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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

The natural winners

For the second year in a row Natural & Organic Products Europe teamed up with Natural Health Magazine to host the annual Natural Health...

Natural & Organic Products Europe 2015 opens this weekend!

Natural & Organic Products Europe – Europe’s biggest trade show for natural, organic, fair trade, free-from, vegan, vegetarian, and healthy living brands – opens...

Innovate and partner to achieve real break through – IFOAM

The organic movement must innovate more and partner with like-minded groups if it is to break out of its niche status. That’s the view of...

Strong growth and a slew of awards wins give Kinetic perfect...

Leading natural products distributor Kinetic will be coming to this weekend’s Natural & Organic Products Europe (19-20 April, ExCel, London) with a string of...

Pine bark extract improves cognitive function

In a study by scientists from the Chieti-Pescara University in Italy, supplementation with French pine bark extract has been found to boost brain health. The...

Researchers find omega-3s helpful for prostate cancer

In findings that conflict with a 2013 study citing that omega-3 fatty acids increase the risk of prostate cancer, researchers at Washington State University...

M&S ramps up Plan A with ‘living wall’ installation

Marks & Spencer has included a ‘green living wall’ feature as part of its new eco store in Newcastle. The beefed up eco credentials of...

ESSNA calls on industry to report illegal practices

The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is urging anyone who might be aware of illegal activity by sports nutrition organisations to step forward...

Natural Food Show previews its exhibitor show highlights for 2015

The Natural Food Show – the UK’s biggest trade event for natural and organic food and drink – has released its latest preview of...

Seasonality: the latest trend in beauty

Mintel Beauty & Personal Care has highlighted seasonality as a key trend in the beauty sector, saying that the seasons are now defining beauty...

The Natural Food Show 2015 to feature record number of organic...

Professional food and drink buyers visiting this month’s Natural Food trade Show will be able to source more certified organic products than ever before,...

Industry dismay at ‘healthy high street’ report

The health food trade has reacted with dismay to a new report that sets out to identify businesses and services that most contribute to...

NBTY’s Dutch and Belgian chains get Holland & Barrett re-badge

NBTY Europe is re-branding its two retail chains in The Netherlands and Belgium, with 167 existing branches across the two countries becoming Holland &...

VegfestUK goes down a treat beside the seaside

This year’s VegfestUK Brighton saw a record attendance of 12,000 visitors when it took place this weekend (28-29 March) at the Brighton Centre. As well...

Here we come a-wassailing

On a cold, late February evening Alara Wholefoods and The London Orchard Project got together to stage the annual Alara Wassail. The event celebrates...

2015 Beauty Shortlist award-winners announced

Among the winners of this year’s Beauty Shortlist Awards were a mass of natural and organic brands, indicating that this sector is hotter than...

Natural & Organic Products Europe 2015 attracts who’s who of the...

Now just weeks away, Natural Beauty & Spa at Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show will feature dynamic new content from some of the...

Calling all natural products retailers – we need your help!

Natural Products News is currently surveying independent natural products retailers on a range of issues – from customer trends to social media, store footfall...

Protein powders added to ONS’s ‘basket of goods’

For the first time protein powders have made it onto the Office of National Statistics’ ‘basket of goods and services’, used to measure the UK...

Text and image combo constituted health claim, ASA rules

The Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that an advertisement for Bach Rescue Night used an unauthorised health claim. The advertisement – which formed part of...