Finland’s Ruohonjuuri ready to face the future with ‘confidence and energy’
Finnish eco and organic retailer Ruohonjuuri says sales across the company (it operates 15 stores across Finland) were up 7% from the beginning of the year to 7 May, compared…
Eco Life Scandinavia and the Nordic Organic Food Fair postponed until 2021
This year’s Eco Life Scandinavia and the Nordic Organic Food Fair have sadly been postponed, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Scandinavia’s biggest international trade showcase for eco, sustainable and…
Top Nordic trade fair double bill postponed until 2021
This year’s Eco Life Scandinavia and the Nordic Organic Food Fair events have been postponed, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organiser Diversified Communications UK has announced.
Counting carbon: Swedish livestock farmer shows gulf in CO2 emissions between organic and intensive systems
Amid the debate on the impact of agriculture on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a heated argument about the contribution of meat and dairy farming, which often lacks nuance and…
Paradise lost…and regained: Johannes Cullberg buys back his Paradiset brand
In late March the trailblazing Swedish organic and wellbeing retailer Paradiset announced it was going bankrupt. Now, Paradiset’s founder and owner, Johannes Cullberg, says he has bought back the brand.
Interview: “In this ‘corona spring’ we have evolved our business and made it more effective”
Johanna Koskinen, marketing manager at Finnish organic retailer Ruohonjuuri, talks about how the business has been adapting in the COVID-19 crisis.
We need your shelf space! – Sweden’s specialist food firms’ plea to supermarkets
Over 50 specialist Swedish food firms – many of them organic – have written to the bosses of the country’s biggest supermarket chains urging them to free up self space…
Holland & Barrett pulls plug on Swedish operation, closes all 21 stores
Holland & Barrett Sweden AB, the UK-based health food retailer’s Swedish operation, has closed all its 22 stores after the business was placed in administration in late March.
Sweden’s Paradiset to close stores as corona fears hit finance plan
Swedish organic and natural food pioneer Paradiset says its retail business is to close after a refinancing package failed amid economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Comparisons between organic and conventional agriculture need to be better, say researchers
The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used analysis model overlooks vital factors and can lead to incorrect conclusions on the merits of…