Posts Tagged ‘ growth ’
Now for some good news
First the bad news. As previously reported, growth in the organic food sector has slowed considerably as a result of the economic downturn. This is particularly true in countries regarded as the heavy hitters in the industry – the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany. More →
Crisis slows organic growth
The financial crisis has hit the organic sector, with growth slowing in the past few months as Americans cut back on discretionary spending. The market has enjoyed double digit growth of up to 20 percent a year for several years, but research released in the wake of the country’s economic meltdown shows a significant drop. While it was still on the up, More →
Plenty to cheer in the New Year
It was in retrospect, to paraphrase Mr Dickens, the best of times. Slowly awaking to the scale of society’s environmental and health problems, more of us were taking a closer look at the source of our daily bread. Who made it? Where was it made? What was it made with? Should I be eating it? Organic was no longer a “hippy” term, but had become hip. More →
