Industry News

Health food retailers saw average customer spend and footfall rise in 2016 but fears over rates and rents and the impact of Brexit have dampened business optimism for some, the latest NPN survey of natural products retailers shows.

Over 150 stores have signed up to this year’s Wake Up To Organic campaign, surpassing the 70 stores involved last year.

The winners of the Natural and Organic Awards Europe 2017 were announced yesterday (Monday 3 April) at the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show in London.

While NPN's reporters are busy writing up news reports from this week's Natural & Organic Products Europe, our 60-second 'show highlights' video will hopefully give you...

Public Health England (PHE) has challenged food and drink manufacturers to reduce sugar in their products by 5% this year and 20% by 2020.

The Unicorn workers’ co-op in Manchester is among the three finalists in the Best Food Retailer category of the BBC’s national Food & Farming Awards.

BFree has won the FreeFrom Food Oscar at the 2017 FreeFrom Food Awards

ASDA is to put the Vegan Trademark on 16 of its own-brand products – becoming the first UK supermarket to use this trademark.

The continuing strong growth of the organic sector confirmed by this year’s Soil Association Market Report is reflected at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show, which is on track to feature a record number of certified organic products when it opens this weekend on Sunday 2 April, at London ExCeL.

Prominent experts in nutrition and cognitive function explained the importance of diet and nutrients in preventing or slowing cognitive decline at the fourth meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Micronutrients and Health, held at the House of Commons on 14 Mar

Gluten-free foods and fish oil supplements may no longer be available on prescription in England

Holland & Barrett names 'Innovation Pitch' shortlist

The European Food Safety Authority is to give formal advice on daily sugar intake for the first time. In the past EFSA considered that there...

In a move that demonstrates its strong support for independent health stores, supplements brand Nature’s Own is no longer selling its products direct to consumers.

The Natural Beauty & Spa Theatre at Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show will feature dynamic new content from some of the leading brand ambassadors and pioneers of the natural and organic beauty sector.

Nature’s Supplements has launched an online natural and organic health, beauty and wellbeing shopping portal, Naturally Better You. The company says the site hand selects...

Strict criteria for ‘additional fibre material’ and a new category for ‘combined products’ are among the changes in Version 5.0 of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), released on 1 March 2017.

The Soil Association’s (SA) first standalone Organic Beauty & Wellbeing week will feature a pop-up shop in the East End of London for consumers, press...

The Soil Association’s Organic Beauty & Wellbeing week will take place with a pop-up shop

A survey has found that British adults are more likely to be influenced by health, cost and convenience when purchasing food.