Tesco’s Wicked Kitchen vegan range aims to ‘please not appease’
Tesco's new Wicked Kitchen range of vegan ready-meals aims to "please rather appease" its vegan and meat-reducing customers.
Unilever completes on Schmidt’s Naturals acquisition
Unilever has completed its acquisition of US natural personal care brand Schmidt’s Naturals. The deal adds to a string of acquisitions of what the Dutch-British multinational has called “purpose-led” companies, including…
Spanish supplements sector ‘bets decisively’ on digital
The food supplements sector in Spain has rushed to embrace digitial retail and marleting channels in a bid to expand and consolidate its business in increasingly online world.
Interview: Natural beauty sector needs to tune into what the customer wants
Understanding what the consumer wants, and delivering on that, should be the natural beauty sector’s single biggest priority. That’s the very clear view of Holland & Barrett’s head of beauty, Lucy…
‘Grab and go’ vegan category still an untapped opportunity – survey
new survey by the UK-based Vegan Society found that 91% of vegans sometimes struggle to find ‘grab and go’ food options, which prompted the charity to launch its Vegan on the Go campaign.
Dealing with business risks when converting to organic
Calculating the business risks of converting to organic is a challenging but essential task if we want to encourage more farmers and processors to switch to organic. Johan Cejie has…
Plant power: US non-dairy milk sales grow 61% to be worth $2.11 billion
New research from Mintel reveals that non-dairy milk sales have seen steady growth over the past five years, growing an impressive 61 percent since 2012 to reach $2.11 billion in…
Success of plant-based drinks hits US organic dairy sector
US media reports suggest that organic dairy farmers in the country are finding themselves with a surplus of organic milk. A combination of factors have led to the predicament, say…
Organic industry welcomes UK Government’s ‘Green Brexit’ pledge
Organic groups have welcomed the UK Government’s pledge of a ‘Green Brexit’ in a major speech yesterday by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove. In his keynote speech at this year’s…
Green Brexit: Conserving 'natural capital' will be at the heart of UK farming policy, Minister pledges
Britain’s Environment Secretary Michael Gove says the UK Government is preparing for a Green Brexit that will place protection of ‘natural capital’ at the heart of future food and farming…