Fall 2012
Nestle: GMOs unnecessary to feed the world
Mon, 15/10/12 - 14:04
By O.W.N News Network
Swiss food giant Nestle supports water sustainability and is a member of the SAI Platform for supply chain sustainability, and GMWatch in the U.S. reports that Nestle’s corporate head of agriculture, Hans Jöhr, is president of SAI Platform. Mr Johr says Nestl&e
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Prepared foods:a $32 billion opportunity
Mon, 08/10/12 - 09:11
By Warren Beaumont
Food service is a major opportunity for suppliers of organic and sustainable foods, from café chains such as Starbucks and Pret A Manger through to major natural health food stores, supermarket chains, chefs and caterers are cooking up a major point of difference t
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Peru Natura attracts an international crowd
Wed, 26/09/12 - 12:39
By O.W.N News Network
With growing demand for quinoa, chia, sacha inchi, cacao, maca and other ancient nutritious super foods, the 6th edition of PeruNatura will be a major attraction once again for foreign and local buyers gathering at the 4th Expoalimentaria fair in Lima Peru, Sep 19-21.
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Natural Products Scandinavia sold out
Tue, 25/09/12 - 15:29
By O.W.N News Network
Momentum continues to build for Natural Products Scandinavia 2012 and all exhibition space sold out with over 150 exhibitors booked by late August. Scandinavia’s first ever dedicated natural and organic products trade event will take place at MalmöMassan exhibi
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Quinoa & yacon increasingly on the menu
Wed, 19/09/12 - 17:14
By Adriana Michael
Andean grains such as quinoa and the yacon vegetable are not only growing sales in supermarkets, health food and organic stores, but proving to be popular choices for chefs on restaurant and catering menus from Australia to North America. Caterers and restaurants from Cal
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GM Food “Right to Know” vote under attack
Tue, 18/09/12 - 16:23
By O.W.N News Network
More Americans are questioning the health and environmental effects of genetically engineered or genetically modified (GM) organisms in their food. In California, the ‘Right to Know’ campaign to require that food from GM crops be labeled is headed for a Novemb
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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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Selecting honey as natural sweetener
Fri, 14/09/12 - 20:06
By O.W.N News Network
Honey is a natural sweetener obtained from bee nectar. Honey is produced in different regions of the world, each one showing unique traits, as result of the conditions where it was extracted.
Raw unprocessed honey is considered a superfood, packed with antioxidants, enzym
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