Why organic food’s gone out of fashion

Why organic food's gone out of fashion

Is it the fact that organic is a rigid system part of the problem? Patrick Holden, founder of The Sustainable Food Trust and the first person to supply Sainsbury’s with organic carrots, back in the 1980s, thinks it might be. “The problem with organic is that it’s a line-drawing exercise. It says above the line … Read more

‘We’ve seen a lot of retailers pull back tremendously [from fresh baby food]’

'We’ve seen a lot of retailers pull back tremendously [from fresh baby food]'

According to Regina Lee Fechter, vice president of innovation and e-commerce at Happy Family Organics, which makes non-perishable products for pregnant mothers and babies to infants, toddlers and toddlers, the overall fresh baby food market has not performed as well as some retailers and gamers in the space may have waited. “We’ve seen a lot … Read more

General Mills talks growth of natural and organic segment

General Mills talks growth of natural and organic segment

Increased sales of the natural and organic products segment are forecast for 2021 + 6.6% to $ 271 billion and expected to exceed $ 300 billion by 2023, Outperforming Total Food and Beverage Growth, According to New Hope. Speaking to FoodNavigator-USA, Priscilla Zee, director of General Mills’ organic and natural products portfolio business unit that … Read more

Holiday food, gift guide highlights Berks businesses | Berks Regional News

Holiday food, gift guide highlights Berks businesses | Berks Regional News

JEFFERSON TWP., Pa. – This holiday season, the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and the Berks Agricultural Resources Network are encouraging people to shop locally. They published a guide to Christmas food and gifts, highlighting a number of local products and services. Dove Song Dairy in Jefferson Township has been around for a quarter century and … Read more

Organic produce sales up double digits in 2020, outpacing conventional

Organic produce sales up double digits in 2020, outpacing conventional

Organic fresh produce sales in 2020 were approximately $ 8.5 billion, an increase of more than $ 1 billion from 2019, and accounted for 12% of all fresh produce sales, according to Nielsen scan data provided in the Organic Produce Network Report. In comparison, sales of conventional products increased 10.7% during the year. Like many … Read more

How the new Regulation tightens the rules

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

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

Organic sales surge as consumers look for healthy options to eat at home during the pandemic

Organic sales surge as consumers look for healthy options to eat at home during the pandemic

Within organic products, food and beverage sales increased 12.8% in 2020 to $ 56.4 billion, almost three times the growth of 4.6% to $ 50 billion in 2019 and the highest since 2008, OTA found in its 2021 Organic Industry Survey of nearly 200 companies conducted by the Nutrition Business Journal and published today. The … Read more

Changes coming to processing and labelling rules

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

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

What’s trending in kids’ food?

What’s trending in kids’ food?

From baby formulas to prepared foods, ready meals, and even recipe boxes intended for little ones, the categories of baby food and kids are expanding. According to Statista, UK baby food market revenue reached over £ 1.4bn in 2020 and is projected to grow steadily to reach nearly £ 1.7bn by 2025. Euromonitor International, which … Read more