E-News Spring 2018
Bigger Whole Foods to boost Amazon
Thu, 19/04/18 - 09:04
By Warren Beaumont
Amazon.com is looking to expand its Whole Foods Market (WFM) brick-and-mortar retail network with bigger stores to bolster the online shopping business just seven months after it acquired Whole Foods in late August 2017 for US$13.7 billion. And WFM regional marketing staf
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Strong support for SIAL Canada 2018
Fri, 13/04/18 - 10:00
By O.W.N News Network
SIAL Canada returns to Montreal's Palais des Congress on May 2-4, 2018. It is the 15th edition as the recognized meeting point for the Canadian agri-food industry and gateway to US and international markets. A global food and beverage event, SIAL Canada is the only nation
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Casino, Auchan in global buying deal
Fri, 06/04/18 - 13:00
By O.W.N News Network
Auchan Retail and Casino Group have announced they have entered into exclusive talks to build a strategic partnership enabling them to jointly negotiate their purchases in France and abroad with their main multi-national food and non-food suppliers and manufacturers, in c
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IFOAM appoints new executive director
Fri, 06/04/18 - 11:00
By O.W.N News Network
IFOAM – Organics International has announced the appointment of its next executive director, Louise Luttikholt, who will who will take responsibility for the role on 1 July 2018, while IFOAM and groups such as the US OTA, Oregon Tilth, and the Cornucopia Institute h
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Vegan Society calls for vegan meals in public catering
Wed, 28/03/18 - 10:00
The Vegan Society in the UK has called for the inclusion of vegan meals in public sector catering such as in hospitals, schools, universities, government and council offices. The organization celebrated National Health Service 'NHS Sustainability Day' on 22 March by launc
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Sustainable packaging concepts at Vivaness 2018
Fri, 16/03/18 - 11:00
By Annemarie Kruse
Developing sustainable packaging solutions can be a significant challenge for organic beauty brands. In fact, the entire issue of cosmetics packaging is more complicated than it might seem at first glance.
On the one hand, cosmetic products must be hygienically packaged
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Five facts about “Buy Good Feel Good”
Wed, 28/02/18 - 09:30
By Adriana Michael
What is it, who started it, when and why?The “Buy Good Feel Good” Expo is a young trade fair in Toronto dedicated to building a community of people and organizations who believe that business should have a positive impact on the world. Founder Rafik Riad and h
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The hidden cost of cheap foods
Wed, 28/02/18 - 08:10
Eosta has launched the "Dr. Good Food" fruit and vegetables campaign aimed to increase awareness of the connection between food and health
Determining the right price for your products is one of the first lessons entrepreneurs learn. In a market economy, the price
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The organic sector keeps growing
Wed, 28/02/18 - 07:00
By Warren Beaumont
Major organic markets globally have continued to post double-digit or high single-digit sales growth in 2016-17, with France's organic market growing 22 percent, Switzerland having the highest per capita spending (274 Euros) and Denmark the highest organic market share at
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OTA action over livestock rules
Fri, 26/01/18 - 10:10
By O.W.N News Network
While the US Organic Trade Association (OTA) had good news after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the OTA nearly $850,000 for 2018 market promotion, the OTA launched a campaign in December after the USDA announced it would withdraw the Organic Livestock and
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Natexpo's organic success goes to Lyon
Fri, 26/01/18 - 08:05
By Warren Beaumont
If one word could sum up NATEXPO, it would be “successful” with nine out of ten visitors saying the exhibition is the essential must-attend event in France for France's EUR7 billion organic sector, according to a visitor survey. Now that the show has become a
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Bio-Beurs: Gateway to the Dutch organic market
Thu, 25/01/18 - 07:50
By Adriana Michael
The latest Bio-Beurs Dutch Organic Trade Fair returned to Ijsselhallen in Zwolle, Netherlands on January 17-18, 2018. The Netherlands is already a key player when it comes to the importation and exportation of organic products all over the globe, but with the organic mark
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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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Summit's insights into Asia sustainable foods
Thu, 18/01/18 - 11:00
By O.W.N News Network
Specialist research, training and consultancy group Ecovia Intelligence reported a successful conclusion to the first-ever Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit held in Singapore late November. About 100 senior executives from the regional food industry att
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