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 4% last year at a time of tumbling food prices and spending.
Shoppers spent an extra £1.4m a week on organic products and the organic market exceeded £1.86bn – bringing sales levels back to the levels of 2009 – according to a report by the Soil Association, the organic industry trade body.
Now, even the discounters are beginning to stock organic ranges