The Organic Nursery is a space dedicated to organic VSEs/SMEs. Like a springboard, this selective village allows start-ups and small businesses, suppliers of food products and eco-products, to be present at Natexpo. This incubator supports the development of these VSEs/SMEs, which are the very essence of the organic sector.
Around thirty companies have already registered, including companies that were already present in Paris in 2017 and are renewing their confidence in the show to continue developing their business, such as the company 4 Seasons DPN – BYA NAT which features pure organic pomegranate juice and organic birch sap or Me-Me, this brand of drinks organic for sporty and active women, made from Matcha green tea, plant or spring waters and grape sugar.
The “Made in somewhere” trend is developing in all sectors, and organic is no exception, as illustrated by the exhibitors at the Pépinière Bio who are playing the local and proximity card to attract customers who are ever more attentive to their consumption.
- Organic and artisanal biscuits Croquelicot are prepared in Burgundy, with seasonal ingredients from small regional and local producers.
- “Made in Avignon”: 100% of the vegetables used in the soups Local in a Jar were produced less than 150km from the workshop. Fresh, organic, additive-free vegetables, straight from the fields.
Among the new exhibitors this year, we can note the presence of CHIKOLODENN, an artisanal Breton cannery specializing in local products whose organic range has existed for only 18 months and THE SHEPHERD, This artisanal workshop which employs 4 people, specializing in the manufacture and sale of high-end pâtés or the Lyon artisan chocolatier SWEET TREATS
Organic yes, but ethical too!
In companies, the organic approach is often accompanied by a broader ethical and ecological commitment and consideration of human and even animal well-being... This is the case, for example, of Poultry house who has devised a new production method that cares for hens throughout their lives, well beyond the usual 18 months. Poulehouse thus offers the first egg that does not kill the hen.
A new superfood on the organic market
The organic market is always a pioneer in terms of new ingredients. Initially marketed through specialized networks, many of these products later found their way into conventional stores, such as aloe vera or goji berries. Today, the tiger nut is taking center stage. The fruit of the tiger nut, a herbaceous plant of Mediterranean origin, has been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to 2.000 BC! It was sacred and prized for its unique, almond-like flavor and its powerful medicinal properties. Babbagigi innovates and offers it in the form of a new, naturally delicious plant-based milk, ideal for breakfast as a replacement for milk of animal origin.
The Organic Nursery also welcomes non-food products, with the presence of Gaspajoe which presents its range of stainless steel bottles and flasks and Earth element and its artisanal scented candles made in Burgundy.
The vegan wave continues its path
The initiatives of suppliers in the vegan market are still numerous as we see at Happy Hours in Provence
with its vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free confectionery.
GO NUTS, new exhibitor at Natexpo, presents its nutritional bars and peanut butters, vegan but also gluten-free, lactose-free, without added sugar and without industrial ingredients.
The certifier VEGAN EXPERTISE EUROPE SAS is participating for the first time at Natexpo to present its EVE VEGAN label, which applies to all types of activity: food, cosmetics, textiles, dietary supplements, but also to agriculture, through the Biocyclic Vegan Standard. Biocyclic vegan agriculture, similar to organic farming and biodynamics, excludes plant protection products of animal origin, the use of livestock, and fertilizers derived from animal waste.