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Archive for February, 2009
Real food gains marketing campaign with You Tube
Tuesday, February 17th, 200923 Top Business ideas for food industry people – compilied by Seth Godin & friends
Thursday, February 12th, 2009This is Seth Godin alternative MBA for people in the food industry:
Most of these ideas are bonkers! But, I bet one day some of them will become a reality – don’t be the one that says, ‘I remember reading about that idea years ago and now someone is making a fortune.’
1. In-grocery store prep service (buy vegetables first and drop them off to be chopped to your specs – pick them up on the way to checkout)
2. A gadget to cook beans/lentils/vegetables/rice for the same amount of time (quicker than what can be done in a slow cooker.)
Organic Monitor Gives 2009 Predictions
Tuesday, February 10th, 20091. Organic Foods
Global sales of organic food & drink have been increasing by over US $5 billion a year, reaching US $46 billion in 2007. Positive growth is expected to continue in 2009, however slower growth rates are envisaged in countries affected by the financial crisis.
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Farm Shops V’s Home delivery – who’s the greenest of them all?
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Farm shops may not be the answer in going green
Heading for the local farm shop may not be the greenest option according to a new study which suggests vegetable box delivery should be the consumers’ choice.
The researchers compared trips to a local farm shop with deliveries made by companies that distribute organic vegetable boxes to their customers.
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Making snacks in smaller sizes are critical to healthier eating
Monday, February 9th, 2009UK Government believes “snack sizes” could be a key step in tackling obesity
UK Health Minister, Alan Johnson, has asked a number of prominent confectionery producers to reduce the sizes of some of their products to assist in the battle against obesity.
Mr Johnson last week met with a group of confectionery and beverage manufacturers, including Mars, Coca Cola and Nestle, asking them to promote healthier products and introduce more individual snack/fun size products.
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IDG survey identifies trend away from organic towards local and fairtrade food
Monday, February 9th, 2009“Ethical” grocery shopping continues to gather momentum in UK
Despite the deteriorating economy, latest figures from international food and grocery expert, IGD, suggest that ethical shopping for food has not lost momentum.
Jamie Oliver saves everyones bacon
Saturday, February 7th, 2009The Jemie effect
Summary:
Jamie Oliver’s recent programme has set the British populations imagination alight with a nationalist statement that has rekindled the ‘Battle of Britain’ spirit.
There will be increasing in ‘all things British’ (for the Brits!) as the economy continues to struggle and the sterling weakens further.
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M&S food sales surprise
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Marks & Spencer racked up a surprise 6% increase in food sales in the past month, according to Nielsen data.
The high street giant posted growth largely in line with rival retailers, as the UK grocery market saw year-on-year growth of 6.5% for January.
Asda led the way with growth of 10% for the four weeks to 24 January, while Waitrose posted growth of 4% for the period.
Shoppers Desperately Seeking Specialty
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Summary:
This extract highlights key changes in buying behaviour. Consumers are shopping more specifically with more specialist retailers.
There is growing evidence that this is the era of the specialist retail, where advice and experience is appreciated and valued.
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Restaurants reacting to consumers eating home
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Product Watch: Local chefs are sell their signature foods for home consumption
By REBEKAH DENN
P-I RESTAURANT CRITIC
Welcome to a special edition of our P-I product reviews.
You know how the drill usually goes: We pick a sampling of packaged products that are new or new to us and rate them on a scale that ranges from tasty to terrible. Often, we’re cranks about the task, rating the commercial products as overloaded with artificial ingredients, oversweet, oversalty, overpackaged … and underwhelming.
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