Finland’s green packaging specialist Sulapac scoops Scanstar award
Helsinki-based green packing specialist Sulapac has scooped a prestigious Scanstar Award,
Holland & Barrett will test Manuka honey for fakes
UK-based health food retailer Holland & Barrett says it will test all of the manuka honey products it sells to ensure they are genuine.
Bilbao’s Labore joins Europe’s growing ranks of organic retail co-operatives
A new organic retail co-operative called Labore opened its in Bilbao.
L’Oréal set to buy German organic cosmetics pioneer Logocos Naturkosmetik
L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire Logocos Naturkosmetik AG, the German beauty company which pioneered natural cosmetics with the brand Logona and other brands such as Sante
New eco living fair to co-locate with Organic Food Iberia in Madrid
Diversified Communications, event organiser of Organic Food Iberia, has announced the launch of a major new Iberian trade event for sustainable beauty and eco living.
Sweden tightens up free-from labelling controls
Sweden is tightening controls on the labelling of free-from foods, including taking measures to ban misnomers such as ‘gluten-free margarine’
Better than expected Capsugel integration boosts sales and margins at new owner Lonza
Shares in the Swiss chemicals and biotech multinational Lonza soared 6% this week on news of strong half-year sales growth, and reports that integration of Capsugel (which it acquired last…
ECJ rules that controversial breeding techniques count as GMOs
Organic and anti-GM groups have welcomed today’s ‘unequivocal’ ruling by the European Court of Justice that a series of controversial new plant breeding techniques do fall under the scope of…
European Commission tells EU 27 to prepare for ‘all Brexit scenarios’
The European Commission has told EU Member States to speed up preparation for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU next March amid deepening fears of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.
Cambridge Commodities acquires ingredient business of US wholesaler Earth Circle Organics
UK-based ingredient supplier Cambridge Commodities has acquired the ingredient business of US wholesaler Earth Circle Organics LLC.