Friday, June 19, 2009

AUS: Natural foods big at food fair

By FoodWeek Online

This year's Fine Food Australia in Sydney is shaping up as a showcase for everything new in natural foods for retail and hospitality businesses, according to exhibition manager, Minnie Constan.

“We’re seeing that changing consumption habits are driving an increase in organic food sales, despite the economic downturn," she said.

While the economic downturn has led to more Australian families eating in, they are increasingly opting to cook with healthy, natural produce. It even appears that the economic downturn has pulled organic, natural and ethical foods, along with gluten-free foods, into the mainstream of the food industry.

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