Opinion

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

Latest Opinion News

We need to keep the GM debate alive and urgent

In 2002 the pro-GM Labour Government held a national debate to test…

Jim Manson

Field leader

The Organic Herb Trading Company has been at the cutting-edge of the…

Jim Manson

A Lush victory

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re an ambitious natural beauty company…

Matt Chittock

Setting skin free

The free-from food category has been a soar-away success for independent retailers…

Matt Chittock

Great Social Media Myths

My discussions with lots of business owners about social media mainly fall…

Jane Wolfe

MI: still a sensitive issue

“Every cosmetics product on the market in Europe is safe to use,”…

Matt Chittock

Give your customers some action!

With a treasure trove of exciting, tasty, differentiated products to try, love…

Jim Manson

Small is still beautiful

Who needs big organisations that are inherently inefficient in this age of…

Craig Sams

Why becoming more than a shop could be your biggest opportunity

By turning your store into a real community asset, valued by the…

Jim Manson

Embracing sell-o-vision

For fashion and beauty snobs there’s no dirtier acronym than QVC. The…

Matt Chittock

Roll up, get your black candyfloss here

Over the weekend of September 6-8 the Food Organisation of Denmark delivered…

Simon Wright

Let’s get down to details

When the big four supermarkets pulled swathes of organic lines from their…

Jim Manson

The future of retailing … or ungroovy uncle of an idea?

“A compelling combination of retail, food service and community” “The retail equivalent…

Jim Manson

If you are testing for vitamin D, don’t forget the calcium!

You name it, vitamin D now appears to fix it! Everything from…

Jim Manson

Three cheers for ethical mob rule

We used to fear mob rule. But if the ‘mob’ is all…

Craig Sams

Town centre ‘vision’ – or dark comedy?

The former Iceland and Wickes chief executive Peter Grimsey is the latest…

Jim Manson

Little supermarkets, big threat?

Having left local high streets for dead the big supermarkets are re-colonising…

Craig Sams

Stopping the Government from Backtracking on their Herbal Practitioners Promise

You don’t have to work in politics to realise that the Government…

Jim Manson

Drugs, bugs and environment…

It’s always fascinating to see how trends come and go especially in…

Jim Manson

Food for (psychiatrists’) thought

In-fighting among psychiatrists over what constitutes mental illness has hit new levels.…

Craig Sams