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Denmark generates organic record growth in 2017

Europe Denmark

10.05.2018 Editor

New figures from Statistic Denmark show that the sale of organic food and drink has increased with 31% from 2016 to 2017. The organic market share of the total Danish food sale has now reached 13.3 %.

Denmark: Coop launches organic agriculture fund

Europe Denmark

27.12.2017 Editor

According to a press release the Danish retailer Coop Denmark together with environmental associations is raising funds to support organic farming in Denmark. 

Denmark: catering and off-trade sales at least 30% organic

Europe Denmark

20.11.2017 Editor

At a dialogue event in Hamburg, organized by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and the consultancy a’verdis, about 60 participants learned that in Denmark, the off-trade catering market has become the most important grow engine for organic food. In line with the event’s main focus, Kenneth Højgaard, Carmen I. Calverley and Bente Sloth gave an overview of the Danish off-trade catering market.

Denmark: Consumers buy more organic food

Europe Denmark

13.05.2017 Redaktion

The Copenhagen Post reports: Sales of organic food in Denmark have increased during 2016.

UK: 10 million Euro EU funding for the organic sector

Europe Denmark

17.01.2017 Editor

Under the headline „UK Organic Sector backed by EU Funding“ the British Organic Trade Board (OTB) informed, that the OTB, in partnership with Organic Denmark, have been successful in a joint funding application to the EU to promote the organic food and drink sector.

Denmark expanding the organic market with an old food brand

Europe Denmark

15.11.2016 Editor

In Denmark is known for one of the most active organic food markets. It has one of the highest share of sales in Europe. according to statistics fresh produce is one of the categories with the highest organic share.

Denmark - the world leading organic nation

Europe Denmark

11.10.2016

The Danish organic market has grown by 17,8 % in the first six month of 2016 and the organic share is 9,9% of the total food sales in the Danish retail sector. That makes Denmark to the most well-developed organic market worldwide, says a report. Organic products worth almost DKK 1.7 billion (€ 228 Mio.) were sold to professional kitchens in Denmark in 2015, according to the latest statement from Statistics Denmark. This corresponds to an increase of 27% relative to 2014. More than a trebling within five years. And the positive development continues: Organic Denmark expects that the organic sale to food service will increase by 25 percent in 2016.

Denmark launches Europe’s first organic food business group

Europe Denmark

09.06.2016 Editor

The Food and Agriculture Ministry is launching Europe’s first organic food business group to assist the Danish government in boosting the sector.

Denmark, the world’s first 100% organic country?

Europe Denmark

11.02.2016 Editor

Danish consumers are the most pro-organic consumers in the world, according to Organic Denmark, an association of companies, organic farmers and consumers.

247,000 Danes visited organic cows’ spring party

Europe Denmark

28.05.2015

As every year, the Økodag – organic day – was held all over Denmark.

Denmark: Organic sales increase by 6%

Europe Denmark

11.05.2015

The desire for foods that promote animal welfare and are free of pesticides is clearly reflected in the increased sales of organics in Denmark.

Organic Proteins from green crops are promising poultry feed

Europe Denmark

13.04.2015 Redaktion

Proteins extracted from organic green crops have potential to substitute imported protein feed according to an article which was published on the website of the Danish research institute UCROFS.

Denmark: Award to recognize organics in public kitchens

Europe Denmark

23.03.2015

Copenhagen’s mayor Frank Jensen has received the Økopris 2015.

More organics in Denmark’s food service sector

Europe Denmark

04.03.2015

Private and public kitchens like canteens, institutions and restaurants bought organics worth DKK981m (about €131,7m) in 2013, according to a new report form StatisticsDenmark.

Tutorial on the use of the OrMaCode

Europe Denmark

27.02.2015

The project Data Network for Better European Organic Market Information - OrganicDataNetwork - aims to increase the transparency of the European organic food market.

Organic growth continues on the global level

Europe Denmark

24.02.2015

The latest global data on organic farming has been presented by IFOAM – Organics International and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) at the BioFach fair 2015 in Nuremberg. The global organic market increased to 72 billion US Dollars, organic agricultural land worldwide is 43 million hectares.

The organic year 2014: markets, trade fairs, politics and trends

Europe Denmark

22.12.2014 Redaktion

Have a look with us at the most important events and organic issues of 2014 in the German and international organic industry.

The responsibility of the cities

Europe Denmark

06.03.2014 Redaktion
BÖLW has mounted an event focusing on the issue of town – country.

Copenhagen: modern market hall a magic magnet for customers

Europe Denmark

29.11.2013 Redaktion
Thousands of customers stream through the halls of the Torvehallerne

Denmark: Organic sales still on the rise

Europe Denmark

15.10.2012 Redaktion

Organic sales from discount stores, supermarkets and department stores have increased again.

Good vintage for the international organic sector

Europe Denmark

04.10.2012 Redaktion
The organic markets in Europa picked up speed again.

Denmark’s organic sector is still growing

Europe Denmark

29.09.2011 Redaktion
The organic sector in Denmark is still growing.

Denmark: Aarstiderne - a recipe for success

Europe Denmark

12.09.2011 Redaktion
Aarstiderne - a successful recipe for delivering organic food sustainably in a large scale operation

Nordic countries unified at BioFach

Europe Denmark

09.02.2011 Redaktion
Nordic food is the new gastronomic trend in Europe

Urtekram: sales concepts to order

Europe Denmark

21.04.2009 Redaktion

Around 450 wholefood stores in Denmark are supplied by Urtekram