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Badvertising?
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the Augsut 2003 edition of Organic Business.
I am delighted to see key organic brands investing money on advertising their products to consumers. Green & Black’s, Seeds Of Change, and most recently Go Organic have all recently run poster and magazine campaigns exhorting consumers to buy [...]
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Czar Wars
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the July 2003 edition of Organic Business.
I write these words hours after Michael Meacher resigned from his post as Minister. His enthusiasm for organic food in general and for the Organic Action Plan in particular was remarkable and he will be sorely missed. His [...]
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Your Government Needs You !
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the June 2003 edition of Organic Business.
Last July’s Organic Action Plan contained a commitment to produce a new UK Compendium of organic regulations. The first draft of the Compendium is now ready. It has been developed from the long-established UKROFS standards [...]
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Enjoy Organic What Happened ?
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the May 2003 edition of Organic Business.
The recent announcement that Enjoy Organic was pulling out of all sectors except organic bakery products was a disappointment but not a surprise. I need to declare an interest here – I helped Enjoy [...]
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The Bigger Picture The Politics of Obesity
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the April 2003 edition of Organic Business.
This year’s USA Expo West trade show was accompanied by the Nutracon conference for functional foods and nutraceuticals. The opening address at Nutracon was given by Dr Marion Nestle of New York [...]
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Organic Equivalence From Start to Finnish
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the March 2003 edition of Organic Business.
I’m writing this on flight AY835 en route to Heathrow after two very stimulating days in Helsinki working with the team at Organic Equivalency Technologies (OET). The global rise of Nokia seems to have [...]
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Bio Diversity
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the February 2003 edition of Organic Business.
I had lunch at the Ritz this week not something I do very often (or indeed at all) but it was a Special Occasion and it allowed me to sample their new organic menu. And very impressive [...]
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Processed Better than Fresh!
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the January 2003 edition of Organic Business.
The FSA Organic Research Workshop referred to elsewhere in this edition brought together a strong selection of speakers from whom I learnt a lot. I shared the platform with Professor Sue Southon from the Institute of [...]
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Power to the People!
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the December 2002 edition of Organic Business.
A successful conference needs a good title, a good format, good speakers and good timing. This year the Organic Processors Conference had all four. The Soil Association Processors Liaison Group helped to choose the title of [...]
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Deluxe and Delightful
Simon Wright
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This article originally appeared in the November 2002 edition of Organic Business.
To Bristol for the annual orgy of bacchanalia and foodie over-indulgence that is judging the Soil Association Food Awards. Held this year at the excellent new dockside education centre @Bristol, the Organic Food Award judging managed to [...]