Digital first: How foodcircle is shaking up organic wholesale
Tech-centric organic wholesaler foodcircle says its mould-breaking digital model is empowering organic food businesses and helping build a more transparent food marketplace
Alibaba expects surge in demand for natural products as China emerges from lockdown
China’s changing appetite brings fresh opportunity for natural products brands looking to tap into a new market. Alibaba’s Zarina Kanji, health, food and beverage market specialist for the UK and…
Organic and GMOs – conflict or co-existence?
Are there are limits to what plant breeding can (or should) achieve? Or, as some proponents of genetic engineering in agriculture believe, are we limited only by our imaginations and…
Comment: Bringing it all back home – local lessons from the lockdown
Much has been said and written about the lessons we might learn from the long weeks spent in coronavirus lockdown. And in our own world – natural and organic –…
A message from the Natural Products Global team
The last few weeks have brought unimaginable changes to our lives as the Covid-19 crisis has deepened, and spread around the world. That’s certainly been the experience of the team…
Spanish lessons
A new law in Spain prohibiting sale of food below the cost of production has potential lessons for all of us, says Simon Wright.
NPG Talks: Remaking the case for organic in a climate crisis
In a talk prepared for the recent Nordic Organic Food Fair, NPG editor Jim Manson, explains why he thinks why we need to remake the case for organic in a…
Guilt trip: Is certification working?
International best-selling book Is Shame Necessary? asks some awkward questions about certification, and argues that 'market tools to save the world’ are failing to live up to their name.
Meet the speaker: Dr. Hana Musinovic
Dr. Hana Mušinović is Regulatory and Scientific Manager in NATRUE, the International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association, responsible for regulatory and scientific activities and for the update and interpretation of…
Meet the brands from Romania – Mayie Cosmetics
Showcasing hundreds of natural and organic products from around the world, Eco Life Scandinavia is a celebration of how sustainability has grown internationally. In our latest Q&A series, find out…