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Germany: Glyphosate debate takes effect
Europe Germany
17.05.2018 Leo FrühschützThree quarters of all Germans have heard of the topic "Glyphosate in food", according to the Consumer Monitor 2/2018 of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) an increase of 14% to 2017.
Packaging Congress: Germany says goodbye to the plastic bag
Europe Germany
14.05.2018 EditorAccording to a survey by the Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e.V. dvi, the time of the plastic bag is over: Over 80% of German consumers bring their own shopping bags. ©
Swedish Midsona acquires the German company Davert
Europe Germany
04.05.2018 EditorMidsona has own strong brands within healthfoods, personal care and hygiene holds a leading position in the Nordic organic market. The acquisition strengthens Midsona’s presence in the attractive organic foodsegment. Davert’s premium brand and product portfolio are highly complementary to Midsona’s existing organic brands.
German organic market: Whole food shops back on course for growth
Europe Germany
01.05.2018 EditorThe first three months of 2018 are the second consecutive quarter of positive sales developments on the German organic market: On a like-for-like basis, the average daily turnover of the companies surveyed for the turnover barometer rose by 10.3%.
Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference Berlin: Cultural changes call for repositioning
Europe Germany
20.04.2018 EditorChanging values, digitalization, increasing competition: The market for natural & organic cosmetics is facing new demands. The 11th edition of the Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference, to be held September 25-26, 2018 in Berlin will focus on the changes that the cosmetics industry needs to adapt to.
Red Bull launches organic soda line
Europe Germany
13.04.2018 EditorThe Austrian beverage producer Red Bull has launched an organic soda line called “Organics”.
Germany: Around 25% of market launches were organic in 2017
Europe Germany
12.04.2018 EditorOne quarter of all food and beverage products introduced in Germany in 2017 were organic. Furthermore, almost three quarters of consumers wish for an even greater choice of organic food and beverages at their place of purchase. This is what Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) has found out.
Germany: 20% organic acreage until 2030?
Europe Germany
10.04.2018 EditorAlmost six months after the election of the new German government last September, the governing coalition between CDU/CSU and SPD is now in place. One of the agreed goals of the two parties is to achieve 20% organic cultivation land by 2030. Julia Klöckner (CDU), new Federal Minister of Agriculture and Food, is about to implement the announcements for sustainable agriculture.
HelloFresh acquires Green Chef
Europe Germany
06.04.2018 EditorGreen Chef, a US meal kit company, will be taken over by the German Rocket-Internet-Venture HelloFresh.
Bio Company, German champion in sustainability and regionality
Europe Germany
03.04.2018Once again, Berlin-based Bio Company experienced growth in 2017 and it sees itself well positioned for the future. The company's first stores were launched in Berlin almost 20 years ago. For Georg Kaiser, co-founder and CEO at Bio Company, merely selling organic products was not enough. So, he insisted on offering products from the metropolitan region of Berlin-Brandenburg and built up a network of regional suppliers. For this CO₂ saving measure as an important part of the sustainability strategy, the company has been rewarded.
VegMed 2018: Scientific congress on plant-based nutrition as medicine
Europe Germany
30.03.2018 EditorInternational medical research regularly confirms: Vegetarian and vegan nutrition is an effective component in the treatment and prevention of many chronic diseases. VegMed Scientific Congress in Berlin from 20 to 22 April 2018 offers interested parties the opportunity to inform themselves about the current status of scientific research.
Germany: more organic products in discounters
Europe Germany
29.03.2018 EditorAccording to GfK market research, 95 per cent of all households bought at least one organic product in 2017. Discounter Aldi expanded its organic range over the years and has set itself ambitious sales targets in the organic segment for the coming years.
EU: No decision on neonicotinoids
Europe Germany
23.03.2018 EditorAlthough it is high time to impose an immediate ban on the three insecticides clothianidine, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, the Member States are pushing for a decision. And Germany plays an inglorious role in this.
IFOAM: Louise Luttikholt new Executive Director
Europe Germany
22.03.2018 EditorLouise Luttikholt is announced the new Executive Director of IFOAM Organics International, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. She follows Markus Arbenz and will take the responsibility from July 2018 .
E-commerce and natural cosmetics: challenge and opportunity
Europe Germany
20.03.2018Ramon Stroink is Managing Director of the natural and organic cosmetics division at Weleda for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is also on the advisory board of Vivaness and the German industry association for cosmetics, detergents and cleaners IKW. We talked to him about the development of the natural and organic cosmetics market in the German-speaking area and the growing challenge of digitization and its opportunities.
Berlin: Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference
Europe Germany
20.03.2018 EditorThe international cosmetics market is undergoing changes. Natural & organic cosmetics are continuing to be a growth driver and, thanks to continuing demand, a popular market segment. But the change is also bringing on a redefinition.
Vivaness: winners of the Best New Product Award
Europe Germany
16.03.2018 EditorVivaness was once again the international meeting place for the natural cosmetics industry. The fair hosted to 50,200 trade visitors from 134 countries. The Vivaness had 182 new products at the Vivaness Novelty Stand.
BASF in exclusive talks with Bayer to acquire vegetable seeds business
Europe Germany
08.03.2018 EditorThe German based chemical corporation BASF is in exclusive talks to acquire Bayer’s entire vegetable seeds business, operating under the global trademark Nunhems®. Bayer intends to divest this business in the context of its planned acquisition of Monsanto.
BioFach 2018: Trends, new products and the „Next Generation“
Europe Germany
06.03.2018 EditorThe demand for organic products in Germany continues unabated. However, in which areas is organic food booming particularly and what trends are to be expected in the near future? In a review of BioFach, we have summarised and discussed the role of the next generation in specialist trade as well as the question of how innovative products from young companies can find their way onto the shelves of specialist retailers. Please also watch our BioFach video review with many interviews on the topic of the next generation.
Award for organic farmers in conversion
Europe Germany
02.03.2018 EditorEleven German farmers who intend to convert their farms to organic have been awarded the “Gemeinsam Boden gut machen” prize (Improving the Soil Together) and will receive start-up finance worth 310,000 euros.
Very successful U.S. Pavilion at Biofach
Europe Germany
02.03.2018 EditorThe American Organic Trade Association (OTA) together with theForeign Agricultural Service (FAS), Office of Agricultural Affairs in Berlin and U.S. organic food and product companies participated in the Biofach and reported a leap in business inquiries.
Breeding: Organic right from the start
Europe Germany
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Regarding online trade as an opportunity
Europe Germany
28.02.2018 EditorWhat does increasing digitisation mean for the manufacturers of organic food? That was the topic discussed by the Assoziation ökologischer Lebensmittelhersteller (AöL) and its guests from business and research at Biofach.
Germany: organic sales crack 10 billion euro barrier
Europe Germany
27.02.2018 EditorIn 2017, the organic sector achieved sales of over 10 billion euros for the first time. This was announced by Peter Röhrig, Managing Director of the Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (BÖLW, Engl. Association Organic Food Industry), on the occasion of the annual press conference of the organic sector at the start of this year's BIOFACH in Nuremberg.
Vivaness: German natural cosmetics market by far the biggest in Europe
Europe Germany
27.02.2018More and more consumers are purchasing natural cosmetics. Over the last two years their number has increased by 1.2 million. The winners benefiting from this trend continue to be the drugstores; the losers include the specialist trade. The turnover of natural cosmetics grew by around 1.2 billion euros. As well as providing the latest market data, Vivaness presented many product innovations on the 275 stands in Hall 7A, on the joint German Newcomers Stand and in the Breeze exhibition area. In our article you find details on market data, trends and many photos.
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