Food Traceability Gaining Popularity as Consumers Demand Transparency

Growing consumer interest in food provenance and production methods is leading to a spike in traceability schemes. Ecovia Intelligence (Organic Monitor) finds a growing number of certification schemes and analytical tools are helping food companies provide transparency. Traceability schemes were initially introduced to track agricultural commodities from developing countries, such as coffee, cocoa and tea. […]

#1103-60 The German Market for Natural & Organic Cosmetics

December 2014, 100 pages,  EUR 999,  Healthy Growth Rates Continuing.    The German market for natural & organic cosmetics continues to grow from strength to strength. Major drivers of market growth are burgeoning consumer demand for natural & organic products and increasing distribution. Natural & organic products are predicted to comprise 10% of total cosmetic […]

China Losing Share in Asian Natural Cosmetics Market

China is losing its share of the fast growing Asian natural & organic cosmetics market because of ethical and technical issues. The market growth rate is declining mainly because of animal-testing methods for cosmetic & personal care products. In the last 18 months, many Western brands of natural & organic cosmetics have withdrawn from the […]

Going Green to Access the Brazilian Beauty Market

Brazil is becoming the darling of the beauty industry, capturing the attention of a growing number of international companies. Already the third largest in the world, the Brazilian cosmetic & personal care products market is predicted to overtake Japan to take number two position by 2020. However, Ecovia Intelligence (Organic Monitor) finds not all international […]