Things you didn't know…

Innocent sells two million bottles of its smoothies every week.

Overall UK sales of organic products increased by 1.7% in 2008 to over £2.1 billion.

Asda showed the strongest growth of the multiple retailers, increasing sales of organic products by 25% in 2008 and its share of the market from 8% to around 10%. Tesco is still the market leader in terms of value despite a fall in organic sales of 9.9% in 2008.

Some 36% of committed organic consumers say they expect to spend more on organic food in 2009, and only 15% expect to spend less.

Animal welfare issues attracted a high public profile in 2008 and sales of organic milk, cheese, some meatand poultry grow by 10.6%, 11.5%, 13.3% and 17.7% respectively, demonstrating that where the benefits of organic production are understood commitment remains firm among ethical consumers.

ASDA has announced that local food sales are up 41% on this time last year in England and Wales.

Scotland and Northern Ireland has also shown a marked increase in sales, with 29% increase in sales.

The nation's most popular ethnic food is Chinese, beating its nearest rival Indian cuisine by 12%, according to a new report by analysts Mintel.

Chinese food came out on top as the nation's overall favourite ethnic food with 83% of Brits saying Chinese was the cuisine they preferred most and Indian food hot on their heels with 71%.

Relative newcomer to the market Mexican food has also increased in popularity, growing by 20% over the last two years.

Research also found that sales of Indian cuisine surpassed Chinese by £189 million in the last year alone - suggesting Brits are favouring cooking Indian food at home in the kitchen. While six in 10 adults enjoy ethnic food, they are ditching the ready meals for their own healthier versions.

When it comes to our home eating habits, four in 10 adults who eat ethnic food enjoy it at home once a month and one in 10 eat it twice or more in the week.

Some 62% of Brits said that cooking ethnic food at home is cheaper than getting a takeaway and 36% said cooking ethnic food at home tastes just as good as having a takeaway. Just 6% of Brits claim to never eat ethnic food.

Meanwhile the Chinese food has seen stir fry sales go up 37% over the last two years, while cooking sauces for Chinese food are also up 13%.

Indian food has also seen a slump in the ready meal sector, with sales down 2.6% from 2006, but conversely has been a 11.4% rise in retail value of accompaniments in the last two years. Mexican food has received a massive boost over the same period with all retail sectors up in value.