Local sourcing
Is local sourcing the result of joined-up thinking?
A lack of joined up thinking is leading to an increasingly mixed batch of messages sent by food manufacturers, retailers…
US: Bon Appétit encourages local farm buying
Bon Appétit Management Company has said that annual purchases from farmers and artisans have reached US$55,000bn, accounting for 30% of…
UK: Soil Association considers banning airfreight from ‘organic’ standard
The Soil Association Standards Board decided at a meeting last night (25 January) to consider a range of options to…
Regional sourcing may be a mixed blessing
Retailers have been engaging with the concept of local sourcing for years, but Tesco has upped the ante with last…
Japan’s largest retailer backs local produce
As part of the Slow Food movement, Japanese consumers are reacting against the inexorable growth of fastfood and ready meals,…
