With dramatic shifts in the marketplace, Nestle is embracing a disrupt-or-be-disrupted mindset.
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With dramatic shifts in the marketplace, Nestle is embracing a disrupt-or-be-disrupted mindset.
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According to Irwin Simon, founder and CEO of Hain Celestial, the company cannot find a buyer because it acquired too many brands.
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It is being reported that Ace Hardware may open store-within-a-store locations at Kroger supermarkets.
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Within 90 days, a new “High Pressure Certified” seal, which represents best practices of the hpp industry, will hit stores.
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Investment and incubation group Sonoma Brands has raised a $60 million second fund and has stakes in organic tea company Guayaki, organic soup company Zupa Noma, and several others.
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According to data from Nielsen, the organic and natural channel ended 2017 with year-over-year dollar growth of 10.2%. The deli and produce categories grew the most at 17.1% and 16.2%, respectively.
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A lawsuit against the retailer claims that it sold organic eggs laid by hens raised in enclosed structures when the package labels said the birds had access to the outdoors.
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At the CODEX meetings in Berlin, Monsanto attempted to convince committee members that genetically-engineered foods should be classified as “biofortified”, which would greatly mislead and confuse consumers.
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Whole Foods has announced that all brands must use a company-appointed firm to oversee all in-store merchandising, thereby giving smaller brands less freedom and making life more difficult for brokers.
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A review of the new documentary about writer/farmer/environmentalist Wendell Berry called Look & See.
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According to a recent study, 53% of consumers use private label store brands to determine where they shop.
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The city of Carlsbad, California has adopted a policy that makes organic pesticides the preferred method for getting rid of weeds, bugs and rodents on city property and school athletic fields.
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How changes to Amazon’s current grocery business indicate where its future strategy may be heading.
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E-commerce experts share their input on how grocery brands can best represent themselves on Amazon.
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Stacy Malkan of U.S. Right to Know says that misinformation about organic food and GMOs puts consumers at risk.
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Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University, makes the incredibly weak and pathetic case that people who are against GMOs are immoral.
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Arjan Stephens, Executive Vice President at Nature’s Path, discusses how and why the company underwent a packaging re-design.
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Oversupply and a growing interest in plant-based alternatives have made life very challenging for organic dairy producers.
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The EPA is now considering approving the bee-killing pesticide thiamethoxam, which would be sprayed on 165 million acres of wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, alfalfa, rice and potatoes.
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In just four months, Whole Foods’ 365 Everyday Value private-label brand has racked up $10 million in sales and is experiencing 9% weekly growth.
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With 33 backers and bipartisan support, a bill introduced by Rep. John J. Faso (R-NY) aims to double the budget for the USDA’s oversight of the organic industry.
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Promoting its tea as “all natural”, Bigelow is now facing a class action lawsuit because the product contained cancer-causing glyphosate.
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Representing more than 50 California residents, lawsuits have just been filed against Monsanto, claiming that its Roundup herbicide caused them to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance & flavor company, has purchased New Jersey-based Natural Flavors, a pioneer in organic flavors.
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