Organic food and drink sales rise to record levels in the UK
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#3F9N5)
In a sixth year of consecutive growth, organic sales rose by 6% to a record 2.2bn, driven largely by independent outlets and home deliveries
Sales of organic food and drink in the UK rose by 6% last year to a record 2.2bn, fuelled by strong growth through independent outlets and home delivery which outpaced sales in rival supermarkets.
Almost 30% of all organic sales now take place online or on the high street, according to a new report from Soil Association, the trade body which licenses organic products and promotes organic farming.
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