Summer 2015
Fairtrade launches in Brazil
Sun, 02/08/15 - 11:52
By Warren Beaumont
Audrei Cavalho Suarez from COOPFAM cooperative Brazil. COOPFAM’s coffee carrying the Fairtrade mark is now sold in stores in Brazil. Photo credit Didier Gentilhomme Fairtrade InternationalBrazilian consumers now have the power to help farmers in Brazil and developin
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Whole Foods Market’s ‘365’ set for 2016
Sat, 01/08/15 - 12:00
By O.W.N News Network
US wholefoods and organics chain Whole Foods Market, Inc. is going on the offensive to combat the larger chains as organics becomes more mainstream and has announced the name of its new streamlined, value-focused brand as ‘365 by Whole Foods Market’, smaller
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Asia: A look at organic and natural C&T markets
Mon, 27/07/15 - 14:11
By Annemarie Kruse
Natural and organic cosmetics in East Asia are booming. According to a recent report by Organic Monitor, the Asian countries are amongst the fastest growing organic markets worldwide.
And China is the biggest regional market. The country has a strong and affluent middl
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Snail cosmetics leave a trail at Vivaness
Sat, 27/06/15 - 12:57
By Annemarie Kruse
Snail based cosmetics by Italian firm BioearthSnail mucus, believed to have superior skin-repairing properties is commonly used in Asian cosmetics. European consumers, however, tend to react squeamishly when confronted with the slime of helix aspersa.
Snail secretion, pr
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Spotlight on Asia
Sat, 27/06/15 - 12:54
By Warren Beaumont
China is the world’s largest grocery market with the value of the organic food market estimated at US$7.8 billion to more than US$13 billion, while grocery market growth is expected to rise by 9% in 2014 to over 14% in 2020, according to IGD research.
A market stud
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2nd edition of NOPA set to roar
Sat, 27/06/15 - 00:12
By O.W.N News Network
NOP Asia, Hong Kong, 2014The 2nd edition of the fair Natural & Organic Products Asia, to take place in Hall 3DE at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai August 26-28 is set to attract widespread interest. According to show organizers Diversified Co
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Midsona buys Danish organic co Urtekram
Fri, 26/06/15
By Warren Beaumont
Dietary supplements and health foods company Midsona AB of Malmo, Sweden has agreed to acquire Danish organic food company Urtekram International A/S (Urtekram), Scandinavia’s largest organic wholesaler.
The move in early June came six months after Midsona bought N
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Sprouts Farmers Market hits 200 stores
Thu, 25/06/15 - 23:16
By O.W.N News Network
Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the United States, has announced plans to add eight additional locations to its growing roster of fresh, natural and organic grocery stores to jump over the 200 store barrier.
“Each of these stores wil
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Stories inside the Summer Edition
Thu, 25/06/15 - 19:07
By Adriana Michael
Thousands of business visitors attending the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Centre in New York June 28-30 will have an opportunity to see and try the first organic, fair trade and kosher certified plantain chip, which is already exciting palates in California, Canad
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First organic plantain chips on the move
Thu, 25/06/15 - 19:06
By Adriana Michael
Thousands of business visitors attending the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Centre in New York June 28-30 will have an opportunity to see and try the first organic, fair trade and kosher certified plantain chip, which is already exciting palates in California, Canad
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US and Europe in chocolate tug-of-war
Thu, 25/06/15 - 19:03
By O.W.N News Network
The US chocolate confectionery market, the world’s largest, is on track to hit sales of $25 billion in 2019, but is lagging behind Europe in product innovation indicates a report by Mintel. The marketing intelligence company says that while US sales grew 24% during
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Chufa – the tigernut
Thu, 25/06/15 - 18:53
By Ditte Christina Lustrup
Organic Gemini has introduced an attractive line of Chufa productsUntil recently the use and consumptions of Chufa, also called the tigernut, has been limited to the Mediterranean, but the word of its health benefits is spreading beyond this region.
Despite the name, the
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Dietitians back flavonoids to help beat colds
Thu, 25/06/15 - 18:29
By O.W.N News Network
Blueberries are foods rich in flavonoidsThe Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) says in research presented at the DAA National Conference in Perth, Western Australia in May that adults are 33% more protected from the common cold (upper respiratory tract infections &
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New WHO guidelines for sugar intake
Thu, 25/06/15 - 18:29
By Warren Beaumont
A new World Health Organization (WHO) guideline released in March recommends adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide
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certifiedFood : Only sustainable ingredients
Thu, 25/06/15 - 18:23
By Annemarie Kruse
A new international B2B trade event focusing on organic, ethical and innovative non-synthetic ingredients will launch in the German city of Hamburg on 25th and 26th November 2015. certifiedFood is providing a new business platform for suppliers, manufacturers and traders
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