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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Savant pulls Udos’ Choice range out of Holland & Barrett

Savant Distribution, the UK importer of Udo’s Choice, says it is pulling its brands out of Holland & Barrett to focus attention on business...

Organic targets trimmed as M&S “recalibrates” Plan A

Marks & Spencer is scaling back some of its organic produce targets, reports Marketing Week. The high street retailer says it has been forced to...

Organic targets trimmed as M&S “recalibrates” Plan A

Marks & Spencer is scaling back some of its organic produce targets, reports Marketing Week. The high street retailer says it has been forced to...

Voting launched for Who’s Who in Natural Beauty 2012

The natural beauty industry is being invited to nominate the brightest personalities in the sector for the Who’s Who in Natural Beauty list 2012. Retailers,...

Who’s who in the natural beauty industry? You decide…

Do you know a natural beauty brand that deserves its time in the spotlight for a superb product range? Or how about a spa...

Survey helps disprove organic price myth

Expensive and elitist. That’s a perception which has been recently attached to organic food in some quarters. However, a new survey of supermarket prices...

Industry inspiration: Go Natural Make-up Master Classes at Content Beauty/Wellbeing

In-store events can be a brilliant way for retailers and spa-owners alike to drive interest in their natural beauty lines. We caught up with...

ASA tells all homeopathic websites to remove efficacy claims

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has told all owners of homeopathy websites to remove marketing claims that “refer to, or imply, the efficacy of...

The Better Food Company celebrate making awards shortlist

Bristol organic retailer The Better Food Company is celebrating being shortlisted for the Observer’s 2011 Ethical Awards. The company, which own an organic shop and...

Organico enjoys 25% sales surge

Organic pioneer Organico is showing that the category is ready to get back-to-growth with sales at the company rising by a quarter so far...

Web Exclusive: Can the world sustain our desire for natural?

Research shows that more customers than ever are choosing natural and organic beauty products for their bathroom cabinets. But as demand rises for hard-to-source...

Melvita makes a splash with new Extraordinary Waters

Natural beauty brand Melvita has released a new selection of Extraordinary Floral Waters to bolster its existing Floral Water range. The waters come in three...

US war veterans sign up for the organic F*A*R*M*Y

“Working with plants and living things you become a nurturer instead of a destroyer — this has been the biggest realisation for me in...

On the beauty desk: Melvita Extraordinary Floral Waters

If it’s Tuesday then it must be time for something extraordinary on the beauty desk - and this time it’s Melvita’s turn to oblige. The...

Katherine Hamnett CBE urges cotton growers to go organic

The fashion designer and campaigner Katherine Hamnett has used the publicity surrounding her recently received CBE to urge cotton growers around world go organic. She...

Katherine Hamnett CBE urges cotton growers to go organic

The fashion designer and campaigner Katherine Hamnett has used the publicity surrounding her recently received CBE to urge cotton growers around world go organic. She...

Event report: Can the world sustain our desire for natural?

We all know that consumers love being offered ever more exotic natural ingredients in their beauty products. But what is the industry’s addiction to...

US natural and organic industry grows 7% to hit $81 billion

Sales of natural and organic products in the US hit $81 billion, reports Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine. The magazine says the headline results of its...

Times’s doctor advocates “aggressive vitamin D supplementation”

The Times’s resident GP, Dr Mark Porter, has described himself as “a vitamin D evangelist and an advocate of aggressive supplementation”.  In an article in...

Study could lead to fresh thinking on best omega-3 sources

A news study showing that conversion of the plant-based omega-3 ALA to the long-chain EPA and DHA may be increased in vegans and vegetarians...