Summary – US Organic Market Update
My thanks to Anthony Rickards @ Planet Organic for forwarding this presentation, which was delivered at this year’s Expo West trade show by Bob Anderson and Jessica Poingt of the Organic Trade...
View ArticleFair Trade for UK Producers? A letter to The Grocer
Sir Julia Glotz’s article in this weeks edition raises some important issues around how to share risk and reward in the UK dairy industry. The Soil Association have successfully launched an Ethical...
View ArticleEver tried getting hold of a supermarket buyer?
You are a small supplier who wants to start dealing with a supermarket. So you need to talk to a buyer. So you ring. And email. And ring. And email. No luck. My record is 15 months trying to get hold...
View ArticleHot Chocolate!
A recent report by Reuters challenged the assumption that chocolate is a recession-proof treat that consumers continue to buy despite the grim economic outlook. Analysts said worsening economic...
View ArticleGlimmer of Hope (part I)
Andrew Burgess, Director of Agriculture at Produce World, cites the purchase frequency of organic carrots as having increased by 4.6% as consumers buy more often, whilst both Sainsbury’s and Waitrose...
View ArticleGlimmer of Hope (Part II)
The number of local lines sold in Tesco has risen by more than 40% in the past five years as demand for regional produce grows. The retailer carried just under 2,800 local lines in 2007: it now...
View ArticleHot Chocolate!
This article originally appeared in Fine Food Business magazine, Autumn 2012 A recent report by Reuters challenged the assumption that chocolate is a recession-proof treat that consumers continue to...
View ArticleOrganic vs Natural ?
Written for the 2013 IFE website http://www.ife.co.uk/page.cfm/link=254 Q. With the organic industry facing a challenging time, are consumers more swayed by terms such as natural as purse strings...
View ArticleUK Organic market Report 2013
Doom and gloom surrounding the UK organic market partially dispelled… Boom in online sales Organic shoppers are increasingly choosing the convenience and variety offered by home delivery over limited...
View ArticleReview – DeRosier Chocolate and Coffee
DeRosier Chocolate and Coffee 81 Revelstoke Road Southfields London SW18 5NL www.derosierchocolates.com Opened in August 2012, my local coffee shop DeRosier is coming up for its first birthday so it...
View ArticleThe Nordic Food Festival 2013
Over the weekend of September 6-8 the Food Organisation of Denmark delivered a first rate consumer show which inspired and delighted visitors to Aarhus ( foodfestival.dk/en/om-food-festival ). Last...
View ArticleOrganic Is Back!
Actually it never went away, although you could be forgiven in thinking that the organic sector had vanished completely if you walked round a major supermarket. Luckily independent shops, Waitrose and...
View ArticleFarewell Olympia
So Natural Products Europe is leaving Olympia next year and heading East to ExCel. Well, you might say, at least it’s not the NEC. Mind you, I remember those who said that moving from Brighton to...
View Article“Last night I had the best meal of my life…”
On Wednesday March 5th OF+ joined the DAFC and FOOD to host an event at the Waitrose Cookery School designed to promote the new Nordic Cuisine. The audience was a mixture of journalists and members of...
View ArticleThings I Learnt At The FDIN Free Fom Summit 2014
From Louise Vacher, YouGov A third of UK households are affected by food allergy or intolerance 69% of purchasers are women 53% live in the South East 55% of purchasers do not suffer from or live with...
View ArticleSoil Association Organic Trade Briefing, London, 23.09.14
UK Market Overview Mike Watkins, Nielsen Changing Shopper Behaviour Weakening Consumer Demand Rapid Store Expansion Growth of Discounters Shift To Online “Shoppers are looking to save money, expect...
View ArticleA Winning Recipe: Chocolate and Beetroot Cake with Ginger
I am inordinately proud of winning the Fruit/Vegetable Cake category in today’s Southfields Harvest Festival. Thank you to judges John and Sue from Salt and Pepper (www.saltandpepperfoods.co.uk) and to...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Fairtrade 2015
At Biofach in Germany last week I attended an excellent session masterminded by Harriet from Fairtrade Intenational which was designed to inform the process by which they determine future policy. Here...
View ArticleWhere Next For Free From ?
The UK Free From sector is going great guns. In 2014 Kantar WorldPanel estimated the current size of the UK Free From market as around £355m million per year at retail, up 19.9% year-on-year. Mintel...
View Article“The New Salted Caramel…
…is Salted Caramel” * The success of salted caramel is continuing to have major ramifications, and not just in confectionery. But where did it come from and why has it been so successful ? Salted...
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