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.
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…
24 food and drink acquisitions over $1 billion in 2019
Of the record 789 food and drink transactions registered on the bevblog.net mergers and acquisitions database for 2019, 24 involved sums of $1,000 million or more, reports Zenith Global.
Plant-based for the rest of us: Kroger launches Simple Truth Emerge ‘fresh meat’ range
In a launch that has the ring of ‘plant-based for rest of us pitch’, leading US supermarket operator Kroger is debuting a major new range of ‘fresh meat’ alternatives.
Sweden’s Paradiset switches focus to branded product sales, closes two stores
Stockholm-based organic food retailer Paradiset (Paradise) has announced that it is closing two of its four stores as part of a business reset.
Healthy Christmas sales help Holland & Barrett deliver 4.8% final quarter growth
Healthy Christmas sales helped leading UK-based health food chain Holland & Barrett deliver 4.8% year on year growth in the quarter ending 31 December 2019.
2020 visionaries: Industry thought leaders share their predictions for the year
Here, some of the natural and organic industry’s best known names, who will be attending or presenting at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe event, share some of their…
Mission Impossible: Burger King trials plant-based sausage patty
Burger King has begun testing its new Impossible Croissan’wich sandwich in selected outlets across the US.
‘Green’, ‘clean’, ‘cruelty-free’ …. and unhealthy?
Meat alternatives are often positioned as more ethically responsible and greener meal options. Assumptions are sometimes made that they are also healthier. But are they?
Well wheeled: Planet Organic partners with SUPPER for hot food delivery first
UK healthy retail operator Planet Organic is partnering with London-based delivery service SUPPER to offer hot food deliveries for the first time.