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…
Local sourcing
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
