Opinion

Here we bring you the thoughts of the natural and organic products industry’s leading commentators and opinion formers.

Latest Opinion News

Say Vegan: Why clear Vegan labelling is a business essential in 2025

As we head into 2025, consumers are more informed and value-driven than…

Charis Collier

The big food trends for 2025

Mexican regional cuisine is set to dominate 2025, with fusion and multi-ethnic…

Tasneem Alonzo

Why winter wellness starts with footcare

It’s easy to neglect foot care during winter. Hidden away in wooly…

Mr David Gordon

Fructose – the truth about how this fruit sugar is driving dementia, diabetes and brain fog

The fruit sugar ‘fructose’ isn’t generally considered a food that’s best avoided.…

Patrick Holford

Natural beauty in focus: trends, trust and the path forward for 2024

The natural beauty industry has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade,…

Paula Gómez de Tejada

Understanding Eczema & Melanated Skin

This October is National Eczema Awareness Month and we are putting a…

Nadia Takyiwaa-Mensah

Making iced tea cool again.

Tea is one of the most commonly consumed beverages in the world…

Tristan Flint

Carbon-14 analysis verifies natural sourced content

Trends leaning in favour of natural ingredients have been on the rise…

Jordan Turner

Riding the Mexican wave

Flavour-filled, fresh, colourful and health friendly, Mexican food is riding a wave…

Tasneem Alonzo

Top five tips about skincare ingredients to avoid

Qualified chemist and founder of natural wellbeing brand Cosy Cottage Soap, Clara…

Clara Challoner Walker

The future of beauty: How is regulation changing to protect shoppers?

We’ve been hearing the words ‘responsible’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘green’ thrown around the…

‘No and low’ no longer a niche category

Increased interest in no- and low-alcohol has resulted in this genre no…

Andrew Mallinson

A sustainable dream-turned-reality

Friendly Soap co-founder and director Geoff Kerouac reflects on the brand’s ‘journey…

Geoff Kerouac

Choice: the key to consumer waste reduction

When my business partner and I decided to open Refill Therapy in…

Alpesh Patel

On location: Plantopia works with Ocean Waste Plastic

In March I was invited to visit Jakarta, Indonesia to witness the…

Victoria Cushing

Hello from a honey family

My family have been commercial beekeepers for 100 years. It all started…

Matt Fewster

Are we in a crisis? Or is it just a predicament? Perhaps the BBC will know …

Editorially freed from the shackles of Brexit, Tom Campbell-Smart explores the multiple…

Tom Campbell-Smart

Why Norfolk and Suffolk are key to plant-based innovation

The truth is if you’re in the food industry, you’re in the…

Clarke Willis

The Australian natural products on their way to UK shores

Austrade shares a range of new Australian natural food and drink products…

Anastasia Nishnianidze

Trends in nutricosmetics: dietary sunscreen

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month; with a million skin cancer cases…

Star Khechara