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Aug/Sept 2006

Featuring:

The Natural Trade Show 2006
Vision in Organic and Natural Food Retailing
Hot Beverages Confectionery
Oct/Nov 2006

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Organic Food Awards
Babies & Children
Alcohol
Dec 2006/Jan 2007

Featuring:

The Natural Trade Show Brighton 2007
Breakfast
Planet 2007
Best Products of 2006
February/March 2007

Featuring:

Natural Trade Show Brighton
Special report
Tea and Health
Free From
       




Apr/May 2007

Featuring:
Natural Trade Show Brighton Review
Naturally Beautiful Superfoods
Jun/July 2007

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Natural Trade Show Harrogate Review
Bakery Soft Drinks
Aug/Sept 2007

Featuring:
Alcohol
Confectionery
The Natural Trade Show 2007
Dec 2007/Jan 2008

Featuring:

Breakfast
Bags
Children and Babies
       



Feb/Mar 2008

Featuring:

Natural Trade Show Brighton
Fairtrade
Beauty
Apr/May 2008

Featuring:

Natural Products Show
Free From
Organic Dairy
Jun/July 2008

Featuring:

Natural Products Review
Summer Drinks: Smoothies and summer refreshers
Breakfast: All the tastiest and healthiest cereals
Market place: Company listings for ingredients, products and services
Aug/Sept 2008

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Tea: Tea has a new generation of fans; we look at its new appeal
Alcohol: We go behind the scenes of organic alcohol
Ethical Chocolate: A look at the plight of cocoa farmers
Organic Fortnight: All the latest news and events from this year's Soil Association Organic Fortnight
Speciality & Fine Foods Fair
       
Oct/Nov 2008

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Organic special - consumer trends and up-and-coming markets
Beauty time - the latest in natural skincare
Winners and losers in the Christmas food market
Dec/Jan 2008

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Free from - the allergy and intolerance market
Healthy snacks - how will the credit crunch affect the snack market?
Product of the year - we showcase some of the products of 2008
Feb/Mar 2009

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Fairtrade special - award winner harriet lamb on this years Fairtrade Fortnight
Breakfast Club - Jenny Britt talks to experts on the issues affecting the nations breakfast tables
In the Diary - News from this year's Biofach, vivaness and Natural Products exhibitions
Spring 2009

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Natural Beauty - A report on the burgeoning natural and organic beauty sectors
The Alara story - Alex Smith talks about the latest developments in his sustainability mission
Spring Launches - A look at how the natural and organic markets are shaping up
       
Summer 2009

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A unified voice - Industry unites to develop funding bid to promote organic movement to new generation of consumers
Mum's the word - Organic and natural business explores the growing mother and baby market
Summer sipping - Opportunities for retailers to maximise sales of summer drinks
Autumn 2009

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Sustainable agenda - Building public trust, getting sustainability at the heart of the agenda, and that FSA study - Soil Association Director Patrick Holford talks to Organic and Natural Business
Winter 2009

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Beauty in harmony: with two standards now in operation, Organic and Natural Business takes a closer look at attempts to harmonise the natural beauty sector
Organic industry converges: a round-up of the developments from the organic farmers and growers summit
Christmas wishes: The expectations for this year's festive trade
Clean and green: with many products in the eco cleaning market, what do you need to know?
Spring 2010

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Organic for all - a potential £2m spend to promote the organic movement in the UK, but can it really dispel the elitist myth?
Show time - A preview of the forthcoming Natural & Organic Products Europe show
Personal Matters - Predictions for 2010 from those in the know
EU organic logo launches - what do you think of the final design
       
Summer 2010

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Organic recovery - Organic sector suffers near 13 per cent decline, yet rises in beauty, dairy and baby food offer hope...but whats for the future?
Pregnant Pause - The most common time a woman discovers natural and organic; Jennifer Britt examines the opportunities for retailers
Summer Season - with summer upon us, what will be among your summer sun offering?
Healthy Breakfast - How retailers can retain their specialist edge in the breakfast market
Autumn 2010

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Organic Fortnight - Communicating the organic principles to the wider public is a complicated one... could Organic Fortnight be a useful tool.
Ethical and indulgent - Organic, fair trade, or simply indulgent...how can retailers retain a share of the specialist confectionery market?
Bottoms up - Jennifer Britt on the latest developments in the specialist alcohol sector
Speciality Fine Food Fair - A look ahead to this year's trade event
Winter 2010

Featuring:
The road ahead - Helen Browning talks to Organic and Natural Business about her future as Director of the Soil Association
Natural baby - A burgeoning market, but how can you get a slice of the organic and natural baby sector
The next chapter - Movers and shakers in the industry gather for a key conference hosted by Organic Farmers and Growers
Dairy developments - With Yeo Valley on the small screen, and sales growing, Jennifer Britt reports on the state of the dairy market
Spring 2011

Featuring:
The Fairtrade challenge - How the fairtrade movement is working reach marginalised producers
Skin therapy - Experts debate how the natural and organic skincare market is performing
Natural and Organic Products Europe - We preview what to expect from this year's show
Government accused of lack of support for organic - Survey reveals organic food and farming in the UK is falling behind
       
   
Summer 2011

Featuring:
The Farming Future? – With plans for a massive capacity pig farm, can we expect ‘mega farms’ to be the way of the future?
Summer Beauty – Jennifer Britt explores the natural beauty trends forecast for this summer.
Organic in 2011 – After data showing organic declined by 5.9 per cent in 2010, what can we expect this year?
Free Choice – Investing in the constantly evolving free-from market could be a smart move, experts say
Autumn 2011

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Your Organic September – There are many opportunities to be gained from marking Organic September – but are you involved?
Brewing innovation – Can the hot beverage sector evolve further? It certainly appears so, as Christine Bailey reports.
Data criticism – As Defra reveals organic productivity fell last year, questions are asked over why it took so long to release the data.
The chocolate trade – Has the speciality chocolate sector weathers the recession?
   

News

Changes at the top for Weleda ...

Weleda UK has announced a reorganisation of its management ... Read on...

'Most important food project in Europe' scoops top accolade...

The Food for Life Partnership has won the prestigious BBC Radio 4 Derek Cooper Award ... Read on...

Business must move faster in switch to sustainable palm oil, WWF finds ...

UK-based companies are joining the growing list that is buying more certified sustainable palm oil, the WWF says ... Read on...


Estimated £600m of food thrown away at Christmas, report suggests ...

Britons will spend some £3.3bn on food this Christmas – yet 20 per cent of that will be thrown away ... Read on...

Discounters contribute to growth forecast in grocery sector ...

The grocery sector is to be worth some £184bn by 2016 – but growth is being driven by discounters and online ... Read on...

Fine Foodies attracts praise ...

The consumer magazine, Fine Foodies, distributed through delis, farm shops and speciality fine food stores, continues to receive great feedback from the industry ... Read on...