Creating a buzz: South Africa’s Absolute Organix goes on an ‘ento-adventure’ with insect range
South Africa-based natural and organic specialist Absolute Organix has launched a range of premium snack products enriched with mopani (a Southern African caterpillar) powder.
Fruit juice linked with increased risk of all-cause mortality
A new study by US researchers suggests that the sugar content in both fizzy drinks and fruit juice can contribute to shortened lifespans.
Innovation and technology theme for European Organic Congress 2019
On 20-21 June, European and national policy-makers and the organic community will gather in Bucharest, Romania, for the European Organic Congress 2019. The theme of the congress is ‘Innovation and…
‘Lazy’ organic movement allowed Big Food too much influence
The organic movement ceded too much power to the big food multinationals, who are now trying to dilute core values to make organic fit their free-market business model. That’s the claim…
Do you speak vegan?
Collins Dictionary has revealed that a number of veganism-inspired words have made their way into the latest edition of its dictionary for the first time.
Danone sets target to triple plant-based sales in five years
French multinational food company Danone says it plans triple sales of plant-based health foods by 202, from EUR1.7 billion to EUR 5 billion.
“Mass channel engagement with organic drives market growth in Spain – but pioneer companies remain the sector’s soul”
As the countdown begins to the inaugural Organic Food Iberia event in Spain next month, we will be hearing insights from some of the leading figures from the organic and…
Global organic food sales topped USD100bn in 2018
Worldwide organic food and drink sales totalled more USD100 billion for the first time in 2018. New research by Ecovia Intelligence shows that global sales increased by 6% to USD…
Vegan Society warns EU that meat name ban would be ‘human rights breach’
The Vegan Society says EU proposals to ban the use of traditional names like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for vegan and veggie food products would “breach the fundamental human rights of vegans”.
The Big Interview: Eduardo Cuoco, director, IFOAM EU
In this wide-ranging interview for Natural Products Global, Eduardo Cucoco, director of IFOAM EU – Europe’s lead organic advocacy group – talks about the organisation’s big priorities in the coming…