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27/02/2023

A new grocery store specializing in organic products will open its doors Wednesday morning in Iowa City's Riverfront Crossings district.

Natural Grocers, which has locations across the nation, will open 8:30 a.m. at the corner of South Gilbert Street and Highway 6, offering products ranging from certified organic produce to high-quality dairy products, eggs and beef, said Will Stagner, the store's manager.

In a market rife with competitors offering organic and local products, Stagner said Natural Grocers hopes to set itself apart by going above and beyond to ensure all produce meets U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification standards. He said the store will check and double check to make sure its fruits and veggies aren't contaminated by nonorganic produce.

"Nowhere throughout our produce department will you find conventional product," he said.

Stagner said Natural Grocers will be bagless, offering reusable bags for sale or recycled boxes as alternatives to plastic and paper sacks. All products will lack artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners, he said.

24/02/2023

Green Shop is a brand new concept of a healthy food shop in Skopje. Beech decor, anthracite and touch of green, combined with accents of natural moss was the winning color combo for this new emerging brand of shops, for the already famous pharmaceutical brand in Skopje, Replek Farm. The central position of the sales desk, creates round promenade, allowing the customer to experience the whole space while shopping. The main feature is the central part of the store. Panels with natural vertical gardens, meet on the ceiling in a curve, creating a flow that connects both sides of the store completing the design. The precise combination of colors, catches the attention of the customers from the beginning of their journeys into the shop. Designed produced and installed by SS dooel Skopje.

22/02/2023

The U.S. market for organic products had a record year in 2018, breaking the $50 billion mark for the first time, according to the Organic Trade Association.

Including food and nonfood items, organic sales rose 6.3% to $52.5 billion last year, the association reported in its 2019 Organic Industry Survey. Record levels were reached for both segments: Sales climbed by 5.9% to $47.9 billion for organic foods and by 10.6% to $4.6 billion for nonfoods.

Organic product sales growth also topped that of the general market, which saw sales rise 2.3% for food and 3.7% for nonfood, the report said.

With 5.7% of food now sold in the United States being organic, this product segment is no longer a niche market, the Organic Trade Association noted. The group said that both food and nonfood organic items can be found in all supermarket aisles, at big-box mass merchants, in warehouse clubs, at convenience stores and at online retailers.

“Organic is now considered mainstream,” Laura Batcha, CEO and executive director of the Organic Trade Association, said in a statement.

Produce remains the largest organic category. In 2018, fruit and vegetables represented 36.3% of all organic food sales. The Organic Trade Association said organic fruit and vegetables accounted for 14.6% of all produce sold in the U.S. last year, and the segment has nearly doubled its market share in the past 10 years.

Sales of organic fruit and vegetables totaled $17.4 billion in 2018, up 5.6% year over year, about the same growth as in 2017, according to the survey. Still, that exceeded growth in the overall fruit and vegetables market, which — including conventional and organic products — saw sales edge up 1.7% last year.

Popular organic fresh produce items in 2018 included carrots, greens, apples and bananas, while such products as organic berries, avocados, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and tropical fruits like mangoes and papayas also saw increased sales growth. Organic frozen, canned, and dried vegetable and fruit products also experienced gains, the survey said.

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