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REWE Bio Achieves Higher Quality Standards Than EU Organic Requirements

German retailer REWE has said that its REWE Bio range of products has achieved higher quality sustainability standards than most products associated with E...

Italy Sees 6.5% Growth In Organic Food And Drink Sales

Italian consumer spending on organic food and drink grew by 6.5% in the first half of this year, after growth of 10% in 2017, according to Ismea. O...

Organic Sales Rise 12% In Danish Supermarkets

Sales of organic, or Øko, products are up 12% in Danish supermarkets, according to new data from Nielsen. Dansk Handelsblad reported that ac...

Italy's Natplus Expands With MelaVerdeBio Acquisition

Italian company Natplus has expanded its presence in the organic food retail segment by acquiring the MelaVerdeBio banner. Natplus, which operates the N...

Italians Prefer Free-From And Organic Products For Breakfast

The breakfast habits of Italians are changing, as they are increasingly opting for more organic, gluten-free and whole foods. This is the conclusion of...

Coop Danmark Opens Organic Irma Store In Copenhagen

Coop Danmark opened a new supermarket in Copenhagen last month, which has the highest share of organic products in the country. The new Irma ØKO...

Les Mousquetaires Acquires Minority Stake In Organic Food Chain

French retail group Les Mousquetaires has announced that it acquired a minority stake in organic grocer Les Comptoirs de la Bio. The new partnership wil...

Italian Consumers Increasingly Opting For Healthy Food: GfK

Italian consumers are increasingly seeking food with less fat or salt, GMO-free produce, organic foods and local produce, according to market research grou...