Owning it: Why are pharma and food giants so keen on buying up supplements companies?
The ownership issue in the natural and organic sector tends to swing in and out of view. It swung backContinue Reading
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We need to take plant-based and local with us, Nordic organic leaders say
The organic sector will need to take plant-based, local and other value propositions with it, if it is to broadenContinue Reading
CSQA joins NATRUE’s roster of approved certifiers
CSQA, a certification and inspection body established in Italy in 1990, has become an approved certifier of natural and organicContinue Reading
Web Watch @NaturalNewdesk
Each week Natural Newsdesk scans the Web for the most interesting natural and organic news from around the world ImmuneContinue Reading
Interview: Cecilia McAleavey, director sustainable eating and public affairs at Oatly
In this interview, originally commissioned and published by Bio Eco Actual, Jim Manson talks to Cecilia McAleavey, director sustainable eatingContinue Reading
Conscious consumerism forecast to hit record highs
Conscious consumerism is forecast to hit record highs in the coming year, defying suggestions that shoppers would would sideline ethicalContinue Reading
OK, Boomer: Survey highlights gulf between youngest and oldest consumers
Generation Z consumers are more concerned about the sustainability credentials of food and beverage products than Boomers, and find vegetarianContinue Reading
Natural household care growth slows as consumers prioritise sanitation
Although natural household care products will continue to be valued as healthy and sustainable options, the COVID-19 pandemic has causedContinue Reading
Demonstrate cultural fluency or risk ‘brand implosion’, report warns
Brands will need to break out of internal marketing “culture bubbles” and place issues such as racial division, social changeContinue Reading
White gold: The complicated ethics of plant-based drinks
Not so long ago everything was so much simpler when it came to plant-based drinks. They were a niche product,Continue Reading