Organic Foods in Catering-The Nordic Perspective

摘要

Catering is an important sales channel because every third crone or mark spent on food is spent by large-scale consumers. It is estimated that total conversion of food procurement to organic foods in public catering alone will double the sale or organic foods. The catering sector in the Nordic countries accounts for one-third of the total food consumption. It produces and serves a total of approximately 3.6 billion meals per year in the five countries. The catering sector in the Nordic countries annually purchases food for more than 100 billion DKR. In addition, it is expected that, due to increasing demand, catering will gain market share from the retail channel. Some of the explanation for this is that an increase in the number of elderly people means an increase in the number of canteens; and an increase in the number of busy parents means more school meal catering.