Organic UK food sales defy market downturn to rise 4% in 2014
Shoppers spent an extra £1.4m a week on organic products despite an overall drop in food prices and spending, according to Soil Association report
Sales of organic food and drink products have bounced back, rising by four per cent last year at a time of tumbling food prices and spending. Shoppers spent an extra £1.4m a week on organic products...
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