Sprouts shares surge amid Albertsons ‘merger’ reports
Shares of US natural food retailer Sprouts Farmers Market spiked to a four-month high last month after media reports suggested it was in “preliminary merger talks” with supermarket giant Albertsons.
Registration for Tallin organic summit opens
Registration for the 11th European Organic Congress, which will be held in Estonia in September, has opened.
OFRF announces 2017 grants for innovative organic projects
US non-profit Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has announced the recipients of its 2017 research grant awards for innovation in organic farming.
First Bio c’Bon organic supermarket opens in Tokyo
Bio c’Bon Japon has opened its first Bio c’Bon branded organic supermarket in Tokyo. The joint venture company was formed in 2016 and is a partnership between Japanese retail operator…
82.3% of Americans buy organic regularly, survey shows
New findings from Nielsen released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) show that 82.3% of America’s 117 million households regularly buy organic.
Denmark debates case for additional ‘organic+’ label
Stakeholders in the Danish organic sector have been discussing the case for a new ‘organic+’ label.
India’s IOrderFresh gets cash injection from Singapore Angel Network
Indian organic and deli food startup IOrderFresh has received an undisclosed amount of funding from the Singapore Angel Network (SGAN), the investment arm of the Thakral Group of Companies.
Oikos criticizes Norwegian Government plan to abandon organic target
Norway’s lead organic body Oikos (Organic Norway) has criticized Norwegian Government proposals to abandon the country’s goal of making 15% of all food production and consumption organic by 2020.
Roundtable: Rewriting the next decade of food
Eight leading lights from the UK natural food industry gathered at NPG’s Brighton offices in January to engage in some shared thinking about the future for the sector.
A ‘natural grower’ making the desert work for him
NPG reporter Michael Wale travelled deep into the desert of the United Arab Emirates to meet with an extraordinary ‘natural grower’
May 3, 2022