Sales of ethical food, such as organic produce grown without chemicals, and Fairtrade products for which farmers in poor countries are paid more to help improve living standards, are both slowing.
"There is a huge propensity for people wanting things to be done in an ethical manner," said Jonathan Banks, U.K.-based business insight director with market research firm the Nielsen Company.
"But they are not going to make repeat purchases on something that is not good value for money," he said.
After years of rapid growth, organic sales in supermarkets fell 11.6 percent year-on-year to June 14, 2009 and Fairtrade sales rose just 5.7 percent, according to statistics from research company TNS Worldpanel.
In 2008, organic sales totaled 2.1 billion pounds in the UK and Fairtrade sales were in excess of 700 million pounds, according to organic and Fairtrade industry sources.
Organic foods in supermarkets are typically marked up 25 percent, Neilsen's Banks said, adding that the premium is turning price-conscious shoppers against purchases.
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"There is a huge propensity for people wanting things to be done in an ethical manner," said Jonathan Banks, U.K.-based business insight director with market research firm the Nielsen Company.
"But they are not going to make repeat purchases on something that is not good value for money," he said.
After years of rapid growth, organic sales in supermarkets fell 11.6 percent year-on-year to June 14, 2009 and Fairtrade sales rose just 5.7 percent, according to statistics from research company TNS Worldpanel.
In 2008, organic sales totaled 2.1 billion pounds in the UK and Fairtrade sales were in excess of 700 million pounds, according to organic and Fairtrade industry sources.
Organic foods in supermarkets are typically marked up 25 percent, Neilsen's Banks said, adding that the premium is turning price-conscious shoppers against purchases.
(Full article at link)
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