With organic only comprising 1% total market share in the UK, versus 10% in Denmark, the Organic Trade Board is launching a three-year, $10M plan to help grow the sector.
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With organic only comprising 1% total market share in the UK, versus 10% in Denmark, the Organic Trade Board is launching a three-year, $10M plan to help grow the sector.
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The Environmental Working Group has just come out with a report encouraging Congress to expand market opportunities for U.S. farmers by placing greater emphasis on organic transition.
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Oregon is considering a bill that would allow farmers to sue Monsanto and other seed companies for GMO-contamination, validating the notion that co-existence is not feasible at all.
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With members of Congress urging the FDA to prevent non-dairy companies from using “milk” on their labels, organic nut milk company MALK has taken a preemptive step and removed “milk” from all of its packaging.
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Drink Maple, the Vermont-based maker of organic maple water and organic watermelon beverages, has just raised $3.9 million. Filings show that the company is seeking to close the round at $4.6 million.
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Natural Grocers is launching a national TV ad campaign, advocating for animal welfare standards and organic and sustainable food practices.
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According to Bloomberg, preliminary merger talks between Albertsons and organic grocer Sprouts have been held. If this deal does go through, this could spur a private equity firm to make a play for Whole Foods.
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In conjunction with Community Grains, Rudi’s Organic Bakery will launch two new organic bread products at Whole Foods Market this month. What makes them unique is that consumers will be able to trace the grain used in each loaf back to the farm where it was grown.
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While Laura Bush and Michelle Obama were known to stock the White House full of organic food, we shouldn’t expect the same from the current first lady. The New York Times takes a look at the White House kitchen under President Trump.
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You may have noticed a rash of negative articles against organic lately. This is the pesticide industry’s annual attack against the Environmental Working Group’s release of The Dirty Dozen.
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In what could be a complete game-changer for the company, Juicero has just launched a pilot program with Whole Foods Market at 11 of its stores in Southern California.
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Farmhouse Culture, a producer of fermented food products, has closed a $6.5 million Series A. 301 Inc., the venture capital of General Mills, led the round. A very smart investment.
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The person who may end up leading the USDA and overseeing the National Organic Program has some very questionable ethics dealings in his past. Not exactly encouraging news.
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In an incredibly important ruling, a California judge has just declared that the state can require companies to use a cancer warning label on products that contain glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp.
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Scientists from the United Nations have just come out with a very critical report of pesticides, saying that they have “catastrophic impacts on the environment, human health and society as a whole” and that “it is time to create a global process to transition toward safer and healthier food and agricultural production.”
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Having recently secured a $4.25 million round of financing, Founder Lisa Curtis is striving to make moringa a household name through her company Kuli Kuli.
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Children in New York City schools now have much healthier breakfast options, as Back to the Roots landed a major contract with the city and replaced the long-time incumbent Kellogg’s. A huge win for the company, the industry and the kids.
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NYC-based HowGood, which provides sustainability ratings on food, personal care products and household items, just raised a $4.2 million round led by FirstMark Capital.
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With an experienced management team, innovative products and a celebrity co-founder, Foodstirs is making real waves in the organic baking category. And it was just named to the CNBC Inaugural Upstart 25 list, the only organic food company to make the cut.
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The same people that are funding climate change deniers are also backing pro-GMO, pro-chemical apologists.
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The Council of Canadians is demanding that education ministers throughout the country remove videos which promote GMOs, especially since many of the sponsors are pesticide and seed companies.
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Researchers Tim Schwab and Sheldon Krimsky allege serious and undisclosed conflicts of interest in the National Academy of Sciences report on GMO safety. Is anyone the least bit surprised?
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A great look at Biodynamic and why consumers, farmers and retailers continue to embrace this fantastic trend.
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While France may have plenty of problems these days, getting its people to buy organic food is not one of them. Nearly 2/3rds of all households are now purchasing organic.
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