FALL 2017 & Susta ic in n a organicwellnessnews.com a Over b g l r e O E 22-23-24 OCT. 2017 g Years n t n i DON’T MISS OUT READ INSIDE e t r c p 4 e 0 r 0 2 i n s ce n RDV: From film production to social enterprise P.4 Sin e o Organic Retail boom in s C Paris Nord Villepinte Hall 7 • France France P.24 The State of Organics in Canada P.8 Accelerating French Specialist Bio stores Organic fraud and fake food, major issue P.11 Organic Trends outpace larger chains 22-23-24 OCT. 2017 P.25 www.natexpo.com ConnectConnect and and share: share: @organicwnews@organicwnews Organic Organic & Wellness & Wellness News News ENTREPRENEUR EVENTS Tootsi builds on vision and versatility Bite Copenhagen a hit By Claudia Vasquez The 1st edition of Bite Copenhagen hosted over 3,000 top business visitors where 120 national and international exhibitors with unique products gathered at Forum Copenhagen on August 24-25th. The new B2B exhibition combined food, technology, and innovation, and attracted select suppliers of delicious and nutritious foods offering innovative and sustainable ideas, world-famous chefs, Danish Minister of Environment and CEOs from global food Food Esben Lunde Larsen at World companies, and government Food Summit 2017- Better Food for Better People officials from around the world. well as IKEA and Alibaba Bite Copenhagen took place and the hosts, Minister of during the 2nd World Food Environment and Food, Esben (From L to R) Brothers Kayvan, Ali and Farhad Shayesteh run Tootsi Impex, a Montreal based importer and trader of dried fruits, nuts and ingredients serving all retail formats for over 30 years Summit – Better Food for Lunde Larsen and CEO of BC More People, and at the end Hospitality Group A/S, Allan. of the 14th edition of the By Adriana Michael family-run business with a “When my parents emigrated L. Agerholm. single cash-and-carry store to Canada” he says, “they were Copenhagen Cooking & Food The synergies created by these Healthy natural foods are in 1986, Tootsi has achieved well educated, had a good Festival, a 10-day celebration events turned Copenhagen one of the fastest growing steady growth for its high- background academically featuring 100 unique food this Summer into an exciting grocery retail sectors driven by quality nuts, seeds, grains and and a nice previous work related activities, and over gastronomic showcase and increased consumer demand specialty ingredients based on experience, but they needed 80,000 participants. stimulated discussion on how for snacking options with a its ability to run a successful to quickly adapt to the new Among the VIP attendees: to provide better food for high nutritional value. For over multi-channel distribution environment and they had Her Royal Highness Princess more people to enjoy. Topics the past 30 years, Montreal- operation from Montreal. little knowledge of French. Marie of Denmark; world- toward this end included based Tootsi Impex Inc. has A business that was developed They decided to open a leading chef René Redzepi, smart education and effective been one of the most dynamic through hard, dedicated work, cash-and-carry operation to founder of the New Nordic programs to reduce waste, healthy snack companies, Tootsi very much grew at its serve restaurants and retailers Cuisine-movement and the more efficient packaging thanks to a focus on delivering own pace, with no external looking for dried ingredients Danish restaurant Noma; solutions, and social and innovative products that have partners or loan debt, says at the Central Market in decision-makers from global environmental responsibility. taken it across North America. Farhad Shayesteh, VP sales Montreal”. food companies such as “Bite Copenhagen has received Beginning life as a small, and marketing. See TOOTSI on page 8 Nestlé and McDonald’s, as See BITE on page 22 See XXXXX on page X EDITORIAL Table of contents Meanwhile, most Danish Entrepreneur eat organic food every day, Tootsi builds on vision and versatility 1 and the public and private RDV: From film production to social enterprise 4 sectors are committed to Fruandes: Poster child of a sustainable social enterprise 17 bring more organic food Restoring the soil, one mountain at a time 16 and a healthier lifestyle Ingredients to its citizens and to find Artificial sweeteners cause weight gain 18 Prebiotic inulin fiber cuts body fat 18 solutions to food waste Chia World and excessive packaging. CHIA drink brand launches into Australia and Asia 24 OWN will keep returning Market Adriana Michael, OWN founder and editor in chief in the picturesque town of to Denmark (Cover story), Welcome to the land of opportunity 15 Raquira, Colombia and Colombia (check Trends Let’s go back to Colombia, unfamiliar concepts. p.15-17), but also to US organic food sales break $US40 billion barrier 14 US consumers choosing healthier snacks 20 let’s go back to Denmark! There are only a handful France and Germany Health & Personal Care This is the feeling of organic food exporters. (see P. 24-30) and to the Asian beauty goes organic 12 members of your OWN And compared to Peru, US, the world’s largest Health & Beauty sales lift A.S. Watson 12 team had after spending Mexico, Brazil or Ecuador organic market. And as the Retail this summer time in these their product range is market grows, improved Suppliers to face challenges with Amazon’s Whole Foods buy 6 two unique countries. Two still limited. And even regulation of organic food Sobeys looks to turnaround grocery brands 9 Online sales slow for JD.com, but boost for Canada food 11 different destinations. The though over the past 50 and better control of fraud Holland and Barrett sold to a Russian company 11 South American country has years the country has will constantly be on the Dairy Farm’s Yonghui posts strong growth in flat result 13 ideal weather conditions cut down a tremendous agenda. Have a look at Big box grocers in Asia and Australia’s supermarkets forecast to grow 13 for most of its mountain number of all kinds of trees the fantastic report COTA Sun Art refreshes O2O e-commerce 13 territory, shares part of and vegetation making prepared as it reviewed the Copenhagen and Malmo supermarkets are naturally organic 23 the Amazon rainforest and way to “progress,” the state of organics in each Organic Retail boom in France 24 French Specialist Bio stores outpace larger chains 25 offers tropical beaches reforestation, and recycling province in the country Spotlight on German organic retail - Meet the top 5 German chains 29 facing the Caribbean Sea programs they have in (P.9) For each issue your Certification & Legislation and the Pacific Ocean. place in urban and rural OWN team is bringing you The State of Organics in Canada 8 Denmark, a tiny Nordic centers are remarkable. selected news and topics GI protection for EU-China special products 10 country by the Baltic Sea, But even though well- to offer a glimpse of what EU and US exporters urge China to suspend food import controls 10 provides a peaceful and appointed natural health is happening around the New rules for EU organic regulation must work 10 Organic fraud and fake food, major issue 11 clean landscape, stunning food shops start to pop up globe. Rainforest Alliance, UTZ merger creates global sustainability standard 21 old and new architecture in Bogota, Medellin and And if you also want to go Research and design; things are other cities, Colombia is to Colombia or Denmark? Researchers say pure oats safe for celiac sufferers 21 made there to last. among the countries with Just give us a call or drop Events In Colombia, organic the highest consumption us an email! Bite Copenhagen a hit 1 farming and third–party of synthetic pesticides and Thanks for reading. See Asian beauty goes organic 12 World Food Summit returns to Copenhagen 22 certification are still fertilizers per hectare. you at the fairs! Natexpo 2017 reflects healthy French market 26 Sustainable Food Summits raising awareness & standards 28 Connect and share: @organicwnews Organic & Wellness News Next Organic Startup Awards 2017 30 Calendar 27 Organic & Wellness NewsTM Produced by Premergo International IncTM. 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