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EU organic control in Romania slowly improving
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09.11.2018 Leo FrühschützThe EU Directorate General for Health and Food Safety inspected Romania's eco-control system in April. The audit report now published confirms Romania's progress, but still criticises many details.
Green logistics using lorries: Models from current practice
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01.11.2018 EditorHow can logistics experts from the organic sector transport goods in a more environmentally friendly way? The panel Green Logistics of Bodan and BNN presented practical solutions for trucks. Some of them are already in use at Bodan.
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Johannes Gutmann: “Satisfied customers are not enough”
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23.10.2018 Rebecca SandbichlerIn an interview with organic-market.info, Sonnentor founder Johannes Gutmann reveals why the industry needs more movement, what crowdfunding can do for it and who his best creative minds are.
Pure Taste Group Germany: New managing director
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22.10.2018 Horst FiedlerHans-Ulrich Schatz is the new face in the management of the Pure Taste Group GmbH & Co. KG. This was announced by the organic manufacturer last week.
Nestlé and Unilever: Action for more animal welfare
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16.10.2018 Leo FrühschützFood companies Nestlé and Unilever have formed the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW) together with five international catering companies.
Switzerland: Organic consumption has doubled in ten years
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20.09.2018 Leo FrühschützIn 2017, organic products worth 2.7 bn Swiss francs were sold in Switzerland. According to the Federal Office for Agriculture, organic food sales now account for 9% of total food sales.
KTG bankruptcy: Manager in the dock
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11.09.2018 Leo FrühschützTwo years after the spectacular insolvency of the agricultural group KTG Agrar, the legal review has now begun. Eight former board members and supervisory board members stand before a German Regional Court.
Sustainability bank Triodos invests in crowdfunding platform
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10.09.2018 Jochen BettziecheTriodos, the Dutch sustainability bank, joins Crowdinvesting in Germany: Triodos Sustainable Finance Foundation acquired around 20% of the platform Bettervest.
USA: Organic Trade Association accepts BASF and Cargill as new members
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29.08.2018 Leo FrühschützThe agricultural trading group Cargill and a plastics-producing subsidiary of the chemical group BASF have become members of the US Organic Trade Association (OTA).
The packaging problem and the search for an ecological solution
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14.08.2018 Jochen BettziecheWhen it comes to packaging, the conventional food industry and the organic sector are not very far away from each other.
Chile as first Latin American country to ban plastic bags
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08.08.2018 EditorAfter the successful approval by the Chilean congress and the initiative of new state president Sebastián Piñera, Chile has now banned plastic bags as the first country in Latin America.
IFOAM EU: Annual Report 2017 published
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30.07.2018 EditorRecently, IFOAM EU has published its Annual Report 2017. The report aims at informing IFOAM members as well as the wider public about the organization and what it does to make Europe more organic.
Nicaragua: Riots affect organic farms and social initiatives
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25.06.2018In mid-April the riots began in Nicaragua. The people expressed their frustration after more than a decade of oppression. Since then, the Ortega regime has been crushing the people´s revolt with brutal force. There is a need for soldarity.
EXKI Nature’s Kitchen: First restaurant in Germany
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22.06.2018 EditorThe Belgian fast food chain EXKI, which is committed to healthy food and sustainability according to its own statements, opens its first restaurant in Cologne. Further restaurants are planned.
Ukraine: organic porridge record
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31.05.2018 EditorAt the largest agricultural exhibition of Eastern Europe, Agroport West Lviv 2018, held in the Ukraine, a new record was set.The biggest amount of cereal porridge was cooked from the certified organic products only.
Bengt Anker of Oatly: “I feel like an ambassador for the organic sector”
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02.05.2018 Katrin MuhlBengt Anker, co-founder of Oatly, the Swedish brand for oat milk alternatives, has recently retired. As Sales Manager, he made significant contributions to the success of the company, which now, almost 30 years from its establishment, sells its products throughout Europe. Anker spoke to organic-market.info about his retirement, which he considers an “extended holiday period”.
Acrylamide: New requirements for minimization
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26.04.2018 Leo FrühschützThe new EU Acrylamide Regulation came into force in April. The new regulation aims at a further reduction of the harmful substance, which is mainly found in fried, roasted and baked products and is considered carcinogenic in animal experiments.
Nature & More: ‘Faces of the Sustainable Development Goals’ campaign
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25.04.2018 EditorNature & More, the "trace & tell" consumer trademark and online transparency system of the Dutch organic food distributor Eosta, has recently launched its ‘Faces of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ campaign. The initiative aims at raising awareness of the UN’s SDGs across the whole fresh produce sector.
Ecovia Intelligence launches Sustainable Food Awards
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17.04.2018 EditorEcocia Intelligence has launched the first awards in the international food industry that are dedicated to sustainability.
Kraft Heinz to start a new platform for natural food brands
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10.04.2018 EditorKraft Heinz plans to launch a platform for nurturing, scaling and growing food brands within the organic, natural and super-premium sector, as the US-company announced lately. The new business called Springboard Brands is said to be dedicated to “shape the next generation of food.”
HelloFresh acquires Green Chef
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06.04.2018 EditorGreen Chef, a US meal kit company, will be taken over by the German Rocket-Internet-Venture HelloFresh.
Dennree: 5% sales plus in 2017 to 974 million euros
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19.02.2018 EditorThe German Dennree group closed the financial year 2017 with sales of 974 million euros. As specifically forecast, the company was able to increase its sales by a further 5% compared with the previous year.
USA: The Organic Coup opens new location in Seattle
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17.01.2018 EditorThe first USDA certified organic restaurant chain The Organic Coup will open another branch in Seattle’s Columbia Tower next month and a food truck is planned for the Microsoft campus.
Amsterdam: fourth BioBorrel edition in December
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29.11.2017 EditorOn the 19th December 2017, the fourth edition of BioBorrel will be held at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam at 6 pm. BioBorrel is a series of events taking up on the continuous growth of the organic sector by providing the sector with an environment and a platform to discuss all kinds of questions about different certificates, responsibility and principles.
IFOAM: Neuer Weltvorstand gewählt
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16.11.2017 RedaktionAm 12. und 13. November 2017, unmittelbar nach dem Organic World Congress (OWC) in Indien, trafen sich die Mitglieder der IFOAM – Organics International zur General Assembly. Der Präsident und ein neues World Board wurden gewählt.
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