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Using Sustainable Ingredients in Food and Drinks: Opportunities in local sourcing, fairtrade and organic

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Insights
Published: September 2009
Product Code: R162-994
Description
With growing global awareness of issues derived from man-made changes in the environment, consumers are beginning to make purchasing choices driven by ethical considerations. This report looks at the impact sustainability has had on the food and drinks industry and on some of the ingredients, and describes the current regulatory situation. It points out sustainability strategies adopted by leading players in the industry, lists a number of non-governmental organizations involved in sustainability initiatives, and offers a future outlook based on these findings.
Table of Contents
Using Sustainable Ingredients in Food and Drinks
Executive Summary
Introduction
The sustainable ingredients market
Case studies: Ingredients
Case studies: Companies
Conclusions
Chapter 1 Introduction
Summary
Introduction
Sustainable cultivation methods
Wildcrafting
Cultivation
Sustainably sourced ingredients
Environmentally sustainable sourcing
Method of production
Energy (carbon footprint)
Local sourcing
Conflicting consumer trends
Green products
Fairtrade
Organic products
Packaging
Cause marketing
Regulatory background
Wildcrafting
Organic
Labeling
Greenwashing
Chapter 2 The sustainable ingredients market
Summary
Introduction
Fairtrade
By region
By category
Organic food and beverage markets
Organic food
Chapter 3 Case studies: Ingredients
Summary
Introduction
Sustainable ingredients in food and drinks products
By search terms (growth and weighted growth)
Share of sustainable ingredients
By key trend
By claim
Key ingredients
Omega-3
Alternate sustainable source: Marine algae
Alternate sustainable source: Krill
Coffee
Shade-grown coffee
Organic coffee
Cocoa
Cinnamon
Palm Oil
Key applications
Example: Natural Sea Pink Salmon
Example: Cocoa Camino Organic Chocolate Chips
Chapter 4 Case studies: Companies
Summary
Introduction
Major ingredient and finished product manufacturers and sustainability
Kerry Group plc
Tate & Lyle
DSM
CSM
Corn Products International
Ajinomoto
Danisco
Südzucker
BASF
Archer Daniels Midland
Cargill
Royal Cosun Group
Givaudan
Associated British Food
McCormick & Company
Arla Foods
International Flavors and Fragrances
DuPont
Imperial Chemical Industries (Akzo Nobel)
Aarhuskarlshamn AB
Organizations
Fairtrade Foundation
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Rainforest Alliance
The Organic Trade Association
Ethical Consumer Research Association Ltd
Ethical Products Organisation
Chapter 5 Conclusions
Summary
Introduction
Importance of various sustainability strategies for the food and drinks manufacturer
Raw materials sourcing (cultivation, wildcrafting)
Processing
Packaging
Transportation
Company attitudes towards sustainability
Sustainability as a consumer choice
The informed consumer
Regulatory issues
Future outlook
Index
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: The Protected Harvest label
Figure 1.2: Sustainable methods of production
Figure 1.3: A carbon footprint label
Figure 1.4: Climate change chocolate by Bloomsberry & Co and Earth Water
Figure 2.5: Sustainable ingredients by key trend
Figure 2.6: Fairtrade overall product sales by country 2008
Figure 2.7: Estimated sales of organic food and drink, top five markets ($m), 2008
Figure 3.8: Sustainable ingredients by trend
Figure 3.9: Sustainable ingredients by claim
Figure 3.10: Natural Seal Pink Salmon
Figure 3.11: Cocoa Camino Organic Chocolate Chips
Figure 4.12: Sustainability initiatives by Top 20 ingredients manufacturers
Figure 4.13: The Fairtrade Mark
Figure 4.14: Rainforest Alliance certification logo
Figure 5.15: Sustainability and product life cycle
List of Tables
Table 2.1: Fairtrade overall product sales by country, 2007-2008 ($m)
Table 2.2: Fair-trade sales by country and category, 2002, 2007, 2012 ($m)
Table 2.3: Estimated sales of organic food and drinks, top five markets ($m), 2008
Table 3.4: Food and drinks products by claim
Table 3.5: Sustainable ingredients by key trend
Table 3.6: Sustainable ingredients share by claim
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