Organic movement must do more to support market access in poorer countries
Organic bodies - certifiers, national agencies and associations - must do more to improve access to certification, reduce its costs, and target areas where accessing markets is too difficult or…
Unilever’s Vegetarian Butcher to supply Burger King’s vegan Whopper
Unilever owned brand The Vegetarian Butcher is to supply Burger King with its new vegan Rebel Whopper, which is being launched simultaneously in over 2,500 Burger King restaurants across 25…
Galaxy launches into vegan space
Mars Wrigley is launching into the valuable vegan market with a trio of variants of its famous Galaxy chocolate bar.
Hain Celestial sells off organic brands in $15m deal
US natural and organic food company The Hain Celestial Group has sold its organic baked goods brand Arrowhead Mills, along with organic and fair trade chocolate company Sunspire, to Hometown…
SFT calls for reset of food and farming policy as ‘critical’ General Elections looms
As Britain fast approaches a “critical” General Election, the Sustainable Food Trust is calling for a reset of UK food and farming policy.
Climate change report cast organic in ‘false and negative light’
A study which claims that switching 100% to organic farming would increase greenhouse gas emissions has been criticised for portraying organic in a “false and negative light”.
Sprouts Famers Market year-to-date sales and profits grow 8%
Strong performance from new stores has helped US natural food retailer Sprouts Farmers Markets to year-to-date sales growth of 8% and net sales of $4.3 billion.
Cool Food: French-UK collaboration aims to save 150 tonnes of CO2
A new joint French-UK project aims to help thousands of people in both countries cut their carbon footprint by making better food choices.
Growth of specialist retailers widens access to organic in France
The growth of specialist natural and organic food retailers in France in recent years is helping to widen access to organic, a new report shows. The new study by economic…
UK’s top 10 vegan-friendly cities named (and London isn’t one of them)
Brighton, Natural Products Global’s home town, takes top slot in a new ranking of the UK’s most vegan-friendly cities. The nation’s capital however fails to make the top 10.