Category Archives: retail food

Chinese consumers are going green: this is going to be a great revolution

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As stated in this interesting article posted on U.S.A Today, Chinese farmers are now more sensitive to sustainibility issues, especially after fake or toxic batches of food supplies have worried Chinese consumers in recent months. It seems that even Chinese government is getting involved in fighting against food poisoning, improving supervision and making penalties thougher. Quoting the article, "Almost 70% of China's consumers feel insecure about food safety, according to a survey released recently by Insight China Magazine and the Tsinghua University Media Survey Lab."

Counting a population of more than 1.3 billion inhabitants, China is undoubtedly going to become the biggest market in the world for organic food. Food Retailers, get ready for that! (Picture courtesy of Calum McLeod, USA TODAY)

Gelati stores do not suffer from economic crisis

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'Ice cream stores do not suffer from crisis, rather they are growing and reCourtesy of savethedate.itpresent a major job opportunity, especially for young generations'. This was stated at Sigep by Ferdinando Buonocore, the president of the Comitato Nazionale per la difesa e la diffusione del gelato artigianalethe (Italian National Committee for the defense of the artisanal ice cream industry). 'In the world – he added – there are 60 000 gelati store, of which only 32 000 in Italy'.
On March 9th there will be the third Ice Cream Day at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (ANSA)

The Ecoacquisti Trentino brand has finally born

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The Ecoacquisti Trentino project aims to the reduction of the waste produced in Retail Stores and raises awareness on a more environmental friendly purchase in more than 100 outlets in the city of Trento area (Italy)

But what does it mean in practice "eco shopping?" Means that in the stores that have received this certification you can find canvas bags or other reusable materials, empty cartons to bring your purchases at home, rechargeable batteries, cold cuts and cheese in a ply-separable paper, fruits and vegetables packaged in compostable bags, bottles of water, wine or milk can be purchased in re-fillable containers.You can alsobuy food with special discounts in last-minute market or donate them to charitable organizations.

The project aims to the reduction of the amount of waste, the promotion of recycling practises, requires a constant audit of the POS and sustains educational projects through school and extracurricular activities. (Courtesy of Alternativa Sostenibile)

A consumer point of view on sustainable coffee

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Food Retailers sometimes wonder why consumers should have to prefer organic, sustainable coffee instead of the more “known and traditional” brands. We found this interesting article written by Johnathon D. Colman, a coffee snob, who explaines why he chooses sustainable coffee, and it can be summerized with his sentence: life is too short to drink bad caffeine!

Here are some other tips suggested by the Playgreen blog:

  • Look for Organically Grown Coffee
  • Buy Fair Trade Certified Coffee
  • Purchase ‘Shade Grown’ Coffee
  • Buy Locally Grown Coffee 

We think these are all greats article to show to all Food Retailers who are not yet sure that the key to future success in this business is.

What a sustainable Coffee retailer can do? Climbing mountains!

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This is quite an interesting story that shows you a great way for raising awareness about climate change and global warming. Ishand Natalie, the national beverage manager for Woolworths Café and TriBeCa Coffee Roasting Company  is a member of a team from Woolworths and that was expected to summit the 5 895m Uhuru Peak (Tanzania) today. The expedition is set to arise the awareness on the effect that the mountain’s melting ice is having on coffee farmers in Tanzania, who grow the organic coffee that Woolworths sells in its cafés (courtesy of IOL lifestyle)

Sometimes when we drink our morning coffee cup we are not aware of all universe that is in that cup – luckily there are companies and people who are starting to spread the word of sustainability and responsibility also in the Coffee Retail market.

Interested in meeting us? Here is our agenda for the next three months!

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The next few months are among the busiest ones for those who work in the Retail Food sector. The followings are the most important event to which we will attend – just in case you are interested in meeting us personally!

Jan. 21-21 Greencity , Paris. International Business Convention

Jan.22nd – 26th , Rimini (IT) 32nd SIGEP, International Exhibition Artisan Production of Gelato, Pastry, Confectionary and Bakery  

Feb. 19th -22nd Sapore– Tasting Experience, Rimini (IT) it represents the entire beverage, food and seafod market for the Ho.Re.Ca. channel (a sector that has exceeded 70 billion euros and has further growth prospects)

Get ready to go “wow” watching ECOFFEE’s guerrilla marketing actions that will take place during Sigep! Stay tuned or participate to this important event!

Feb. 26th-March 2nd Euroshop Düsseldorf (DE). The global retail trade Fair

Feb. 27th– March 2nd Gulfood  Dubai. Gulfood is one of the most important food, drink & hospitality markets worldwide

March 14th-16h FME – Franchising Middle East, Dubai. Franchising Middle East Exhibition is the largest International Franchise Show in the MENA Region.

March 29th– April 1st– Horeca , Biel (Lebanon). The international Tradeshow for the Hospitality and Foodservice Industry

Serving up local sustainable food: Gather Restaurant

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Gather RestaurantWhen searching for examples of sustainability in the Retail Food sector it often happens to look at what is going on in the U.S.A. The eco Gather Restaurant, located in the greenest building in Berkley, The David Brown Center. Not only locally grown food but also wines coming from the eco wineries in the surrounding. A great, successful example to follow! (courtesy of Inhabitat and Gather)

Ben&Jerry last green initiative is so good

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Ben & Jerry, the world famous ice cream brand now owned by Unilever, has just added a new initiative to its already consolidated sustainibility and responsability strategy. The company well know activism ranges from the Something’s Fishy campaing – fighting against genetically engineered animals for human consumption – to a HC freezers – less polluting and more efficients.

Their last initiative is about abandoning the brown eco-pints and unbleached carton and found a new, more sustainable solution.

Check out the whole, very intersting story at Inhabitat.

The Hospitality News Magazine Middle East introduces DESITA and ECOFFEE projects

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Hospitality news magazine interviewThanks to DESITA‘s activity in the Middle East countries, I was invited to participate to a special issue of Hospitality News Magazine dedicated to the Retail coffee business. It did not come as a suprise when I found that the ECOFFEE project gained great attention – sustainability is becoming a big hit in those countries, especially when related to the Retail Food sectore. You can read the whole interview here. Enjoy!

Retail Sustainability in the Middle East Countries: the new frontier

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MEF, the Middle East Food magazine has bMEF article about the launch of ECOFFEEeen helping advance the Middle East & North African Food, Beverage, Ingredients and Packaging sectors since 1985 by acting as an information link / bridge between the highly advanced industrial countries and those in the developing world. The Retail Food market in that area is very sensitive to new products, new ideas and concepts and this is the reason why when I presented ECOFFEE I gained so much attention, as you can read here.