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A ‘circular economy’ for plastics

Change-driving environmental charity Wrap UK has welcomed more than 40 companies to…

Rosie Greenaway

Pukka: We’ll keep selling ‘100% legal’ Detox tea

Herbal tea and supplements brand Pukka Herbs says it will continue to…

Jim Manson

Margaret Atwood heads women and climate change festival

Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change is a two-day event created…

Jane Wolfe

Peas Please puts pressure on the PR of veg

Veg Power, a crowdfunded initiative spear-headed by Peas Please, launched on 3…

Rosie Greenaway

Paying with trash at The Rubbish Café

'Putting it on the plastic' took on a new meaning at The…

Rosie Greenaway

Health stores are under-utilized resource says Chatterjee

Celebrity doctor and GP Dr Rangan Chatterjee, from the BBC’s Doctor in…

Jane Wolfe

Goldsmith: onus is on producers to combat plastic problem

Environmentalist and MP for Zac Goldsmith says that in the fight against…

Jane Wolfe

H&B beats the high street blues

The gloomy state of the high street has done nothing to hamper…

Rosie Greenaway

Synthetic versus natural debate fuelled by ‘fake dichotomy’

The debate that pitches natural – or food state – vitamins against…

Jim Manson

A wealth of health on the New Products Showcase

The New Products Showcase at this year's Natural & Organic Products Europe…

Rosie Greenaway

Opening the doors to NPE18

The UK's biggest and busiest natural and organic trade event, Natural &…

Rosie Greenaway

Plastics ban: business opportunity or threat?

In light of the Government’s recent announcements about the consultation process due…

Rosie Greenaway

Orgran scoops top prize at FreeFrom Food Awards

It’s that time of year again, when the winners of the Freefrom…

Jane Wolfe

Morrisons signs up to plastics initiative

UK multiple Morrisons has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), a…

Jane Wolfe

Cotton buds become May’s latest target

The Government’s ongoing narrative around tackling waste and pollution generated from single-use…

Rosie Greenaway

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall opens Pukka’s ‘Herb House’ 

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has officially opened ‘Herb House’, Pukka Herbs' eco-themed new offices…

Jim Manson

ASA tells Pret not to claim products are ‘natural’

The UK Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has told the food-to-go chain Pret…

Jim Manson

Clipper’s plastic-free pledge

Wessanen UK-owned Fairtrade tea brand Clipper has announced it will go plastic-free…

Rosie Greenaway

EFSA study questions safety of green tea extracts

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that catechins from green…

Jane Wolfe

Midcounties Cooperative adopts Happerley certification

Midcounties Cooperative and Happerley have announced that the latter's food traceability certification…

Jane Wolfe