Organic Farmers & Growers / Organic Conferences Oxford 14th October Graham Keating, Yeo Valley Current turnover £216m (own-label yoghurt 37%, branded yoghurt 31%, desserts and ice cream 13%, milk, cream + butter 18%) Characterises market as The Good Years (2000-7), The In Between Years (2007-9) and Time To Move On (2009-10) Current offer is accessible [...]
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Magazine Articles: Writing on Sustainable Food and Drink
October 8th 2010, The RAC Club, London Tony Lass (Cadbury’s) Cacao Trading Worlds consumption of cocoa is increasing faster than global production 95% of cocoa is grown by smallholders or family farms – plantation cultivation of cocoa very difficult Average cocoa smallholding is 2.5 – 3.5 ha There are around 2.5 – 3 million cocoa [...]
From www.foodmanufacture.co.uk By Elaine Watson, September 29th 2010 UK sales of gluten and wheat free products soared 18% to £108.3m in the year to July 11, 2010, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel. Emma Herring, retail brand manager at gluten-free supplier Nutrition Point said the growth reflected moves into new areas such as frozen [...]
Edited Highlights 23rd September, Kensington Town Hall 1. Adam Pikett, Associate Partner, OC&C Consulting Over the last year Food has proved one of the most resilient categories of consumer expenditure during the recession Food suppliers margins have eroded slightly, reaching a 10 year low Sources of premiumisation are increasingly important (Customer trends: Added convenience, added [...]
Organics has been having a tough time recently, with sales flat and the usual sniping in the press. So it was great in July to hear that the the EU had approved funding for the UK’s first generic promotional campaign to increase awareness of the benefits of organic food and farming. The funding will give [...]
This survey was carried out by MMR and has some sobering news for organic marketeers. “Only nine percent of consumers actively seek out organic product claims; with organic being ranked 27th of 34 commonly ‘looked for’ product claims by UK shoppers Research to coincide with the Soil Association Organic Fortnight (September 3rd to 17th) shows [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
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 to previous seminars on this subject but [...]
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 growth [...]