All Organics articles – Page 67
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ArticlePress speculation stokes category slowdown rumour
Consumers seem more confused than ever when it comes to what they should and should not be buying if they want to “do the right thing”. Is the organics category, with the controversy it has sparked in recent months, adding fuel to the fire? Laura Gould reports.
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ArticleCucumber added to Innovation Award shortlist
The traditional Asian cucumber variety Urgurke has been nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2008.
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Eosta scoops Riverford accolade
Dutch organics specialist Eosta has scooped the Riverford Organic Vegetables Service award.
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ArticleLeaked report aids lobbyists
Reports on the healthy attributes of organic produce versus conventional have jumped the gun, according to researchers.
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Trade slams mischievous organic claims
Claims made by the Soil Association (SA) surrounding early results of a study on organic food and nutrition, prior to peer review, have been slammed as premature and mischievous by the industry.
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Abel firms up on investment choice
Keith Abel, founder of organic delivery company Abel & Cole, has confirmed that Phoenix Equity Partners is to become the first outside investor in the company.
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ArticleAbel & Cole owner to cash in
Keith Abel, who gave up the legal profession to set up a home-delivery company specialising in boxes of organic fruit and vegetables is poised to land a multi-million-pound fortune from the sale of a stake in Abel & Cole, his rapidly growing business.
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Soil Association to screen films
The Soil Association will be screening two documentaries from Austria on the theme of ‘Where does our food come from?’
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Organic first for Preston
The first stall specialising in organic fruit and vegetables at Preston indoor market has opened.
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ArticleOrganics hits £2bn sales
A new Soil Association report has revealed that organic food and drink sales have crashed through the £2 billion mark - with an average of £37 million spent on organic products every week.
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ArticleOrganic Concept Orchard unveiled
A major new project has been unveiled that is promising to massively increase the volumes of British organic apples to be grown and sold through Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleFPC drafts green paper response
The Fresh Produce Consortium has sent out to members its draft response to the Soil Association green paper on the airfreight of organic produce.
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ArticleDunnes turns 'Good Natured'
Irish retail chain Dunnes has turned ‘Good Natured’ in its bid to stock pesticide-free strawberries and raspberries
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Hop, skip, and drink
Garden Organic is set to celebrate the great British tradition of beer drinking in September for its Hop Festival.
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CMi and Soil Asscociation Certification to form alliance
Two leading companies in conventional and organic certification are joining forces to create combined certification and assurance services to the UK.
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SA events back conversion
The Soil Association is encouraging growers interested in converting to organics to attend one of a number of events taking place across the country.
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Mexicans on a fruit mission
The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.
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USDA clarifies organics ruling
New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications.
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ArticleNew compost site planned
Waste & Resources Action Programme are launching a ‘trailblazer’ quarry site, the first in Britain to use high quality compost to restore brownfield land.
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Israeli organic growers turn to oxygen
Oxygen could be the preservative of choice for organic growers in the future, extending shelf lives, with no negative health side-effects.