Stonyfield Farm, the world’s largest organic yoghurt producer, is building a platform for European expansion by investing in an Irish dairy. It has acquired a 37% stake in Glenisk via its newly formed subsidiary, Stonyfield Europe. The subsidiary is majority owned by the multinational Danone, which also has 80% equity in Stonyfield Farm. The French […]
#3002-44 The North American Market for Organic Meat Products
May 2006, 138 pages, USD 1099, Organic Beef Sales Propelling Market Growth. The meat sector is the fastest growing in the North American organic food industry with sales increasing by 51% in 2005. Most growth is occurring in the US organic beef market which has doubled each year since BSE was first reported. Consumer demand […]
UK: Body Shop Acquisition Opens up Market Opportunities
The acquisition of The Body Shop by L’Oreal is likely to open up opportunities for natural & organic personal care product companies. L’Oreal has agreed to purchase the British retail chain of natural-based cosmetics for GB £652 million (EUR 945 million). The French cosmetics giant owns a plethora of brands that include Lancome, Garnier and […]
UK: New Functional Beverages Look to Emulate Success of Soya Drinks
The success of soya drinks in the UK is expanding the functional drinks market with two new product launches this month. Tesco has launched functional milk under its private label whilst Pepsico has added a novel functional juice to its Tropicana range. Like soya drinks, the new functional drinks contain sterols that actively lower cholesterol […]
#1201-55 The UK Market for Value-Added Milk
February 2006, 53 pages, EUR 649, Value-Added Milk Market Attracts New Entrants. British dairies are increasingly targeting the value-added milk for growth opportunities as they re-align their businesses and move away from commodity products. New product launches and increased investment are factors behind sales to expand by about 30% a year. This new report analyses […]