Clara Paz
Consumers prefer products without plastic
Mon, 16/09/19 - 11:00
By Clara Paz
Consumers' purchasing choices are now more influenced by the reduced plastic content of a product's packaging. Thirty-five percent of consumers are more likely to purchase products without any plastic at all compared to ones with recycled plastic, according to UK-based da
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Chia tops Google search data
Fri, 26/07/19 - 12:30
By Clara Paz
Using 10 years of Google search data, Sousvidetools.com, the UK food and technology equipment supplier looked at the overall score for each year from 2009 to 2018 and calculated the percentage change between the two years.
It found that the world’s taste buds are c
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BIOFACH China 2019: Four events under one roof
Mon, 28/01/19 - 09:00
By Clara Paz
BIOFACH CHINA 2019 will celebrate its 13th edition in Hall 3 together with Natural Expo China at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on May 16-18. And at the same venue, PAK-ID debuts on May 16-17, along with the 3rd Craft Beer China on May 15-17.
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Canada’s organic market boom says COTA report
Wed, 24/01/18 - 08:20
By Clara Paz
A new report has found that more Canadian shoppers purchased organic items weekly (66 per cent) in 2017, up 10 percent from 2016, with Millennials (83 percent), University Graduates (78 percent), Albertans (74 percent), Families (72 percent) and Men (67 percent) the top w
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SIAL Canada and SET Canada sold out!
Wed, 24/02/16 - 13:49
By Clara Paz
With the show still 11 weeks away, SIAL Canada and SET Canada to be celebrated in Montreal this coming April 13-15 have experienced a record year of 30% growth, compared to the previous edition that took place in Toronto. Show organizers opened an additional 12,000 squa
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Whole Foods Market continues strong growth
Tue, 18/09/12 - 01:59
By Clara Paz
With 329 stores operating at the end of July and with estimated store openings rising from 25 in 2012 to 33-38 in 2014, natural and organic grocer Whole Foods Market is setting ambitious store expansion targets and said that over the long term, 1,000 stores is a reasonabl
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Expoalimentaria expands and attracts new exhibitors
Sun, 06/05/12 - 09:27
By Clara Paz
Expoalimentaria 2012, September 19-21, expects almost 600 Peruvian and foreign exhibitors to meet 28,000 visitors from the food & beverages sectors at the new 20,500 sqm fairgrounds of Las Palmas air base. The show expects exhibitors from Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Me
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Quinoa processes evolve
Sat, 11/02/12 - 10:00
By Clara Paz
Quinoa's rising popularity has meant a better income for subsistence farmers who grow the grain in the Andean highlands. It also has brought new challenges for producers, processors and traders who are aware that unless environmentally sustainable, the boom will not last
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Ecuador brings organic products to Expoalimentaria
Thu, 06/10/11 - 09:40
By Clara Paz
The international and multisectorial character of Expoalimentaria offers an attractive showcase for companies from the region eager to connect with buyers from neighboring countries, and the large supermarket chains and importers invited from abroad. Aware of the value of
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