Finland’s Ruohonjuuri ready to face the future with ‘confidence and energy’
Finnish eco and organic retailer Ruohonjuuri says sales across the company (it operates 15 stores across Finland) were up 7% from the beginning of the year to 7 May, compared…
Against all odds: Nashville’s Turnip Truck defies virus and tornado to make it three
Against formidable odds – a devastating tornado and the hammer blow of Covid-19 – Nashville-based natural food retailer Turnip Truck has opened its third store in the city.
Brain, eye and skin health are the top benefits sought by Thais
Demanding lifestyles combined with early signs of ageing is often the trigger for Thai consumers to proactively start shopping for health and nutrition products, says market intelligence agency Mintel.
Natural Products Global announces Supplier Connect launch
In a major cross-portfolio initiative, Diversified Communications UK (publisher of Natural Products Global) will next month launch Supplier Connect, a new global, online directory for the international natural and organic…
Paradise lost…and regained: Johannes Cullberg buys back his Paradiset brand
In late March the trailblazing Swedish organic and wellbeing retailer Paradiset announced it was going bankrupt. Now, Paradiset’s founder and owner, Johannes Cullberg, says he has bought back the brand.
Kerbside enthusiasm: Sprouts Farmers Market expands popular pickup service
US natural food retailer Sprouts Farmers Market has expanded its grocery pickup service with Instacart to all of its more than 340 stores
Roundtable: “We’re so proud of everything the health food sector is doing”
Panellists in the first of a new series of Natural Products Virtual Roundtable discussions told Natural products Global editor Jim Manson of their pride in “everything the health food trade…
Plastic’s back: Industry uses pandemic fears to mount attack on zero-waste movement
Public fear around the COVID-19 pandemic is helping the the plastics industry mount an attack against the zero-waste movement, US campaigners and commentators are warning.
Health store closures are ‘assault on small business’, NPA warns
Three US states that have ordered the closure of health food stores during the Covid-19 crisis have been accused by the Natural Products Association of mounting an “assault on small…
Australia’s ‘natural sanitiser’ lemon myrtle in high demand
Australia’s largest producer of lemon myrtle has retooled its entire North Queensland farm to meet the growing demand for hand sanitiser and cleaning products.