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Organic eats in the Holy Land

by Leah Koenig · March 5th, 2007
Grocery, Israel, Organic

Haaretz reported last week that their second-largest supermarket chain, Blue Square plans to buy a natural foods chain, as well as sell natural groceries in its own chains, Mega, Super Center, and Shefa Shuk.

This move, which mirrors Walmart’s push to sell organic food, and Tesco’s plans to offer more local and regionally-produced products - seems (not surprisingly) motivated by profit margins. Ha’Aretz says, “Blue square CEO Gil Unger has said in the past that he sees the health trend as an engine of growth for the chain.” Read the full article here.

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3 Responses to “Organic eats in the Holy Land”

  1. Carly Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 1:13 pm

    The problem is that food manufacturers are treating Organic the same way they treat any food fad. The intent gets completely lost and the value of the organic farming gets wasted by long-distance shipping and other issues.

  2. Naf Hanau Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 8:25 pm

    Let’s just remember, it may be profit motivated, but it still means healthy organic foods being made available to people who did not have this access before. Yes, some intent
    is lost on the way, yes it gets transported with lots of fossil fuels, but it’s still land that isn’t being cultivated with pesticides. Whether we like it or not, most people and corporations in our world respond to profits and losses, and when these signs point us in a more sustainable direction, that’s a very good thing.

  3. Carly Says:
    March 7th, 2007 at 5:32 pm

    Agreed. At least there is enough demand that a company like Walmart is starting to pay attention.

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