Denmark: Organic sales still on the rise
Author: Claudia Frost
Source: Organic Denmark Organic Market Memo
Organic Denmark has published its Organic Memo 2012. It reveals that organic food sales from Danish discount stores, supermarkets and department stores totalled DKK 5.5bn (about €738m) in 2011, an increase of over 7 % on 2010. In addition to retail sales, 2011 also saw organic sales via wholesalers/catering to public kitchens, school meal schemes, private canteens and restaurants of approximately DKK 0.8bn. Sales of organics through alternative channels amounted to DKK 0.7bn and sales through other channels were worth DKK 0.5bn. From 2010 to 2011, organic sales increased in several product groups: the category milk, cheese and eggs saw the largest increase of DKK 172m, followed by rice, bread, pasta, flour and cake, with sales of DKK 57m