Michelle Russell, July 20th 2010 (from www.just-food.com)
The UK organic sector is still in decline but growth is predicted as consumer confidence returns, according to the Soil Association.
Demand for UK organic food stopped growing at the end of 2008 as the downturn began to hit consumer spending. In 2009, sales dropped 12.8%.
However, Finn Cottle, acting trade director [...]
From the category archives:
Monthly Briefings
Since the demise of the much-missed Fulham branch of Planet Organic there has been a need for a shop in SW6 which sells the small brands and ethical products not readily available from the nearby branches of Waitrose and Sainsbury’s.
Certainly the initial impression of the store is excellent – open, spacious, light and inviting. A [...]
Organised by the FDIN / Fairtrade Foundation, Daventry, July 8th 2010
Full presentations will be available here:
www.fdin.org.uk/seminars/previous-seminars-and-documentation
1. Summary
An excellent seminar that helped explain why Fairtrade has done so well recently and suggests strong future growth in the UK and elsewhere
Seminar was poorly attended relative [...]
Lots of people in the organic world are currently thinking about how we can sell more organic food. The signs are good – the sector has turned the corner after a difficult period last year (market information here www.soilassociation.org/Businesses/Marketinformation/tabid/116/Default.aspx ). However it is noticeable that other ethical sectors such as Fairtrade are showing stronger [...]
From www.food-navigator.com by Caroline Scott-Thomas, 31-May-2010
The science examining the comparative health effects of organic and conventionally grown foods is shockingly woolly. Much less woolly is the recommendation of a US government panel earlier this month to choose organic foods – or at least wash conventionally grown produce – because you know what, we just don’t [...]
From Food.Navigator.com by Lindsey Partos, March 22nd 2010
Last year the number of organic producers in France rose by 23 per cent compared to 2008.
“In 2009 each month saw more than 300 producers signing-up to the state’s organic scheme,” estimates the country’s organic agency Agence Bio.
In 2008, organic food products hit €2.6bn, representing 1.7 per cent of the [...]
Simon Wright’s response to Clive Black’s Second Opinion piece (The Grocer, March 27th 2010)
How right Clive Black is to point out the need for organics to move up a gear. Even better news is that it’s already happening!
The Why I Love Organic campaign kicked off with full page advertisements in the Guardian and [...]
The FreeFrom sector appears to be following in the footsteps of organic and Fairtrade and moving out of the ghetto and into the mainstream. Clear evidence of this move was the fact that this year for the first time the coveted Gold Q at the Quality Food Awards was given to a FreeFrom product, Genius! [...]
Having worked in the international food industry now for over thirty years I have been able to observe it’s cyclical nature. When confronted with a challenge to the status quo the classic progression goes: ignore (hope it goes away), ridicule (why would you want to eat that?), assimilate (hmm…maybe there’s money to be made here), [...]
February 8th 2010
From www.foodnavigator.com
The European Commission has today announced the winner of its contest to design a new logo to appear on all organic food and beverage products in the European Union: a leaf-shaped design from Germany that attracted 63 per cent of the votes.
The Commission turned to design students to come up with the [...]
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