Sweden’s KRAV label maintains remarkable 98% recognition level
Sweden’s KRAV label for organic products has maintained its remarkable 98% recognition level among consumers, according to data collected in August 2018 by Kantar Sifo.
Non-dairy ‘milk’ relabelling “unnecessary, costly, and unconstitutional”, PBFA tells FDA
The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) has told the US Food & Drug Administration that forced relabelling of plant-based drinks and food products would be “unnecessary, costly, and unconstitutional”.
Flying start: Italians’ growing appetite for organic breakfast is boost for €3.5bn market
New research conducted for the Italian organic trade group Assobio reveals that Italians have a growing appetite for organic breakfast foods.
Watch: New LIVESEED videos explain why trust in organic starts with seeds
The EU-funded organic seed and cultivar project LIVESEED has released two videos in which farmers from across Europe explain why they use organic seed, and what their personal motivations are.
Planet Organic claims zero food waste ‘first’
UK-based organic food retailer Planet Organic says its has become the country’s first chain to achieve zero edible food waste.
Vegan Valley: Heather Mills’s VBites to open Britain’s biggest vegan food factory
The UK-based businesswoman and vegan campaigner Heather Mills is about to open what she has described as Britain’s biggest vegan food factory, at a former Walker’s crips facility in Peterlee,…
PepsiCo ‘Greenhouse’ winner Yofix launches clean-label plant-based yoghurt alternative
Israeli start-up Yofix Probiotics – winner of the €100,000 PepsiCo European Nutrition Greenhouse Programme 2018 announced last week – is launching its first dairy-free, soy-free yogurt alternative, with three fruit…
Organic sales at Leclerc up 22%, retailer targets 200 Le Marché Bio store openings
Organic sales at French supermarket chain Leclerc grew by an impressive 22% in 2018 to be worth €930 million, reports the Linéaires.
Clash of ideologies: Vegan protestors storm Brighton’s alternative supermarket HISBE
Animal rights campaigners have taken over Brighton (UK) based alternative supermarket HISBE for a second time in protest against what they call the retailer’s “false advertising”.
Indian Government agency strikes organic deal with online giants
The Indian government has signed deals with online retailer giants Amazon India and Grofers to enable smaller farmers and producers to make organic food available on the popular platforms at…