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Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Sustainability News

Focal themes of the eighth North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit are organic & eco-labels, sustainable ingredients, and health impacts. For the first time, the executive summit will discuss the future of organic products and health foods in a high-level forum. Contact us to receive the detailed summit agenda

Organic & sustainable products now comprise about 5 percent of food sales in North America, however there are questions about the future outlook. Will the ‘mainstreaming’ of the organic food market continue? What disruption is being created by Amazon and other new entrants? What positive health benefits are given by sustainable foods? Such questions will be addressed in this new edition. More details

Organized by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly Organic Monitor), the Sustainable Foods Summit is an international series of summits that focuses on the leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels, such as Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc. Other editions will be hosted in Asia (28-30 Nov, Singapore), and Europe (14-15 June, Amsterdam).

Previous edition: Watch the video!

The seventh North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit took place in San Francisco on 18-20 January 2017. Discussions covered sustainable food systems, financing options, waste impacts, and food authenticity & fraud. View the summit pics here