Made for Life Organics becomes first UK spa brand to achieve B Corp certification
Pioneer organic beauty brand Made for Life Organics (formely Spiezia Organics) has announced its certification as a registered B Corporation.
ORC at 40: Challenging times for organic, but we can be ‘driving force’
As it begins its 40th year, the Organic Research Centre (ORC) – the UK’s leading independent organic research body – has move to new premises.
All farming is a ‘radical simplification’ of nature, Monbiot tells SFT boss
All types of farming, including ‘regenerative’ systems like organic, are a “radical simplification" of nature, says the environmentalist and Guardian columnist.
Probiotic bacteria could guard against Parkinson’s, study finds
A common bacteria that boosts digestive health can slow – and even reverse – build-up of a protein associated with Parkinson’s, new research suggests.
23% of all new food launches in UK labelled ‘vegan’
Sales of meat-free food products in the UK grew by 40% over the period 2014-15 and will be worth over a billion pounds by 2024.
IFOAM EU in joint call for improved regulation of natural plant protection technologies
Europe’s lead organic body IFOAM EU and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) are making a joint call for better regulation of natural origin plant protection technologies.
24 food and drink acquisitions over $1 billion in 2019
Of the record 789 food and drink transactions registered on the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database for 2019, 24 involved sums of $1,000 million or more, reports Zenith Global.
Plant-based for the rest of us: Kroger launches Simple Truth Emerge ‘fresh meat’ range
In a launch that has the ring of ‘plant-based for rest of us pitch’, leading US supermarket operator Kroger is debuting a major new range of ‘fresh meat’ alternatives.
Swedish Government restates target for 30% of farmland to be organic by 2030
The Swedish Government has restated its ambitious targets for organic food and farming, as part of the latest action plan for Sweden’s national food strategy.
Sweden’s Paradiset switches focus to branded product sales, closes two stores
Stockholm-based organic food retailer Paradiset (Paradise) has announced that it is closing two of its four stores as part of a business reset.