The Changing Politics of Organic Food in North America

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Clark
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Organic Food

scholarly journals Organic Waste Management in Canada: Building a Sustainable Circular Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Alja Perger
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Organic Waste Management ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Resource Input

North America is a big consumer and consequently a big producer of waste. For the purpose of this project, we were primarily interested in collecting information in North America, focusing on Quebec primarily. The main research question was risen up during the fieldwork and assistance with the Canadian company. It clearly presents the enterprise readiness for obtaining a smart solution on organic/food waste problem. It is believed, how organic/food waste can be a resource of a high value. There is a capacity of creating a new path, where organic/food waste could become the important as plant/field nutrient supply. The circular approach to organic waste management is urgently needed in a way how the organic waste should be reduced and returned as productive resource input into our economy. The paper presents a new value towards a sustainability process that Canada is building at the moment. It represents the innovative approach, which is highly accepted in some cities in Quebec with the obtained pilot projects and excellent results. This paper is not only a simple research paper, but it is also the very important original innovative document which can be highly used on the level of each municipality, region and federal level.

Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Merger

2008 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Chris Aprill ◽  
Daniel Payne ◽  
Stephanie Ring ◽  
Kristin Strauss ◽  
L. J. Bourgeois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
Grocery Industry ◽  
Wild Oats ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Whole Foods

Whole Foods and Wild Oats were both natural- and organic-food stores that competed for similar customers on values such as high-quality and healthy products, excellent customer service, knowledge of products, and an enjoyable shopping experience. In February 2007, Whole Foods announced that it would purchase a smaller but formidable competitor, Wild Oats. There was tremendous geographic complementarity involved: The merger would give Whole Foods the largest footprint within the natural- and organic-grocery industry in North America.

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