“You’d be a great brand if you weren’t organic” (and other...
Nick Barnard, managing director of Organic breakfast cereal brand Rude Health knows exactly where the biggest demand lies in the mass breakfast market: Sweet...
Malmö — Fairtrade pioneer of the North
Malmö in Sweden was the first city in Scandinavia to gain official Fairtrade City status. Next month the city will play host to the 5th...
Legislation — “an enormous solution for a problem that doesn’t exist”
The Conservative MP and environmental journalist Zac Goldsmith last night (October 17) described the EU legislation enveloping the natural products industry as “a classic...
Campaigners question controversial vitamin study
Campaigners and industry groups have questioned the validity of a study by scientists in Finland linking vitamin use with a higher death rates among...
The big news getting you down? Ignore it.
“Reports say organic sales are down 4%, 10% the previous year. You know what? I don’t really care. I don’t listen the big news.”
That...
Jamie Oliver dismisses obesity plan as ‘hot air’
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver attacked the government’s new plans to tackle obesity today, in a strongly worded missive for The Guardian.
“I'm far from impressed...
Organic: It's tough, but if we stick at it it'll come...
If you wanted a single take-home message from yesterday's Organic Farmers & Growers ‘Selling Organic’ conference it could probably be summed up as: “It’s...
Organic: It’s tough, but if we stick at it it’ll come...
If you wanted a single take-home message from yesterday's Organic Farmers & Growers ‘Selling Organic’ conference it could probably be summed up as: “It’s...
ERNA sets out the facts on vitamins and health
The European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) this week published a new information book setting out the scientific facts on the safety and health benefits...
Cancer-fighting ‘superbroccoli’ is launched
A new ‘superbroccoli’ that is claimed to offer enhanced heart disease and cancer-fighting properties has gone on sale.
The vegetable — called ‘Beneforte’ — looks...
Organic Village goes urban
Natural drinks brand Organic Village is sponsoring the 9th Urban Music Awards 2011, held on October 3 in London. Bottles of Organic Village Red Grape...
Be a little funky … choose the West Country
After its ‘rapping farmers’ Yeo Valley is following up last year’s smash hit ad campaign with the launch of a “hunky boy band”.
Comprising Aiden,...
What it really takes to be a successful health food retailer...
Just how can independent health food stores differentiate themselves to successfully compete against Whole Foods, multiples, mass and online retailers?
The United States, a land...
Fruit juice linked to higher colorectal cancer risk
Scientists in Australia have linked regular consumption of fruit juice with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
The researchers from Perth had been conducting a...
Fruit juice linked to higher colorectal cancer risk
Scientists in Australia have linked regular consumption of fruit juice with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
The researchers from Perth had been conducting a...
Coffee drinking linked to lower rates of depression
Scientists have concluded that drinking several cups of coffee a day may help prevent depression in women.
A new study, published in the Archives of...
US natural food retailers galvanised into action on GMOs
Next month (October) more than 580 natural food retailers across the US will take part in the first ever Non-GMO Month. The event, aimed...
Brands making push on eco-packaging messages
Food brands are increasingly using eco-packaging messages to strengthen their green credentials, reports The Grocer.
New research carried out for the magazine shows that over...
Top speakers lined up for popular organic conference
The full programme for this year’s Selling Organic conference is now in place.
This year’s event, hosted again by Organic Farmers & Growers, will explore...
Top speakers lined up for popular organic conference
The full programme for this year’s Selling Organic conference is now in place.
This year’s event, hosted again by Organic Farmers & Growers, will explore...