Online organic retailer Abel & Cole claims ‘refillables first’
UK organic grocery business Abel & Cole is trialling a refill scheme, claimed to be the first of its kind for an online retailer.
Thriving Dubai show reflects growing confidence of Middle East organic market
Organic producers around the world should take note of the demand for organic food and health products in the Middle East, writes Michael Wale.
MEPs to debate ‘sustainability charge’ on meat
The European Parliament will next week be presented with a plan to increase the price of meat across the EU in a move intended to reflect its full environmental impacts.
Sweden’s organic market stalls as shoppers choose other ethical labels
After years of strong growth, sales of organic food and drink in Sweden’s major grocery retail channel stalled in 2019. That’s one of the key findings of a new report…
Alternative Oxford farming conference is where the ‘Real’ action is now
Michael Wale reports here on some of the most hotly contested topics at this year’s ‘alternative’ Oxford Real Farming Conference
ProVeg urges Starbucks to drop plant-based milk surcharge
Plant-based advocacy group ProVeg International is urging Starbucks to drop its surcharge on plant-based milks if it is serious about achieving its new climate targets.
Strong growth predicted for key Nordic organic markets in coming decade
Strong growth is predicted for key Nordic organic markets during the coming decade in a major new report produced for the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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.
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.