Organic Food

Higher-value organics

Higher-value organics

A new Europe-wide project will devote a £12 million budget to
investigating the added-value that organic farming could bring to
food products. The qualitative approach will give a boost to an
industry starting to slow down in pace.

Organic producers questioned

Organic producers questioned

Production inspections carried out on organic manufacturers in
Finland last year revealed that some were using conventionally
produced sugar in their products. More worryingly, many companies
have not installed adequate tracing systems.

Organic meat on the menu

Organic meat on the menu

A new report suggests that competition in the European organic meat
industry is increasing, as the market begins to suffer from
overcapacity. This follows another report that linked the
popularity of organic meat in North America...

'Organic' growth from Danone

'Organic' growth from Danone

Danone, the French dairy product, bottled water and biscuits group,
may have said that it is not interested in acquiring any assets of
bankrupt Italian group Parmalat, but this does not mean that it is
not on the acquisition trail.

Organic growth

Organic growth

US-based yoghurt firm Horizon Organic has unveiled three new
yoghurt products made especially for babies and toddlers, young
children and teens.