date:Mar 14, 2014
In its 2014 Organic Market Report, the Soil Association said the overall sector had seen growth of 2.8% in 2013, with the market now worth 1.79bn.
Independent retailers led much of this growth, with an increase in sales of 6.9%, while supermarkets have seen growth of 1.2% overall.
Rob Sexton, chief executive, Soil Association Certification, said: To see the organic market showing such strong signs of growth, particularly when grocery sales as a whole are slowing, indicates just how much poten