The main determinant of growth in this category towards the end of the review period was the increased demand for health and wellness products among urban dwellers. Although it is easier to find organic food in rural areas, the country’s urban ...

There was growing interest in organic food in India during the review period, with the area given over to organic cultivation continuing to expand. This area reached 5.7 million hectares at the end of the review period, with India ranking at 15 ...

With a number of contamination scares impacting packaged food during the review period, consumer attention has been firmly fixated on packaged food supply chains and where products are sourced from. Increasingly, this has manifested in increased ...

Organic packaged food saw a 9% rise in retail current value sales in 2016. While this strong increase was derived from a small sales base, there was growing concern about fresh food in Morocco, which boosted the demand for natural and organic ...

The local economy is experiencing one of its most turbulent times since the Gulf War. The situation began in 2015 when oil prices started to decline globally. Since the Saudi Arabian economy is heavily dependent on oil revenue, it started to witness ...

Life expectancy is dramatically rising around the globe and therefore, there is an increasing need to tackle the ageing generation. However, key ageing-related positionings, such as cardiovascular health and bone and joint health, need ...

There are now visible, but still very low, sales of organic packaged food products in Peru, with organic pasta and organic prepared baby food the two categories with visible sales over the last few years....

Organic packaged food is benefiting strongly from widening distribution in Portugal, with this in turn boosting consumer awareness. Supermarkets and discounters in particular are expanding their ranges in this area, with supermarkets notably gaining ...

Economic recovery at a high pace and improvement in income levels drove growth in organic food in 2016. Manufacturers also played an important role in the acceptance of organic food among the higher-income urban population through an increase in the ...

Demand for organic packaged food remained niche in 2016, with demand mainly driven by a small consumer base. Organic packaged food grew by 4% in current terms in 2016, which was slightly slower than average growth over the review period. Slower ...

Organic packaged food recorded 4% retail value growth in 2016 to reach EUR20.6 million. Sales benefited from an improving perception of organic/natural products and the strengthening purchasing power of Slovak households. Stronger marketing support ...

During the review period, a wave of food safety scandals in Vietnam and the influence of the health and wellness trend helped to make organic packaged food products more popular in first-tier cities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. However, such ...

Organic products are penetrating more categories and retailers are responding by dedicating parts of their stores to organic products in order to make them easy to access for customers....

Value sales of organic packaged food remained negligible in 2016 due to the limited product options available in key grocery retailers. Consumer awareness of the value of organic food, however, is steadily growing assisted by the availability of ...

Health concerns among Australians increasingly encompass not only finished products, but also the production process. The same is true with regard to ethical and environmental concerns, with issues like sustainable production, fair wages for farmers ...

The consumption of organic packaged food in Ukraine is primarily regarded as fashionable rather than a conscious choice to improve health. The production of organic food is rarely attractive for manufacturers due to high costs, which lead to higher ...

Eden Teva Market had some major financial issues in 2015, which forced it to sell to another local supermarket, Tiv Ta'am. During this time, Shufersal decided to take advantage of the gap in the organic landscape and launched a number of new organic ...

The main determinant of growth in this category towards the end of the review period was the increased demand for health and wellness products among urban dwellers. Although it is easier to find organic food in rural areas of Turkey, until recently ...

A lack of new product development, marketing campaigns and price promotions are limiting demand within organic packaged food. In addition, the fact that products in this area are considered to be expensive is also limiting interest among consumers....

There were no visible sales of organic packaged food in Venezuela in 2016....