The organic food sector is growing rapidly but still accounts for only about 10 percent of food purchases.
After fruits and vegetables, dairy products are the largest category of the growing, $ 29 billion
organic food sector, according to the Organic Trade Association's 2013 Organic Industry Survey.
Organic Farmers & Growers CIC (OF&G) promotes the well - being of the UK
organic food sector, by protecting the integrity of organic standards for the benefit of producers and consumers of organic food, by assisting the activities of other stakeholders in the sector and by acting as an advocate for the sector's development, and by supporting the development of sustainable agriculture.
We aim to promote and develop the profile the Scottish
organic food sector across the UK and EU while protecting and upholding the organic integrity of all products produced by their members and certified by OF&G (Scotland) to the SOPA organic standards.
Demand for certified organic bakery goods has tripled in the past few years, growing more than nearly every other processed
organic food sector — including baby food.
This past week, thousands of industry professionals from the natural and
organic food sector gathered at «Natural Products Expo West» to display and share their latest products.
It has been almost 10 years in the making, but an Australian company finally hopes to turbocharge the country's
organic food sector.
It's been almost 10 years in the making, but an Australian company finally hopes to turbo charge the country's
organic food sector.
This mandate is extremely relevant as import - export activities are very important in
the organic food sector.
If the promise of
the organic food sector wasn't already apparent, Amazon's massive $ 13.7 billion acquisition of health food supermarket Whole Foods last summer all but cemented it.
Not exact matches
Organics were up 238 percent for
food items from 2002 - 11and 400 percent for nonfoods, while the overall market
sectors grew only 33 percent.
In 2009, OTA launched a
Food Safety Task Force to track and analyze pending legislation for any impact on the
organic sector.
Details: We will take a dive into the trends pushing the natural and
organic industry forward at a significant pace over the rest of the
food sector.
The
organic sector looks forward to continued collaboration with FDA to help create and support
food safety systems, helpful guidance and research that meet the needs of
organic farmers, consumers and public health regulators.
U.S.
food retailers and milk processors have informed customers that they can't meet demands for
organic milk a number of times since the
organic dairy
sector gained traction with consumers over a dozen years ago.
Food and Drink International spoke with Justin Gold, CEO of Justin's at the Natural Products Expo West, he said people in his
sector are moving towards heathy snacking, a move towards a snack - able permissible indulgence and his new mini
organic peanut cups are just that.
The
organic and natural
sector is one of four investment opportunities upon which General Mills is currently focusing, along with Häagen - Dazs ice creams, snack bars, and Old El Paso Mexican
foods, according to a February announcement by General Mills President and CEO Jeffrey L. Harmening.
At its core, the
organic sector is about the production of fresh, tasty and authentic
food that respects nature.
As increasingly more Nordic consumers continue to choose
organic over conventional
foods, and cities across Scandinavia (like Copenhagen, for example) continue to put
organic food at the top of their policy agendas (and on their public -
sector kitchen menus), so those numbers will rise.
Yet as
organic remains the fastest growing
sector in grocery, particularly fresh
foods, it will require creativity and more private partnerships to meet demand with reliability.
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OF&G in partnership with organisations across the
organic sector are urging government to recognise the significant opportunity to expand the UK's
organic food and farming
sectors post-Brexit.
We unite the whole
food supply chain to bring research priorities of the
organic sector to policy makers
The
Organic Federation of Canada is very supportive of today's announcement by Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri -
Food, that the federal government will be making an important contribution to the Canadian
organic sector.
«
Organic 3.0» is about developing a new collective vision for the
organic sector and like - minded movements such as agroecology, fair trade, slow
food, and others, to actively engage with major global issues.
According to the motto «Next Generation», the world's leading trade fair for
organic food products BioFach in Nuremberg opens its doors from 14th — 17th February 2018 for professional visitors working in the
organic sector.
In four weeks, the international
organic food and natural cosmetics
sectors will kick off the year with their annual gathering in Nuremberg from 14 to 17 February 2018
The
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) stated that the food and drink sector is now worth # 112 billion, to which the organic food and drink sector only makes a small contribut
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) stated that the
food and drink sector is now worth # 112 billion, to which the organic food and drink sector only makes a small contribut
food and drink
sector is now worth # 112 billion, to which the
organic food and drink sector only makes a small contribut
food and drink
sector only makes a small contribution.
Consumer demand for
organic foods is increasing sales in catering and restaurant
sectors, which experiences and rise of 10.2 % to # 84.4 million in 2017.
Certified
organic pet
food is an emerging
sector of the growing Australian
organic industry and will in future likely reflect the growth of the vast overseas market.
In terms of importance to their
sector, however, it is baby / toddler
foods that lead, with over 53 % of 2015 launches using an
organic positioning, ahead of cereals, where 26.5 % of introductions were
organic, soft drinks with just under 23 %, hot drinks with just over 21 % and fruit and vegetables with over 20 %.
Companies across
sectors have a difficult time measuring exactly how much of their waste stream is
organic material and further understanding of how much of it is good, nutritious
food that could go to those in need or be turned into energy or composted, as opposed to being sent to landfill.
«Today's macro environment isn't generating
organic growth for the
food and foodservice
sectors so we're dealing with a one - percent world.»
Australia's appetite for
organic food is at an all time high, growing the
sector by up to 15 per cent each year.
The funding, awarded through Agriculture and Agri -
Food Canada's Growing Forward Program, is meant to support growth in the
organic sector by strengthening the science behind
organic agriculture in Canada.
«Through these regulations, Canada's New Government is providing a competitive advantage for the Canadian
organic sector and protecting consumers,» commented the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri -
Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, who announced final publication of the
Organic Products Regulations on December 22, 2006.
The
Organic Food Federation is at the forefront of promoting
organic methods and maintaining high standards and best practice within the
sector.
IFOAM -
Organics International has released a position paper that is proposing a number of measures to be put in place to further fortify and enhance the
organic sector's available genetic resources in order to safeguard
organic integrity and to ensure
organic food will continue to meet the highest consumer expectations in this challenging situation.
Meurens Natural, which processes cereals and dried fruits into
organic and natural ingredients for the agri -
food sector, has invested $ 15 million ($ 17.6 m) in opening a second production plant in Belgium.
bio», members of the growing
organic food and farming
sector can reach an audience that recognizes `.
Quebec Province's liberal government recently unveiled a policy and a high budget to encourage the development of the
food sector, including
organic farming.
Chatting during the boat cruise (from left), Brandon Barnholt of KeHE, a leading distributor of natural &
organic, specialty and fresh products; Kim Jung, a co-founder of Rumi Spice, which produces saffron products and provides Afghan farmers with an alternative to growing opium poppies; Bill Weiland, CEO of Presence Marketing, who since the early 1990s has been a pioneering marketer and investor in the Good
Food sector (that is a Chicago Cubs hat he is wearing); and Chef Paul Virant.
The role of big
food industries in boosting
organic agriculture is further illustrated by the New Zealand dairy
sector.
The
organic sector could be leading the development of a sustainable
food system.
Export markets: the private
sector, the
Organic Trade Association and the USDA are all actively involved in the promotion of United States exports of
organic food and beverages.
FVIAC members represent the full breadth of the produce industry, including fruit and vegetable growers, shippers, wholesalers and distributors, retailers and restauranteurs, industry trade associations, importers and exporters, processors, foodservice suppliers, brokers, state departments of agriculture, farmers markets and
food hubs, and the
organic sector.
PP is resistant to almost all
organic solvents, fats, acids and bases, is also odourless and does not irritate the skin and is therefore very well suited for use in the
food sector and pharmaceuticals.
Two years into its existence, UK - based
organic baby
food business Piccolo has listings at large, domestic retailers like Tesco and Asda, the backing of well - known names in the
food sector and opportunities to expand overseas.
Of course, the human
food and beverage
sector is brimming with
organic products as health - and eco-conscious consumers see and feel the benefits of a more natural diet, so it should come as no surprise that the pet industry is following suit.
A great way to do it is to employ the waste - equals -
food principle by converting
organic byproduct into feedstock for the industrial and built environment
sectors, creating in essence a «Carbohydrate Economy,» as Milani dubs it.