How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the Buzzwords – The Wall Street Journal
How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the BuzzwordsThe Wall Street Journal .
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Interactive Epicurean Adventures Are on the Rise
Globe-trotting gourmands eager to enhance their culinary credentials are seeking out unique, interactive experiences where they can roll up their sleeves and work for their meal. A growing number of notable luxury resorts, award-winning restaurants, and innovative tour providers are letting amateurs try their hand at activities such as white-knuckle sport fishing, traditional truffle hunting, … Read more
Confectionery companies zero in on zero-sugar | 2021-12-28
KANSAS CITY – The market has an appetite for healthier chocolates and candies, a trend underscored by strategic transactions and new product launches announced throughout the year. In June, the Hershey Co. paid $ 425 million to acquire Lily’s, a brand of low-sugar chocolate products. Lily’s markets a variety of chocolate bars, baking chips and … Read more
Natural and organic sales approaching $300 billion | 2021-09-27
PHILADELPHIA – The natural products industry has the size, scale and influence to create a positive impact for people and the planet, said Carlotta Mast, senior vice president of the New Hope Network. Sales of natural and organic products, including food and beverages, supplements, personal and household care categories, are on track to exceed $ … Read more
Organic food sales hit record high in 2020 | 2021-05-25
WASHINGTON – Organic food sales in the United States increased by a record 12.8% in 2020 to a new record of $ 56.4 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association. Nearly 6% of the food sold in the United States last year was certified organic, reflecting strong demand driven by the pandemic in nearly every … Read more
How the new Regulation tightens the rules
In line with the growing demand for products derived from natural substances and processes, the EU organic sector increased by 70% in the last ten years. Data from the European Commission shows that organic retail sales reached 34 billion euros in 2017. This trend is not going to stop, as the proposals for the future … Read more
Affordability and accessibility in organic food
The European organic food market continues to grow. According to FiBL, the Organic Agriculture Research Institute, sales reached 45 billion euros in 2019 with a growth rate of 8% in the region. In the decade 2010-2019, the value of the European market has more than doubled, the organization noted. The increase in agricultural land devoted … Read more
The Digital Farmers’ Market: New Shortcuts to the Freshest Food – The Wall Street Journal
The digital farmers market: new shortcuts to the freshest foodThe Wall Street Journal .
Changes coming to processing and labelling rules
Labeling terms referring to organic production and the EU organic logo make it easier for consumers to identify organic products and ensure that organic food meets strict production and processing conditions, in accordance with the requirements of the European Union. In line with the general review of organic production, the new Regulation (EU) no 2018/848, … Read more
Sales growth of natural, organic products slows, but still on track to surpass $300bn by 2023
Despite the pandemic, and in some way because of the pandemic, [2020 was an] amazing year for us … with total industry sales growing 12.7% to $ 256 billion ”,Carlotta Mast, Senior Vice President and Market Leader for New Hope, said yesterday at the Natural Products Expo East in Philadelphia. He explained to in-person and … Read more