsors of GO! Organic, taking place in London’s Battersea Park over 8-9 September.  

GREK brews up Greek infusions

GREK is a new brand of tea which uses carefully selected herbs from Greece to produce a range of 100% organic herbal infusions.

OTB receives £1.73m in funding

The Organic Trade Board (OTB) is to receive a loan from Triodos Bank, Europe’s leading sustainable bank, to help grow organic sales in the UK in 2018 and beyond.

Anger over Sainsbury’s plastic-wrapped ‘organic’ coconuts

Consumers have lashed out on social media in reaction to the plastic wrapping which surrounds a third-party brand of ‘organic’ coconuts sold by Sainsbury’s.

Gove charms audience at the Oxford Real Farming Conference

Michael Gove became the first Defra minister to address the rebel Real Farming Conference in Oxford, usually a prerogative of the established Oxford Farming Conference.

Pukka gets active, keeps lean

Pukka Herbs has launched two new additions to its organic tea repertoire: Lean Matcha Green and Turmeric Active.

Yeo Valley teams with Organic Herb Trading for superfruit yoghurt

This month Yeo Valley is launching its Artist’s Edition Baobab & Vanilla Yoghurt, produced with baobab sourced and supplied by Organic Herb Trading.

Viridian takes inspiration from Nordic forests

Following on from the success of its 100% Organic Curcumin Latte, ethical supplements company Viridian Nutrition has launched two further certified organic functional drinks.

St Peter’s Brewery claims world first

Suffolk microbrewery, St Peter's, has launched Without Organic, claimed to be the world's only organic alcohol-free beer.

OF&G rule change: on-pack logo mandatory

Organic certifier Organic Farmers & Growers has introduced a rule change that will require mandatory on-pack presence of its logo. 

Daylesford takes time for tea

Daylesford Organic has launched a range of 15 organic teas and herbal infusions, including single-estate black teas, speciality teas and white teas.

Wyke Farms and OMSCo: milking post-Brexit opportunities

Wyke Farms has united with OMSCo in a new joint business venture which the two parties have named The British Organic Dairy Company.

Food for Thought raises a glass with Organic Wine Club

Health food retailer Food For Thought is collaborating with the Organic Wine Club in a new venture at its two stores in Guildford and Kingston.

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.

The Community Farm opens its first shop in Bath

Organic food champion, The Community Farm, has opened its first shop in Bath after gaining a firm following at the city’s Saturday Farmers’ Market.