‘Naturality’ tipped as biggest food trend for 2012
‘Naturality’ is being tipped as the biggest food industry trend for 2012 by analysts New Nutrition Business.
In its new report 10 Key Trends in...
Could smartphone apps cut through maze of eco-labels?
Could personalised smartphone apps start displacing the maze of eco-labels consumers have to negotiate every time they go shopping?
That’s the intriguing suggestion being made...
Conference will talk to broader audience says Browning
Soil Association director Helen Browning says that the organisation’s annual conference will aim to “speak to a broader audience — non-organic farmers and the...
Fat tax “stigmatises our products” — Coca Cola
A new ‘fat tax’ imposed by the French government on sugary soft drinks has been criticised by the Coca Cola Company for “stigmatising” its...
“Inspirational” school meals champion awarded MBE
Jeanette Orrey, the school meals policy advisor for the Food for Life Partnership, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for...
Is halal the next natural beauty trend?
In these enlightened times customers are used to talking about fair trade and organic beauty – but how about halal?
The success of Rose Brown’s...
Organic approaches to future food security will be conference focus
Organic and agro-ecological approaches to future food security will form the focus of a major conference in Birmingham this month.
The annual ORC organic producer’s...
Danes want 60% of public food service meals to be organic
The Danish government has set an ambitous new target that 60% of the food cooked in public sector kitchens – including hospitals, schools and...
Chupa Chups takes top spot in “dodgiest” claims awards
The makers of Chupa Chups lollipops have been declared winners of the ‘Dodgiest Junk Food Claim’ of 2011, receiving more than twice the number...
Two years of "carnage" as supermarkets build what they want
Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically since the the beginning of the recession.
According to a report in The...
Two years of “carnage” as supermarkets build what they want
Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically since the the beginning of the recession.
According to a report in The...
Know your veg? Get along to Vegfest!
Leading buyers, managers and staff from the natural Products industry are expected to be heading for Europe’s biggest — and coolest — veggie events...
Essential Trading switches onto solar power
Bristol-based wholefood manufacturer and distributor Essential Trading has invested £100,000 in a new solar PV electricity system from Solarsense at its Fishponds warehouse.
Essential says...
Junk food firms targeting children with online games
A new report from two leading charities accuses big food firms of using online games and competitions to market junk foods to children.
The report...
First free-from skincare awards launched
The team behind the Foodsmatter website have launched the first ever free-from skincare awards.
The awards, which will be presented in May 2012, are designed...
Agrochemical industry steps up pressure on retailers over GM
Agrochem trade association Crop Protection Association is stepping up the pressure on the UK’s biggest retailers to drop their resistance to GM, reports The...
Scandinavia show hits its stride as key brands commit
At over 35% sold Natural Products Scandinavia is hitting its stride as a host of key brands commit to the event which takes place...
Scandinavia show hits its stride as key brands commit
At over 35% sold Natural Products Scandinavia is hitting its stride as a host of key brands commit to the event which takes place...
Portas to push for rates discounts and ‘high street teams’
Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas will present her review ‘The Future of Our High Streets’ to the Government today (December 13)
The retail guru was...
Portas to push for rates discounts and ‘high street teams’
Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas will present her review ‘The Future of Our High Streets’ to the Government today (December 13)
The retail guru was...