H&B goes head-to-head with Boots with healthy ‘meal deal’ launch
Holland & Barrett, the UK’s largest health and wellness retailer, is set to go head-to-head with Boots and other hight street rivals with the launch of its own ‘meal deal’…
Third of young Britons have switched to plant-based milk
A third of young Britons have made a switch to plant-based milk alternatives, according to new research from Mintel.
Scandinavia’s major new forum to lead the sustainability debate
Cheering from the side-lines about sustainability is no longer option one of the speakers at a major new forum for retailers will tell delegates.
RSA report calls for wholesale switch to agroecological farming by 2030
A major new report from the UK-based RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission calls for the “unleashing of a fourth agriculture revolution driven by public values”.
‘Rock star’ retailer grills Coop over plant-based burger claim
Joannes Cullberg, the founder of Stockholm-based retailer Paradiset, seems to be acquiring something approaching rock star status in Swedish organic and natural circles.
Natexpo to highlight booming organic catering sector
This year’s Natexpo event in Paris will place a particular focus on the increasingly valuable organic food service sector, the event organiser says.
Carrefour opens its first 100% organic supermarket in Belgium
International supermarket group Carrefour is set to open its first organic only store Belgium this week, reports the Belgian news website Bruzz.
Choose organic for the ‘cleanest’ milk, trade body advises US consumers
US trade body the Organic Trade Association said this month that consumers should switch to organic milk to minimize exposure to antibiotics and pesticide contaminants.
Organic creates 30,000 new jobs in Spain in just five years
An expansion of organic agriculture in Spain generated 30,000 new jobs between 2013-2018 and continues to create new jobs at a rate of 500 a week.
Murray River Organics secures licence to grow low-THC cannabis
Leading organic grower and manufacturer Murray River Organics (MRG) has been granted a local licence grow ‘low-THC cannabis’ (hemp).