BIOFACH, World Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, closes its doors after four successful days. It brought together more than 35,000 visitors from 140 countries between 11 and 14 February 2025. Every second participant came from abroad. They visited around 2,300 exhibitors from 94 countries to find out about the wide range of products on …
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Recent international developments have emerged regarding the controversy surrounding former European Commissioner Frans Timmermans and the alleged use of EU funds to promote the Green Deal. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that the European Commission allegedly used funds from the LIFE program to finance environmental NGOs tasked with lobbying for more ambitious environmental policies. …
Cristina Rigoni has been appointed as the new CEO of Rigoni di Asiago, succeeding Andrea Rigoni. This leadership change aims to maintain the company’s values while embracing innovation. Cristina Rigoni, part of the founding family, has extensive experience within the company and a deep knowledge of the organic food sector. Under her leadership, Rigoni di …
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The SINAB report on organic nuts confirms the sector’s growth in Italy, both in production and consumption. We asked Mattia Noberasco, Director of Operations at Noberasco, for his opinion. The company generates about 20% of its revenue from organic products. According to Noberasco, organic farming in Italy is expanding in both cultivation area and quality. …
From 11 to 14 February 2025, international players will gather in Nuremberg, Germany, to explore the future of the organic food industry. BIOFACH, hosted at the NürnbergMesse exhibition centre, will focus on key topics in the organic sector, particularly retail and catering. Sustainability in out-of-home catering organic products are still underused in out-of-home catering (OOH) …
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The European Union has approved a €132 million budget to support the promotion of high-quality agricultural products in 2025. Of this, €42 million is specifically dedicated to organic products. The initiative aims to enhance the competitiveness of European agri-food products in both domestic and international markets. It will focus on sustainability, animal welfare, and the …
The Covid-induced crisis in the Italian organic sector has had devastating consequences for less efficient companies in specialized distribution. On December 10, 2024, the Milan Court declared the bankruptcy of Bioera, a company chaired until 2021 by the current Minister of Tourism, Daniela Santanchè. Bioera, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, had submitted a debt …
In 2024, a year marked by a notable increase in organic consumption in Italy, the organized distribution sector played its part by adopting sales strategies focused on greater transparency, price accessibility, and enhanced communication efforts. These insights emerged during the webinar “Retail and the Value of Organic” organized by GreenPlanet, which featured contributions from Hervé …
New certification rules for organic wine are now in effect in the United States, introducing significant changes for importers. Under the new regulations, importers wishing to sell organic wine in the US must obtain organic certification, even if the wine has already been produced and bottled with organic certification in its country of origin, in …
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The German discount retailer Aldi has reported a significant increase in organic product sales at its stores in Spain over the past two years. According to data from market research agency Circana, one in five Aldi receipts in Spain includes organic products. This comes as the overall market share of organic goods in the Spanish …
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