A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
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A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
Read ArticleIn a report recently published in JAMA, it was found that people who tested positive for glyphosate, a chemical which causes cancer, grew by 500% over a 20-year period.
Read ArticleVery big news! With a 10-year reauthorization for glyphosate having failed, the European Commission (EC) is now set to consider a phase-out or shorter license for the world’s most used herbicide.
Read ArticleTarget is in the process of opening up a dozen smaller-format stores across the country, which have more than twice the sales productivity of the company’s average store.
Read ArticleIn the UK, the Soil Association has released an app that can trace your organic food from field to fork.
Read ArticleSo far, Amazon’s takeover of Whole Foods has not disrupted grocery prices throughout the industry. However, it is very early.
Read ArticleNew data from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2016 Certified Organic Survey was just released, and it showed sales from U.S. farms and ranches grew by 23% in 2016.
Read ArticleFormed about a year ago, the Cold Pressure Council expects its members to start licensing the use of the new HPP logo beginning next spring.
Read ArticleIn what could be a sign of things to come – and what might have been dictated by Amazon – Whole Foods has closed its first location of its new 365 chain.
Read ArticleAlready available in 100,000 points of sale, Hippeas just raised $10 million, with the goal of doubling its 2017 revenues.
Read ArticleWith the release of the “Monsanto Papers,” we get a behind-the-scenes look at how Monsanto was able to get Professor Seralini’s study on glyphosate deleted from the archives of a scholarly journal for its lack of “conclusive evidence” – the first time this has ever happened.
Read ArticleWhile the price of conventional food may be slightly less expensive in the supermarket, the overall economic and human costs of factory farming are “staggering” and “cannot be ignored,” according to a new report.
Read ArticleAmong many other wineries and farms in Northern California, Frey Vineyards, which bills itself as “America’s first organic and Biodynamic winery,” has been destroyed by the wildfires in the state.
Read ArticleA look into the practices of online vendors Crowd Cow and Butcher Box, who may not be delivering good on their promises.
Read ArticleThe USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture has awarded $20 million in grants to fund research into improving production methods for organic food and feed.
Read ArticleSeeking to attract emerging brands while staying ahead of the innovation curve, Kroger held its first Natural Foods Innovation Summit, which it expects to host a few times per year.
Read ArticleThings between the two companies must be really bad because at a speech Sunday at the American Production and Inventory Control Society’s annual conference, Whole Foods’ Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey described the culture clash as “challenging”.
Read ArticleSeeking to fend off advances from Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Costco has introduced new delivery options for its members, with some products at lower prices than previously set on its website.
Read ArticleSince its splashy entrance into the U.S. market a few months ago, German supermarket chain Lidl has seen a steady decline in traffic.
Read ArticleSeeking global markets for its agricultural products, Kurdistan is getting into organic and joined IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) two weeks ago.
Read ArticleIn a recent research study, it was found that 75% of honey samples from around the world were contaminated with the super-toxic neonicotinoid pesticide. This was the case even with honey from Tahiti!
Read ArticleUnder pressure from having glyphosate discovered in its ice cream, Ben & Jerry will introduce an “organic dairy” line in 2018, which it expects to account for 6% of total U.S. sales.
Read ArticleWith a complete lack of transparency, the introduction of genetically-engineered salmon into the Canadian market has been a PR debacle.
Read ArticleA judge has ruled that the U.S. EPA must be much more forthcoming in how Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo (2,4-D and glyphosate) may harm protected wildlife.
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