Spring 2014
2014, The Year of Retail Contradictions
Fri, 07/02/14 - 00:25
By O.W.N News Network
Global retail branding and sourcing expert Daymon Worldwide has released its eight ‘Global Retail Trends Predictions for 2014 and Beyond’ to help retailers successfully address the contradictory, challenging realities facing the industry in 2014, dubbed by US-
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BioFach celebrates 25 years
Fri, 07/02/14 - 00:24
By Warren Beaumont
BioFach, the World’s most international trade fair for organic products, celebrates its 25th edition this coming February 12-15. Over 2,400 exhibitors and more than 40,000 trade buyers are expected to congregate at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg in Germany to be pa
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Sacha inchi: Ready to take off
Thu, 06/02/14 - 13:48
By Lesly Vera
Following the 2013 approval of Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) oil and seeds for food application in Europe under the novel food legislation, the perennial plant from the Peruvian Amazon is attracting great interest in the specialty food and natural cosmetics sectors.
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Danforel bring its fresh organic trout to BioFach
Thu, 06/02/14 - 13:45
By Paula Salazar
Danforel, the Danish leading exporter of organic smoked trout fillet, will be exhibiting at BioFach this year. The company will present a very high quality organic trout that delights with its freshness, high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and low fat content. All of its p
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Winter Fancy Food Show identifies new trends
Tue, 04/02/14 - 11:38
By Lori L. Rice
The 39th Winter Fancy Food Show took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. on January 19 – 21. Over 1,300 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions featured 80,000 products at what is considered the West Coast’s largest specialty food and beverag
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America’s GMO Awakening
Sun, 02/02/14 - 19:25
By Kat Schuett
For years Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have been quietly mixed into the US conventional food supply at alarming rates, their existence unknown to most consumers. 2013, however, marked a monumental year when mainstream Americans began to literally wake up and look
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Spotlight on Chile
Sat, 01/02/14 - 19:26
By Adriana Michael
Although organic farming in Chile started in the early 1980s, the sector only took off in the mid-1990s. Having been a supplier of off-season fresh and frozen fruit mainly for countries in the northern hemisphere, large conventional fruit and wine companies with export ex
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Organic Fairs
Sat, 01/02/14 - 12:00
By Adriana Michael
Organic Trade Fairs Crucial to Sector Growth
By Adriana Michael – as printed in O.W.N. Spring 2004
Trade fairs have been an important aspect in the development of every industry since the Middle Ages and the organic sector is no exception. Exhibitors meet clients a
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Brighton UK welcomes new ethical supermarket
Tue, 28/01/14 - 20:10
By O.W.N News Network
A new ethical supermarket opened in Brighton, UK on the 7th December and marks a new era in food shopping as the first ethical supermarket aimed squarely at regular supermarket
shoppers. The new store is located at 20-21 York Place, London Road, Brighton. Co-founders are
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Alnatura opens 83rd outlet
Tue, 28/01/14 - 13:21
By Warren Beaumont
Germany’s organic product focused supermarket Alnatura opened a new Alnatura Super Natural Market in Munich in December at “forum on deer garden” the seventh branch in Munich, and its 83rd Alnatura market.
The six other branches are located in the city
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The Original Sin
Mon, 27/01/14 - 13:00
By O.W.N News Network
By Antony Calo
The Challenge One of the main challenges for the organic industry is to be able to assure clients that their products are genuine and to show their origins. There is a need for transparency and traceability from field to the end consumer. Organic supplier
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