A whole new retail paradigm? Possibly not.
As news stories go, last Friday’s announcement that Amazon is to buy Whole Foods Market for a cool $13.7 billion was about as big as they get, writes Jim Manson.
Interview: “It’s all about the research”
Horphag Research, the company that has been manufacturing the French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol for 40 years, has been defined over that time by a commitment to continuous scientific…
Interview: “It's all about the research”
Horphag Research, the company that has been manufacturing the French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol for 40 years, has been defined over that time by a commitment to continuous scientific…
Sorry to spoil the superfood party
There's one little thing about superfoods that gets lost in all the hype, says Simon Wright – they're not particularly super.
Let’s show the future can be written a different way
he world’s biggest biotech companies are manouvering to extend their domination of the global food supply chain. It’s time to show that the future can be written a different way,…
Time to break the illusion that junk food is cheap
Food multinationals make billions by maintaining the illusion that junk food and ready-meals are cheaper than home-cooked food made with wholefood ingredients, writes Dr Robert Verkerk.
Global natural and organic cosmetic standards: ISO the solution?
Hopes are riding high in parts of the global natural and organic cosmetics sect0r that the upcoming ISO standard will bring clarity on the subject of standards. Others fear it…
Chefs, will you stir the pot over GMOs?
Genetically modified foods (GMOs) are coming to the UK. Quietly but determinedly the UK government is pushing forward with its plans to open up the UK’s farms, fields and kitchens…
Legalise nutrition!
Let’s seize on Brexit as an opportunity to legalise good nutrition and outlaw bad food, says Patrick Holford.
Roundtable: Rewriting the next decade of food
Eight leading lights from the UK natural food industry gathered at NPG’s Brighton offices in January to engage in some shared thinking about the future for the sector.