BSE was reported in the USA last week and the meat industry is gripped with fear on what cost will a sick cow have on the multi-billion dollar industry. The American beef industry is estimated at USD 175 billion, which includes retail sales and related businesses such as equipment and feed supplies. The USA is […]
#1001-44 The European Market for Organic Meat Products
May 2003, 440 pages, EUR 2999, Competitive Stakes Rise in Organic Meat Sector. Competition is stepping up in the European organic meat industry as a number of country markets suffer from overcapacity this year. Organic meat supplies were falling short of demand for a number of years and this encouraged many meat producers in Europe […]
#1101-42 The German Market for Fresh Organic Fruit
March 2003, 62 pages, EUR 599, Organic Fresh Fruit Sales Rise as Confidence Returns. Organic fruit sales are increasing in Germany as consumer confidence in organic foods slowly returns after the Nitrofen scandal in 2002. Consumer demand for organic foods fell sharply in mid-2002 when reports came out that contaminated wheat was fed to poultry […]
#1401-44 The Scandinavian Market for Organic Meat Products
February 2003, 151 pages, EUR 599, Maturing of Scandinavian Organic Meat Sector. Sales of organic meat products are slowing in Scandinavia as the organic food industry begins to mature. This research study by Organic Monitor shows that organic meat sales expanded by 10% in 2002. Market growth rates of above 20% per annum have been […]
Logic of McDonald’s Organic Move
McDonald’s is the latest multinational to jump onto the organic bandwagon. The international fast-food chain announced that it is to start selling organic milk in its UK restaurants from February. This was followed by news this week that the multinational reported huge losses of USD 343.8 million in the last quarter of 2002. The company […]