Britvic snaps up Plenish as it targets plant-based drinks opportunity
UK soft drinks leader Britvic has acquired organic plant-based drinks and fruit juice category disrupter Plenish. The move underlines Britvic’sContinue Reading
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Britain’s quiet cannabis revolution: CBD sales soar in lockdown to be worth £690m
Demand for CBD products in the UK soared during lockdown, making the market worth £690 million in 2021. The figureContinue Reading
Supplements innovator BetterYou recognised with Queen’s Award
UK-based supplements innovator BetterYou has been recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The Yorkshire-based company is a 2021Continue Reading
Organic livestock antibiotic use ‘4 times lower’ than UK average, new report shows
A new report shows organic livestock farmers have much lower antibiotic use than the average levels previously found in national monitoringContinue Reading
Staying local…mindful spending…come to me retail – the lockdown habits shoppers say they will keep
Some of the new shopping habits acquired during lockdown are likely to persist well beyond the pandemic, a new UKContinue Reading
Let it flow: Oatly promises ‘factories fit for the future’, as new UK plant is announced
Malmö,Sweden-based oat drink company Oatly has announced plans for its first UK factory, located in Peterborough. The company says theContinue Reading
UK Organic market hits highest growth level in 15 years as sales nudge £3bn
UK organic sales rose 12.6% in 2020, the highest rate of growth seen in 15 years, according to the latestContinue Reading
Fighting ‘inevitable’ gene editing approval could harm organics, industry pioneer warns
Fighting the government over its gene editing ambitions could harm prospects for Britain’s organic sector, a prominent industry pioneer andContinue Reading
Herbal revolutionary: Sebastian Pole in conversation
Pukka Herbs co-founder Sebastian Pole tells us about finding a mission, the power of plants and why we should careContinue Reading
Some gene editing claims are ‘gravity defying nonsense’, Holden warns
Some of the claims being made for genome editing in an agricultural setting are “gravity defying nonsense”, a leading figureContinue Reading