BMO released the results of a survey which found that supporting regional economies, farmers and jobs, along with fresh food and taste, all trump the cost of food for people choosing to buy local.
August 5, 2013
The report also revealed what products Canadians buy locally and why.
A recent survey commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation finds strong support for making produce affordable and accessible to all Americans and that officials at all levels -- national, state and local -- have a role to play in ensuring that access.
A survey of U.S. chefs conducted by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) indicates healthier kids fare and local sourcing of food will be the hottest trends on U.S. restaurant menus in 2012.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of "local foods," whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or through intermediaries such as grocers or restaurants, amounted to $4.8 billion in 2008.
Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the proportion of customers preferring local meals actually increases, when the price increases, according to a team of international researchers.
Local, organic and sustainable foods are heating things up in Canadian restaurant kitchens. These trends were identified in the first-ever CRFA Canadian Chef Survey, conducted for the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association by independent market research firm BrandSpark International.